Jerry Mateparae
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Lieutenant General The Right Honourable Sir Jerry Mateparae GNZM QSO KStJ |
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| 20th Governor-General of New Zealand | |
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In office 31 August 2011 – 31 August 2016 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | John Key |
| Preceded by | Anand Satyanand |
| Succeeded by | Patsy Reddy |
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14 November 1954 Whanganui, New Zealand |
| Spouse(s) | Raewyn McGhie (1973–90) Janine Grenside |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater |
Officer Cadet School, Portsea Staff College, Camberley Australian Defence College Royal College of Defence Studies University of Waikato Institute for Strategic Leadership |
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| Allegiance | New Zealand |
| Service/branch | New Zealand Army |
| Years of service | 1972–2011 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands |
Chief of Defence Force Chief of Army Land Command 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment New Zealand Special Air Service |
| Battles/wars |
Operation Bel Isi Operation Warden |
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Viceregal styles of Sir Jerry Mateparae (2011–2016) |
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| Reference style | His Excellency Lieutenant General the Right Honourable |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Alternative style | Sir |
Lieutenant General Sir Jeremiah "Jerry" Mateparae, GNZM, QSO, KStJ (born 14 November 1954) was New Zealand's 20th Governor-General, and the 9th Queen's representative in Niue, the second Māori person to hold the office after Sir Paul Reeves. A former New Zealand Army officer, he was Chief of the New Zealand Defence Force between 2006 and 2011 and later served as the Director of the New Zealand Government Communications Security Bureau from 7 February 2011 until 1 July 2011. His appointment as Governor-General was announced on 8 March 2011 and he took office on 31 August 2011.
Jerry Mateparae was born to the Andrews family in Wanganui. He was given to his mother's brother, a Mateparae, to be raised in the Māori customary adoption known as whāngai. His birth father and his adoptive father were both ministers in the Rātana Church. He is descended from the Ngāti Tūwharetoa and Ngāti Kahungunu tribes and also has links to Tūhoe and tribes in the upper Whanganui. He was raised in the Whanganui suburb of Castlecliff and attended Castlecliff Primary School, Rutherford Intermediate School and Wanganui High School. He has three children with his first wife Raewyn, who died in 1990, and two children with his second wife Janine.
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