Guest Speaker:
Dr Brook Barrington
Chief Executive and Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Event Date: Tuesday 21st June 2016
Event Time: 5:30 pm-7:00 pm
Event Location:
Bell Gully
HP Tower, 171 Featherston Street, Wellington, 6011.
Please note no building access after 6pm.
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Dr Brook Barrington is Chief Executive and Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Brook joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) in 1990 and held a variety of roles both within New Zealand and offshore. He left MFAT in 2009 to take leadership positions in the wider public sector.
The first part of Brook’s career in MFAT was spent advancing New Zealand’s trade policy interests. He worked across government and the private sector, and had postings to Canberra and Brussels. The later part of his time in MFAT was more focused on political and security issues, including as Foreign Policy Advisor in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) and as Ambassador to Thailand for three years.
From 2009 until 2012 he was Deputy Secretary, Policy and Planning in the Ministry of Defence, where he led the development of the 2010 Defence White Paper.
Brook has recently held two Deputy Chief Executive (DCE) roles at the Ministry of Justice.
He was initially the DCE Sector (2012-2014) with a particular focus on improving alignment and governance across the justice sector (Ministry of Justice, NZ Police and Department of Corrections).
During 2014 he moved to the DCE role responsible for the overall management of the day-to-day operations of the Ministry of Justice, ensuring the Ministry has the strategy, governance, engagement and capability to deliver its core services effectively and efficiently.
Brook holds a PhD in history from the University of Auckland.
