Aiono Matthew Aileone
Deputy chief executive, policy, research and evaluation, languages and housing
- Appointed October 2018.
- Previously policy and advocacy manager at the Master Builders Association
- Spent 15 years as a NZ diplomat, trade negotiator, policy officer and legal advisor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
- Holds a BA and LLB from Canterbury University and an MBA (first class Hons) from Massey University, and was admitted to the bar in 2004.
- Born and raised in Christchurch with parents from Fasito’o uta, Samoa
- Chiefly title of Aiono from Fasito’o uta.
Career
New Zealand High Commission
First Secretary
Jan 2012
- Dec 2015
Registered Master Builders Association
Policy and Advocacy Manager
Jan 2016
- Sep 2018
Ministry for Pacific Peoples / Te Manatū mō ngā iwi ō Te Moana-Nui-ā-Kiwa
Deputy Chief Executive Policy, Research and Evaluation
Oct 2018
- Aug 2020
Public Service Commission / Te Kawa Mataaho
Assistant Commissioner
Aug 2020
- Apr 2021
Ministry for Pacific Peoples / Te Manatū mō ngā iwi ō Te Moana-Nui-ā-Kiwa
Deputy Secretary Policy, Research and Evaluation, Languages and Housing
Apr 2021
- Present