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Dick Campbell (public servant)
Richard Mitchelson Campbell CMG (28 August 1897 – 17 November 1974) was a New Zealand economist, civil servant (holding the position of Chairman of the Public Service Commissioner), and diplomat.
Dick Campbell | |
|---|---|
| Chairman of the Public Service Commission | |
| In office 1946–1953 | |
| Prime Minister | Peter Fraser, Sidney Holland |
| Preceded by | John H. Boyes |
| Succeeded by | George T. Bolt |
| High Commissioner | |
| In office 1958–1958 | |
| Preceded by | Clifton Webb |
| Succeeded by | George Laking |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Mitchelson Campbell 28 August 1897 |
| Died | 17 November 1974 (aged 77) |
After accompanying Walter Nash to Britain and Europe, from 1940 to 1945 he had an unhappy period as Secretary of the New Zealand High Commission in London, as Campbell and the High Commissioner, ex-politician Bill Jordan hated each other.
He served as Acting High Commissioner to the United Kingdom in 1958 following five years as the official secretary.
He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1953 Coronation Honours.[1] He also received the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal.[2]
References
- ^ "No. 39866". The London Gazette (4th supplement). 1 June 1953. p. 3003.
- ^ "Coronation Medal" (PDF). Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette. No. 37. 3 July 1953. pp. 1021–1035. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- Henderson, Alan. "Campbell, Richard Mitchelson 1897 - 1974". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- Henderson, Alan. The Quest for Efficiency:The Origins of the State Services Commission. ISBN 0-477-05538-9.