Don McIver
McIver in 2011
Born(1936-01-22)22 January 1936
Auckland, New Zealand
Died22 August 2016(2016-08-22) (aged 80)
AllegianceNew Zealand
Service/branchNew Zealand Army
Years of service1952–1991
RankLieutenant General
Commands heldMultinational Force and Observers (1989–91)
Chief of the General Staff (1987–89)
Battles/warsMalayan Emergency
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
Vietnam War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Other workDirector of the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (1991–99)
President of the Returned and Services' Association (2010–14)

Lieutenant General Donald Stuart McIver, CMG, OBE, (22 January 1936 – 22 August 2016) was a New Zealand military officer who was the Chief of the General Staff (1987–1989) and the director of the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (1991–1999).[1]

During the Vietnam War he served as the 2IC of the final regiment of combined Australian and New Zealand infantry, 4 RAR/NZ (ANZAC) of the 1st Australian Task Force in 1971.[2][3]

In the 1981 New Year Honours, McIver was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.[4] He was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1995 Queen's Birthday Honours.[5]

References

  1. ^ Manson, Bess (27 August 2016). "A military man – former army chief and SIS boss Don McIver dies, 80". stuff.co.nz. Archived from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Maj Donald Stuart McIver | VietnamWar.govt.nz, New Zealand and the Vietnam War". Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  3. ^ 'A military man - former army chief and SIS boss Don McIver dies, 80', Author: Bess Manson, Date: Aug 25 2016, URL: https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/83545021/a-military-man--former-army-chief-and-sis-boss-don-mciver-dies-80 Archived 25 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine (Stuff NZ) Retrieved 25 April 2021
  4. ^ "No. 48469". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 31 December 1980. p. 42.
  5. ^ "No. 54067". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 17 June 1995. p. 33.
Military offices Preceded byMajor General John Mace Chief of the General Staff 1987–1989 Succeeded byMajor General Bruce Meldrum Preceded byLieutenant General Egil Ingebrigsten Force Commander, Multinational Force and Observers 1989–1991 Succeeded byLieutenant General J.W.C. van Ginkel Government offices Preceded byLindsay Smith Director of the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service 1991–1999 Succeeded byRichard Woods


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