Bruce Slane
Sir Bruce Houlton Slane KNZM CBE (10 August 1931 – 7 January 2017) was a New Zealand public servant and lawyer. He served as New Zealand's first Privacy Commissioner from 1993 to 2003.[1]
Slane was educated at Takapuna Grammar School and Auckland University, graduating with a law degree in 1957.[1]
In the 1985 New Year Honours, Slane was named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, in recognition of his service as president of the New Zealand Law Society.[2] He was appointed a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to personal and human rights and the law, in the 2003 New Year Honours.[3] He accepted the redesignation as a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2009, following the reintroduction of titular honours by the New Zealand government.[1]
Slane's wife, Penelope, Lady Slane, died on 28 December 2016. Sir Bruce died ten days later, on 7 January 2017.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Sir Bruce Slane dies, aged 85". Radio New Zealand. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "No. 49970". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 31 December 1984. p. 2.
- ^ "New Year honours list 2003". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2002. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Wife of New Zealand's first Privacy Commissioner Sir Bruce Slane died 10 days before him". The New Zealand Herald. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
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