Mervyn Probine
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Mervyn Charles Probine, CB, FRSNZ
(30 April 1924 – 17 April 2010) was Chairman of the State Services Commission in New Zealand.
Dr Probine joined the DSIR as a draughtsman in 1942. He obtained a PhD in physics from the University of Leeds
. In 1967, he was appointed Director of the Physics and Engineering Laboratory (PEL), and then ten years later, was promoted to Assistant Director-General. Dr Probine joined the State Services Commission
in 1979.
Dr Probine was the Chairman of the State Services Commission when the Official Information Act 1982
was passed and when the Equal Employment Opportunities Unit (EEOU) was set up. The EEOU was in charge of promoting access to employment opportunities for ethnic minorities, women, and the disabled, and monitoring these across the New Zealand public service.
He was born in Auckland, and married Marjorie Walker in 1949. They had two children.
Royal Society of New Zealand
The Royal Society of New Zealand , known as the New Zealand Institute before 1933, was established in 1867 to co-ordinate and assist the activities of a number of regional research societies including the Auckland Institute, the Wellington Philosophical Society, the Philosophical Institute of...
(30 April 1924 – 17 April 2010) was Chairman of the State Services Commission in New Zealand.
Dr Probine joined the DSIR as a draughtsman in 1942. He obtained a PhD in physics from the University of Leeds
University of Leeds
The University of Leeds is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...
. In 1967, he was appointed Director of the Physics and Engineering Laboratory (PEL), and then ten years later, was promoted to Assistant Director-General. Dr Probine joined the State Services 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 1979.
Dr Probine was the Chairman of the State Services Commission when the Official Information Act 1982
Official Information Act 1982
The Official Information Act 1982 is a New Zealand law passed by the 3rd National government in 1982 to "make official information more freely available, to provide for proper access by each person to official information relating to that person, to protect official information to the extent...
was passed and when the Equal Employment Opportunities Unit (EEOU) was set up. The EEOU was in charge of promoting access to employment opportunities for ethnic minorities, women, and the disabled, and monitoring these across the New Zealand public service.
He was born in Auckland, and married Marjorie Walker in 1949. They had two children.