Chief of Army (New Zealand)

Chief of Army
Chief of Army
	Incumbent; John Boswell; since 1 September 2018
	New Zealand Army
Style	Major General
Abbreviation	CA
Member of	New Zealand Defence Force
Reports to	Chief of Defence Force
Term length	Three years,; renewable
Formation	7 December 1910
First holder	Maj Gen Sir Alexander Godley

Chief of Army (CA) is the effective commander of the New Zealand Army, responsible to the Chief of Defence Force (CDF) for raising, training and sustaining those forces necessary to meet agreed government outputs. The CA acts as principal advisor to the CDF on Army matters, though for operations the Army's combat units fall under the command of the Land Component Commander, Joint Forces New Zealand. The rank associated with the position is major general, and CAs are generally appointed on a three-year term.^[1]

The position was originally formed as Commandant and General Officer Commanding the New Zealand Military Forces in 1910, changing to Chief of the General Staff in 1937 and, finally, CA in 2002.^[2] Major General John Boswell, the incumbent CA, has held the post since 1 September 2018.^[3]

Appointees

The below indicated * (asterisk) indicates that the individual was subsequently promoted to lieutenant general and appointed Chief of Defence Force.

The following list chronologically records those who have held the post of Chief of Army or its preceding positions, with rank and honours as at the completion of the individual's term.^[2]


No.	Name	Postnominals	Took office	Left office
Commandant and General Officer Commanding the New Zealand Military Forces
1	Major General Sir Alexander John Godley (1867 - 1957)	KCMG	7 December 1910	10 September 1914
2	Major General Sir Alfred William Robin (1860 - 1935)	KCMG, CB	11 September 1914	9 December 1919
3	Major General Sir Edward Walter Clervaux Chaytor (1868 - 1939)	KCMG, KCVO, CB	10 December 1919	31 April 1924
4	Major General Charles William Melvill (1878 - 1925)	CB, CMG, DSO	1 May 1924	6 December 1925
5	Major General Robert Young (1877 - 1953)	CB, CMG, DSO	7 December 1925	31 March 1931
6	Major General Sir William Livingston Hatchwell Sinclair-Burgess (1880 - 1964)	KBE, CB, CMG, DSO	1 April 1931	31 March 1937
Chief of the General Staff
1	Major General Sir John Evelyn Duigan (1883 - 1950)	KBE, CB, DSO	1 April 1937	31 May 1941
2	Lieutenant General Sir Edward Puttick (1890 - 1976)	KCB, DSO & Bar	1 August 1941	31 December 1945
3	Major General Sir Norman William McDonald Weir (1893 - 1961)	KBE, CB	1 January 1946	31 March 1949
4	Major General Keith Lindsay Stewart (1896 - 1972)	CB, DSO, OBE	1 April 1949	31 March 1952
5	Major General William George Gentry (1899 - 1991)	CB, CBE, DSO & Bar	1 April 1952	14 August 1955
6	Major General Stephen Cyril Ettrick Weir (1904 - 1969)	CB, DSO & Bar	15 August 1955	30 August 1960
7	Major General Leonard Whitmore Thornton* (1916 - 1999)	CB, CBE	1 September 1960	31 March 1965
8	Major General Walter Sneddon McKinnon (1916 - 1999)	CB, CBE	1 April 1965	31 March 1967
9	Major General Robert Boyd Dawson (1916 - 1977)	CB, CBE, DSO	1 April 1967	31 March 1970
10	Major General Richard James Holden Webb* (1919 - 1990)	CBE	1 April 1970	28 September 1971
11	Major General Leslie Arthur Pearce (1918 - 2002)	CB, CBE	29 September 1971	30 September 1973
12	Major General Robin Hugh Ferguson Holloway (1922 - 1998)	CB, CBE	1 October 1973	14 November 1976
13	Major General Ronald Douglas Patrick Hassett (1923 - 2004)	CB, CBE	15 November 1976	15 November 1978
14	Major General Brian Matauru Poananga (1924 - 1995)	CB, CBE	16 November 1978	15 November 1981
15	Major General Robin Guy Williams (1930 - 2023)	CB, MBE	16 November 1981	11 December 1984
16	Major General John Airth Mace* (born 1932)	CB, OBE	12 December 1984	30 November 1987
17	Major General Donald Stuart McIver (1936 - 2016)	OBE	1 December 1987	28 February 1989
18	Major General Bruce Meldrum (1938 - 2006)	CB, OBE	1 March 1989	29 February 1992
19	Major General Anthony Leonard Birks (1941 - 2002)	CB, OBE	1 March 1992	24 February 1995
20	Major General Piers Martin Reid (1942 - 2012)	CBE	25 February 1995	25 February 1998
21	Major General Maurice Francis Dodson	CBE, MC	26 February 1998	February 2002
22	Major General Jeremiah Mateparae	ONZM	February 2002	mid-2002
Chief of Army
1	Major General Jeremiah Mateparae*	ONZM	mid-2002	30 April 2006
2	Major General Louis Joseph Gardiner (1952 - 2015)	ONZM	1 May 2006	30 April 2009
3	Major General Richard Rhys Jones*		1 May 2009	23 January 2011
4	Major General Timothy James Keating*	MNZM	February 2011	December 2012
5	Major General Arthur David Gawn	MBE	25 February 2013	9 September 2015
6	Major General Peter Te Aroha Emile Kelly	MNZM	10 September 2015	31 August 2018
7	Major General John Boswell	DSD	1 September 2018	Incumbent

References

↑ "The New Zealand Army Leadership Team". New Zealand Army. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
1 2 "Chronological List of New Zealand Army Chiefs". Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth. regiments.org. Archived from the original on 30 November 2007.
↑ "New Chiefs Appointed for All Three Branches of the Armed Forces". The New Zealand Herald. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.

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[1] "The New Zealand Army Leadership Team". New Zealand Army. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.

[Chiefs-2] 1 2 "Chronological List of New Zealand Army Chiefs". Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth. regiments.org. Archived from the original on 30 November 2007.

[2018_appointments-3] "New Chiefs Appointed for All Three Branches of the Armed Forces". The New Zealand Herald. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.

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