Adrian G. Rodda
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Adrian George Rodda CMG
(11 March 1911 - 31 October 1997) was a senior New Zealand
civil servant.
He was born in Wellington, and educated at Johnsonville School, Wellington College
and Victoria University College.
Rodda's career began in the Inland Revenue Department (New Zealand)
in 1928, and he was also in the Housing Construction Division. He was in the first Diploma of Public Administration group in 1940. He joined the Public Service Commission
in 1946 as an inspector, and became Chairman of the Commission
in 1967.
He died in Hutt Hospital, aged 86 years.
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(11 March 1911 - 31 October 1997) was a senior New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
civil servant.
He was born in Wellington, and educated at Johnsonville School, Wellington College
Wellington College (New Zealand)
Wellington College is a state secondary school for boys in Mount Victoria in Wellington, New Zealand.-History:Wellington College opened in 1867 as Wellington Grammar School in Woodward Street, though Sir George Grey gave the school a deed of endowment in 1853. In 1874 it opened at its present...
and Victoria University College.
Rodda's career began in the Inland Revenue Department (New Zealand)
Inland Revenue Department (New Zealand)
Inland Revenue , previously known as the Inland Revenue Department, is the New Zealand government department responsible for the collection of over 80% of the Crown's revenue in New Zealand. It also collects and disburses social support programme payments and provides the government with policy...
in 1928, and he was also in the Housing Construction Division. He was in the first Diploma of Public Administration group in 1940. He joined the Public Service Commission
State Services Commission
The State Services Commission , formerly the Public Service Commission, is a central government agency within the New Zealand government. The current State Services Commissioner is Iain Rennie...
in 1946 as an inspector, and became Chairman of the Commission
State Services Commissioner
The State Services Commissioner is the chief executive of New Zealand's State Services Commission and has a range of responsibilities for the Public Service, the State Services and the wider state sector...
in 1967.
He died in Hutt Hospital, aged 86 years.