John Clarke (public servant)

Sir Herbert John Te Kauru Clarke KNZM (born 16 April 1942) is a New Zealand public servant.

Sir John Clarke
KNZM
Clarke in 2011
Personal details
Born
Herbert John Te Kauru Clarke

(1942-04-16) 16 April 1942
Te Araroa, New Zealand
OccupationPublic servant

Clarke was born on 16 April 1942 in Te Araroa. In 1969, he married Kathleen Lyndall Upton; they were to have two sons and one daughter.[1] He was Race Relations Conciliator from 1992 to 1995; the title changed during his tenure to Race Relations Commissioner.[2]

In 1990, Clarke was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.[3] In the 2011 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to Māori,[4] and in the 2018 New Year Honours he was elevated to Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to Māori and heritage preservation.[5]

References
  1. Lambert, Max (1991). Who's Who in New Zealand, 1991 (12th ed.). Auckland: Octopus. p. 121. ISBN 9780790001302. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  2. "Interview with John Clarke". National Library of New Zealand. 7 April 2000. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  3. Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 100. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
  4. "Queen's Birthday honours list 2011". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  5. "New Year honours list 2019". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2019.


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