Brook Barrington is the Secretary of Defence and Chief Executive of the Ministry of Defence, leading civilian defence policy advice and major military capability procurement for New Zealand.
Brook Barrington is the Secretary of Defence and Chief Executive of the Ministry of Defence, leading civilian defence policy advice and major military capability procurement for New Zealand.
Brook Barrington is the Secretary of Defence (Chief Executive) at the Ministry of Defence in New Zealand. He leads the Ministry's role as the Government's principal civilian advisor on defence and is responsible for major capability procurement for the New Zealand Defence Force. Under his leadership, the Ministry has successfully delivered significant defence projects including the Hercules aircraft fleet and managed the implementation of the 2025 Defence Capability Plan outlining $12 billion in planned defence commitments.
Trustee
Antarctic Heritage Trust
Mar 2015 - Feb 2019
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