Rebecca Kitteridge

Rebecca Lucy Kitteridge CVO (born c. 1965) is a New Zealand public servant. Her current position is Deputy Public Service Commissioner.

Rebecca Kitteridge
CVO
Kitteridge in 2010
7th Director-General of Security
In office
May 2014 – 2023
Prime MinisterJohn Key (2014–16)
Bill English (2016–17)
Jacinda Ardern (2017–2023)
Chris Hipkins (2023)
Preceded byWarren Tucker
Succeeded byPhil McKee (acting)
19th Secretary of the Cabinet
In office
26 March 2008 – 2013
Prime MinisterHelen Clark (2008)
John Key (2008–14)
Preceded byDiane Morcom
Succeeded byMichael Webster
Personal details
Born1964 or 1965 (age 57–59)

She was Secretary of the Cabinet from 2008 to November 2013[1][2] and Director-General of the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service from 2014 to 2023.[3][4]

Career

Kitteridge attended Upper Hutt College, and is a graduate of Victoria University of Wellington.[5] Her early career was in private legal practice before holding positions at the Crown Law Office, Cabinet Office and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.[4]

She was Deputy Secretary of the Cabinet from 2003 to 2008 and Secretary of the Cabinet from 2008 to November 2013.[1][2] During the last six months of this time she was seconded to the GCSB as acting associate director-general to carry out a review of compliance systems and processes there, in response to concerns of illegal spying on Kim Dotcom.[6][7][8]

She was appointed Director-General of the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service in 2014. She was the first woman to head the organisation.[9] In 2022, it was announced she would join the State Services Commission as Deputy Public Service Commissioner.[4]

Family

Kitteridge has a husband and a daughter.[8]

Honours

On 25 March 2014, Kitteridge was appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order upon relinquishing her roles as Secretary of the Cabinet and Clerk of the Executive Council, and was invested by the Queen in a private ceremony at Buckingham Palace.[10][11] In 2017, Kitteridge won the Public Policy Award at the New Zealand Women of Influence Awards.[12]

References
  1. "Ms Rebecca Kitteridge, Director New Zealand Security Intelligence Service". NZSIS. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  2. "Rebecca Kitteridge named new SIS director". New Zealand Herald. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  3. "The trailblazing women who guard our security", 8 May 2015, ADLSI
  4. "New Deputy Public Service Commissioner appointed". The Beehive. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  5. "We're about security not spying: SIS chief". NZ Herald. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  6. "Review of Compliance at GCSB", Rebecca Kitteridge, March 2013, GCSB.govt.nz
  7. "Kitteridge report 'pretty damning' – Key", 14 April 2013, NBR
  8. "Clean sweep at spy agency - New Zealand News". NZ Herald. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  9. "Trailblazers: Rebecca Kitteridge". NZ Herald. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  10. "Buckingham Palace". Court Circular. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  11. "Royal Victorian Order". New Zealand Gazette. No. 38. 3 April 2014. p. 1092.
  12. "My Food Bag founder Cecilia Robinson supreme winner at Women of Influence awards". Stuff. Retrieved 2 June 2018.


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