Beverley Wakem

Dame Beverley Wakem
Dame Beverley Wakem; DNZM CBE
7th New Zealand Chief Ombudsman
	In office; 23 April 2008 – 9 December 2015
Preceded by	John Belgrave
Succeeded by	Peter Boshier
Personal details
Born	27 January 1944; Wellington, New Zealand
Alma mater	BA (1968); Victoria University of Wellington, MA (1973); University of Kentucky[1]

Dame Beverley Anne Wakem DNZM CBE (born 27 January 1944)[1] is the former Chief Ombudsman of New Zealand.

Wakem's background is in broadcasting, public relations, and consulting for both the public and private sectors. She was chief executive of Radio New Zealand from 1984 until 1991. In 1991, she was appointed commercial director for Wrightson Limited, soon becoming the company’s general manager of human resources and corporate affairs. From 1996 to 1997, Wakem was executive chairman of Hill & Knowlton New Zealand, and in September 1997 was appointed to the Higher Salaries Commission.[2] She was appointed to the role of Ombudsman on 1 March 2005 and reappointed for another five-year term on 1 March 2010.[3]

In October 2010, Wakem was appointed president of the International Ombudsman Institute. She is the first woman and the third New Zealand ombudsman to hold this position.[4]

After completing her second term as Chief Ombudsman, Wakem stood for and was elected to Porirua City Council in the 2016 local elections.[5]

Honours

Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2012 Queen's Birthday and Diamond Jubilee Honours for services to the State.[6]
Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1990 Queen's Birthday Honours for services to broadcasting and to the community.[7]
New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal[1]

References

Alister Taylor (2001). New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa 2001 Edition. Alister Taylor Publishers. p. 909. ISSN 1172-9813.
"Appointments — Chief Ombudsman". House Of Representatives. 17 April 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
"Inquiry into the appointment of an Ombudsman" (PDF). House of Representatives. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
"Who is the Ombudsman?". Office of the Ombudsman. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
Kris Dando (10 October 2016). "Porirua City Council welcomes five new faces and welcomes back a former councillor". The Dominion Post. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
The Queen's Birthday and Diamond Jubilee Honours 2012 (29 June 2012) 74 New Zealand Gazette 2091. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
London Gazette (supplement), No. 52174, 16 June 1990. Retrieved 8 June 2013.

External links

Government offices
Preceded by John Belgrave	New Zealand Chief Ombudsman 2008–2015	Succeeded by Peter Boshier

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[whos_who_2001-1] Alister Taylor (2001). New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa 2001 Edition. Alister Taylor Publishers. p. 909. ISSN 1172-9813.

[2] "Appointments — Chief Ombudsman". House Of Representatives. 17 April 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2013.

[3] "Inquiry into the appointment of an Ombudsman" (PDF). House of Representatives. Retrieved 8 June 2013.

[4] "Who is the Ombudsman?". Office of the Ombudsman. Retrieved 8 June 2013.

[5] Kris Dando (10 October 2016). "Porirua City Council welcomes five new faces and welcomes back a former councillor". The Dominion Post. Retrieved 8 January 2018.

[6] The Queen's Birthday and Diamond Jubilee Honours 2012 (29 June 2012) 74 New Zealand Gazette 2091. Retrieved 8 June 2013.

[7] London Gazette (supplement), No. 52174, 16 June 1990. Retrieved 8 June 2013.