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Sir John ClarkeKNZM
Clarke in 2011
Personal details
BornHerbert John Te Kauru Clarke
(1942-04-16) 16 April 1942 (age 82)
Te Araroa, New Zealand
OccupationPublic servant

Sir Herbert John Te Kauru Clarke KNZM (born 16 April 1942) is a New Zealand public servant.

Clarke was born on 16 April 1942 in Te Araroa. In 1969, he married Kathleen Lyndall Upton; they were to have two sons and one daughter. He was Race Relations Conciliator from 1992 to 1995; the title changed during his tenure to Race Relations Commissioner.

In 1990, Clarke was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal. In the 2011 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to Māori, and in the 2018 New Year Honours he was elevated to Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to Māori and heritage preservation.

References

  1. Lambert, Max (1991). Who's Who in New Zealand, 1991 (12th ed.). Auckland: Octopus. p. 121. ISBN 9780790001302. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  2. "Interview with John Clarke". National Library of New Zealand. 7 April 2000. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  3. Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 100. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
  4. "Queen's Birthday honours list 2011". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  5. "New Year honours list 2019". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2019.


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