Gordon Parkinson

Gordon Noel Parkinson is a retired diplomat of New Zealand.

• In 1956 he joined Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Zealand), Wellington.
• In 1957 he was Vice-Consul, San Francisco.
• From 1960 to 1962 he was political officer in the department Asian, Defence fields in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Zealand).
• From 1962 to 1964 he was 2nd Secretary in the mission in Singapore.
• From 1964 to 1968 he had a secondment to the Ministry of Defence (New Zealand).
• From 1968 to 1971 he had Exequatur as Consul-Geneneral en Bangkok and was New Zealands charge d' affaires and Acting SEATO Council representative.
• From 1971 to 1972 he was head of the division responsible for Europe, Americas, C'wealth affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Zealand).
• From 1972 to 1974 he was head of the administration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Zealand).
• From 1974 to 1974 he was minister of the embassy in Paris.
• From 1978 to 1980 he was ambassador in Lima (Peru) with acredition in Bogota (Colombia) and La Paz (Ecuador).
• From 1980 to 1982 he was head of the Middle East, African Division in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Zealand).
• In 1982 he was Visiting Fellow of the Victoria University of Wellington.
• From 1983 to 1986 he was ambassador in Rome (Italy) with acredition in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Cairo (Egypt) and Belgrade (Yugoslavia).
• From 1986 to 1990 he was ambassador in Jakarta (Indonesia) .
• In 1990 he was director of the Americas Division in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Zealand).[1]

Gordon Noel Parkinson
Ambassador of  New Zealand to  Peru
In office January 1, 1978 – January 1, 1980
Preceded by	Ian Landon Lane Chargé d'affaires
Succeeded by	Barry Hewitt Brooks
Ambassador of  New Zealand to  Italy
In office January 1, 1983 – May 2, 1986
Preceded by	Jim Weir (diplomat)
Succeeded by	Francis Anthony Small
Ambassador of  New Zealand to  Indonesia
In office May 2, 1986 – 1990
Preceded by	Michael Powles
Succeeded by	Neil Walter
Personal details
Born	5 Feb 1935 Woodville, New Zealand
Spouse(s)	Margaret Geard, daughter of Maud Crist and Herbert Charles Wilkes Geard, m 1957
Children	two s one d.
Mother	Doris Myrtle (nee Christiansen)
Father	Henry James Parkinson
Education	Normal School (Christchurch), Mt Cook, Lyall Bay Primary Schools, Wellingto, Rongotai Coll, Wellington
Alma mater	1956 Bachelor of Laws Victoria University of Wellington