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Simon Murdoch (Simon Peter Wallace Murdoch) was born on 1948 in New Zealand, is a New Zealand diplomat and public servant. Discover Simon Murdoch's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 76 years old?

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Age 76 years old
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Born 1948, 1948
Birthday 1948
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Nationality New Zealand

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1948

Simon Peter Wallace Murdoch (born 1948) is a New Zealand diplomat and public servant.

He was New Zealand's Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade and was previously New Zealand High Commissioner to Canberra, and Chief Executive of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.

Murdoch attended University of Canterbury, where he gained a first class master's degree with honours in history.

1972

Murdoch joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1972.

1980

He had an early posting to Canberra, before joining the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet in 1980 as foreign affairs adviser to Prime Minister Rob Muldoon.

1983

In 1983, Murdoch was assistant head of the Asian division in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Later that year, he was posted to Washington, D.C., as political counsellor, and the New Zealand intelligence liaison officer to the United States.

1987

In 1987, Murdoch returned to New Zealand and became head of the Australia Division in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

1989

In 1989, Murdoch was seconded to the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet to be head of the Policy Advisory Group.

1991

In 1991, State Services Commissioner Don Hunn appointed Murdoch to the post of Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.

Murdoch was head of the department of Prime Minister and Cabinet under Prime Ministers Jim Bolger and Jenny Shipley.

1998

He left the post in 1998, to become visiting professor of Public Policy and Management at Victoria University of Wellington for a year.

1999

In 1999, Murdoch was appointed New Zealand High Commissioner to Australia.

2002

In 2002, Murdoch succeeded Neil Walter as New Zealand's Secretary of Foreign Affairs.

2009

He retired from that position in 2009.

In the 2009 Queen's Birthday Honours, Murdoch was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for public services, lately as Secretary of Foreign Affairs.

2010

In 2010 he conducted a review of New Zealand intelligence agencies, and for two periods before and after the appointment of Lt Gen Sir Jerry Mateparae, he was acting chief executive and director of the GCSB.

2013

During his second stint in the position he presided over the illegal surveillance of Kim Dotcom, but left weeks before the raid was carried out on 20 January 2013.