Don McIver

Lieutenant General Donald Stuart McIver, CMG, OBE, (22 January 1936 – 22 August 2016) was a New Zealand military officer who was the Chief of the General Staff (1987–1989) and the director of the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (1991–1999).[1]

Don McIver
Born(1936-01-22)22 January 1936
Auckland, New Zealand
Died22 August 2016(2016-08-22) (aged 80)
AllegianceNew Zealand
Service/branchNew Zealand Army
Years of service1952–1991
RankLieutenant General
Commands heldMultinational Force and Observers (1989–91)
Chief of the General Staff (1987–89)
Battles/warsMalayan Emergency
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
Vietnam War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Other workDirector of the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (1991–99)
President of the Returned and Services' Association (2010–14)

In the 1981 New Year Honours, McIver was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.[2] He was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1995 Queen's Birthday Honours.[3]

References

  1. Manson, Bess (27 August 2016). "A military man – former army chief and SIS boss Don McIver dies, 80". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  2. "No. 48469". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 31 December 1980. p. 42.
  3. "No. 54067". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 17 June 1995. p. 33.
Military offices
Preceded by
Major General John Mace
Chief of the General Staff
1987–1989
Succeeded by
Major General Bruce Meldrum
Government offices
Preceded by
Lindsay Smith
Director of the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service
1991–1999
Succeeded by
Richard Woods


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