Derek Leask
Derek Leask (born 1948) is a New Zealand diplomat. From March 2008 to February 2013, he was the High Commissioner from New Zealand to the United Kingdom, and concurrently accredited as Ambassador to Ireland and High Commissioner to Nigeria. Leask is a career diplomat, who joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1969. Before becoming Commissioner, he was Deputy Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Wellington. He served as Ambassador to the European Union in Brussels from 1994 to 1999, and was earlier posted to Suva, Ottawa and London, between 1985 and 1989.
Derek Leask | |
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Leask in 2008 | |
| 25th High Commissioner from New Zealand to the United Kingdom | |
| In office March 2008 – February 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Hunt |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Lockwood Smith |
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| Born | 1948 (age 75–76) Wellington, New Zealand |
| Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington, University of Canterbury |
Leask was born in Wellington, and has degrees from Victoria University of Wellington (BCA), and the University of Canterbury (MComm, Hons-Economics).
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