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[[Lieutenant General]] '''Richard Rhys Jones''' is a retired senior [[New Zealand Army]] officer, who was the [[Chief of Defence Force (New Zealand)|Chief of the New Zealand Defence Force]] from 2011 to 2014. He was succeeded by Lieutenant General [[Tim Keating (soldier)|Tim Keating]].<ref name="TVNZ_Newboss">http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/new-boss-defence-force-3948761</ref><ref>http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/new-chief-defence-force-announced-5769352 </ref>
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==Early life==
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Jones was born in [[Timaru]] and is the son of Methodist minister Alan Jones. Jones is the youngest in a family of nine,<ref>http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10693593</ref> six in his immediate family plus three half-brothers including writer [[Owen Marshall Jones]].<ref name="TimaruHerald_Topbrass">http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/features/3066022/From-Timaru-boy-to-top-brass</ref> He is a former pupil of [[Wanganui City College|Wanganui Boys' College]].<ref>http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/4429521/Defence-top-job-goes-to-local-boy</ref>
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==Military career==
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Jones enlisted in the New Zealand Army in December 1978, and attended the [[Royal Military College, Duntroon]] in Canberra from 1979 to 1982, graduating as a Bachelor of Arts, having majored in politics.<ref name="TimaruHerald_Topbrass"/> In December 1982, he entered the [[Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps]] as a lieutenant. He then spent nine years at [[Waiouru Army Camp]] followed by ten years intermittently in Australia. He was posted to the Middle East as an observer with the [[United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation]], and with the Observer Group Lebanon as an operations officer.
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Jones is a 1992 graduate of the [[United States Army Command and General Staff College]] at [[Fort Leavenworth]], and was inducted into the USACGSC International Hall of Fame in October 2010.<ref>http://www.cgsc.edu/Events/IHOF/2010</ref> He attended the higher defence college at the [[Australian Defence College]], completed a Master of Arts in Strategic Studies at [[La Trobe University]], and has a Diploma in Qualitative Futures.
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In 2000, he had "some disagreements with the chief of army at that time" over armoured vehicles, was sent away to Australia and told he would receive no further promotions, but was later brought back.<ref name="TimaruHerald_Topbrass"/> By 2005 he was a colonel at [[Burnham Military Camp]].<ref>http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10112581</ref> Jones was promoted from brigadier to major general in October 2007 and appointed [[Commander Joint Forces New Zealand]] after serving as the Land Component Commander.<ref>http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/42637</ref> On 1 May 2009, he succeeded Major General [[Lou Gardiner]] as the [[Chief of Army (New Zealand)|Chief of Army]].<ref>http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/2379768/Timaru-boy-marches-into-armys-top-spot</ref>
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Prime Minister [[John Key]] announced on 6 December 2010 that Jones would be the next [[Chief of Defence Force (New Zealand)|Chief of the New Zealand Defence Force]], appointing him for a three-year term rather than the usual five to monitor progress in a major review of defence force spending.<ref name="TVNZ_Newboss"/> The appointment commenced on 24 January 2011.<ref>[http://www.nzdf.mil.nz/news/media-releases/20101206-ncodfwha.htm New Chief of Defence Force welcomes his appointment – New Zealand Defence Force]</ref>
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In September 2013, the government announced that Jones' term would not be extended by two years to a five-year term, as was done with previous heads of defence, and he would be stood down in January 2014.<ref>http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11126020</ref> He was appointed a [[Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit]] for services to the State in the [[2014 New Year Honours (New Zealand)|2014 New Year Honours]], just prior to his retirement.<ref>https://www.dpmc.govt.nz/publications/new-year-honours-list-2014</ref>
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As of May 2017, he was appointed Chief executive of [[Fire and Emergency New Zealand]],<ref>[http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1705/S00225/key-appointments-made-for-new-fire-emergency-organisation.htm Key appointments made for new Fire & Emergency organisation – Fire and Emergency New Zealand]</ref> and commenced in this role with the organisation's establishment on 1 July 2017.
 
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Person.png Rhys Jones  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(soldier)
New Zealand Army Major General Richard Rhys Jones USACGSC 2010.jpg
Born1960-05-02
Timaru, New Zealand
Alma materRoyal Military College (Duntroon), United States Army Command and General Staff College, Australian Defence College

Employment.png Chief of Defence Force (New Zealand) Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
24 January 2011 - 31 January 2014
DeputyTim Keating
Preceded byJerry Mateparae
Succeeded byTim Keating

Lieutenant General Richard Rhys Jones is a retired senior New Zealand Army officer, who was the Chief of the New Zealand Defence Force from 2011 to 2014. He was succeeded by Lieutenant General Tim Keating.[1][2]

Early life

Jones was born in Timaru and is the son of Methodist minister Alan Jones. Jones is the youngest in a family of nine,[3] six in his immediate family plus three half-brothers including writer Owen Marshall Jones.[4] He is a former pupil of Wanganui Boys' College.[5]

Military career

Jones enlisted in the New Zealand Army in December 1978, and attended the Royal Military College, Duntroon in Canberra from 1979 to 1982, graduating as a Bachelor of Arts, having majored in politics.[4] In December 1982, he entered the Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps as a lieutenant. He then spent nine years at Waiouru Army Camp followed by ten years intermittently in Australia. He was posted to the Middle East as an observer with the United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation, and with the Observer Group Lebanon as an operations officer.

Jones is a 1992 graduate of the United States Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, and was inducted into the USACGSC International Hall of Fame in October 2010.[6] He attended the higher defence college at the Australian Defence College, completed a Master of Arts in Strategic Studies at La Trobe University, and has a Diploma in Qualitative Futures.

In 2000, he had "some disagreements with the chief of army at that time" over armoured vehicles, was sent away to Australia and told he would receive no further promotions, but was later brought back.[4] By 2005 he was a colonel at Burnham Military Camp.[7] Jones was promoted from brigadier to major general in October 2007 and appointed Commander Joint Forces New Zealand after serving as the Land Component Commander.[8] On 1 May 2009, he succeeded Major General Lou Gardiner as the Chief of Army.[9]

Prime Minister John Key announced on 6 December 2010 that Jones would be the next Chief of the New Zealand Defence Force, appointing him for a three-year term rather than the usual five to monitor progress in a major review of defence force spending.[1] The appointment commenced on 24 January 2011.[10]

In September 2013, the government announced that Jones' term would not be extended by two years to a five-year term, as was done with previous heads of defence, and he would be stood down in January 2014.[11] He was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the State in the 2014 New Year Honours, just prior to his retirement.[12]

As of May 2017, he was appointed Chief executive of Fire and Emergency New Zealand,[13] and commenced in this role with the organisation's establishment on 1 July 2017.

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References

  1. ↑ a b http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/new-boss-defence-force-3948761
  2. ↑ http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/new-chief-defence-force-announced-5769352
  3. ↑ http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10693593
  4. ↑ a b c http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/features/3066022/From-Timaru-boy-to-top-brass
  5. ↑ http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/4429521/Defence-top-job-goes-to-local-boy
  6. ↑ http://www.cgsc.edu/Events/IHOF/2010
  7. ↑ http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10112581
  8. ↑ http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/42637
  9. ↑ http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/2379768/Timaru-boy-marches-into-armys-top-spot
  10. ↑ New Chief of Defence Force welcomes his appointment – New Zealand Defence Force
  11. ↑ http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11126020
  12. ↑ https://www.dpmc.govt.nz/publications/new-year-honours-list-2014
  13. ↑ Key appointments made for new Fire & Emergency organisation – Fire and Emergency New Zealand
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