Bruce Ferguson

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Bruce Reid Ferguson
Allegiance	New Zealand
Service/branch	Royal New Zealand Air Force
Years of service	1969 - 2006
Rank	Air Marshal
Commands held	Central Flying School RNZAF Operations Wing RNZAF Base Auckland Royal New Zealand Air Force
Awards	New Zealand Order of Merit Order of the British Empire Air Force Cross
Other work	Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management Government Communications Security Bureau

Air Marshal Bruce Reid Ferguson, DCNZM; OBE; AFC is the Director of Government Communications Security Bureau. He took up the appointment when the previous director Dr. Warren Tucker, took up his new role as Director of Security Intelligence Service on November 1, 2006, Mr. Ferguson's term of appointment is four years.

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

[edit] List of education and training qualifications

• 1970 - Graduated as RNZAF pilot
• 1989 - Graduated USAF Air War College
• 1995 - Graduated Royal College of Defence Studies
• 2000 - Graduated Ashridge Senior Executive Management Course
• 2001 - Senior Fellow, Asia Pacific Strategic Studies College

[edit] List of career highlights and achievements

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

[edit] List of awards

• 1977 - Queen's Commendation for Valuable Services in the Air
• 1984 - Air Force Cross
• 1994 - Officer of the Order of the British Empire
• 2006 - Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Tentera) (Distinguished Service Order) (Singapore)
• 2006 - Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit

Military offices
Preceded by C Adamson	Chief of the New Zealand Defence Force 2001–2006	Succeeded by J Mateparae

Persondata
NAME	Ferguson, Bruce Reid
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	New Zealand Chief of Defence Force
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