Bruce Ferguson

Sir Bruce Reid Ferguson
Born	14 July 1949 Napier, New Zealand
Allegiance	New Zealand
Service/branch	Royal New Zealand Air Force
Years of service	1969–2006
Rank	Air Marshal
Commands held	Chief of Defence Force RNZAF Base Auckland RNZAF Operations Wing Central Flying School
Battles/wars	Vietnam War
Awards	Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit Officer of the Order of the British Empire Air Force Cross Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air
Other work	Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management Government Communications Security Bureau

Air Marshal Sir Bruce Reid Ferguson, KNZM, OBE, AFC (born 14 July 1949)^[1] is a retired Royal New Zealand Air Force officer who served as Chief of the New Zealand Defence Force and Director of Government Communications Security Bureau.^[2][3] He took up the appointment when the previous Director Dr. Warren Tucker, took up his new role as Director of Security Intelligence Service on 1 November 2006. Ferguson's term of appointment was for four years, stepping down from the role in 2011.^[3]

Previous to this he was the acting director of the New Zealand Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management,^[3] after he retired earlier in 2006 from a distinguished military career which culminated in four years as the New Zealand Chief of Defence Force.^[3][4]

List of education and training qualifications

• 1970 – Graduated as RNZAF pilot^[3]
• 1989 – Graduated USAF Air War College^[1][3]
• 1995 – Graduated Royal College of Defence Studies^[3]
• 2000 – Graduated Ashridge Senior Executive Management Course^[3]
• 2001 – Senior Fellow, Asia Pacific Strategic Studies College^[3]
• 2006 – Distinguished Fellow of the Institute for Strategic Leadership

List of career highlights and achievements

• 1969–73 – Pilot training/operational flying^[3]
• 1973–82 – Flying instructor/Commander, Search and Rescue detachment/operational flying^[3]
• 1982–84 – Commanding officer, Central Flying School^[3]
• 1984–86 – Staff officer to Chief of the Air Staff^[3]
• 1986–88 – Director, Air Force Personnel/USAF Air War College^[3]
• 1989–91 – Officer Commanding, RNZAF Operations Wing^[3]
• 1991–95 – Commander, RNZAF Base Auckland/Royal College of Defence Studies^[3]
• 1995–97 – Chief of Air Force Personnel^[3]
• 1997–2001 – Assistant Chief of Defence Force (Personnel)^[3]
• 2001–2006 – Chief of Defence Force^[3]
• 2006-2006 – Acting Director, Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management (MCDEM)^[3]
• 2006–2011 – Director, Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB)^[3]

List of awards

• 1977 – Queen's Commendation for Valuable Services in the Air^[1][3]
• 1984 – Air Force Cross^[1][3]
• 1994 – Officer of the Order of the British Empire^[1][3]
• 2006 – Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Tentera) (Distinguished Service Order) (Singapore)^[3]
• 2006 – Distinguished Companion of The New Zealand Order of Merit^[3][5]
• 2009 – DCNZM redesignated as Knight Companion of The New Zealand Order of Merit effective 5 June 2006'.^[6][7]

References

1. http://www.defence.govt.nz/reports-publications/election-brief-2002/legislation.html
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
3. , Prime Minister's Press Release – New Director of Government Communications Security Bureau.
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 May 2006. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
5. "The Queen's Birthday Honours 2006" (9 June 2006) 54 New Zealand Gazette 1341.
6. Special Honours List (12 August 2009) 118 New Zealand Gazette 2691
7. Gibson, Nevil (1 August 2009). "Arise Sir... or Dame... for 70 on honours list". National Business Review. Retrieved 6 April 2011.

External links

• Image – NZ Army Image Gallery