Steven Sutton
Hautū turuki (chief of staff, office of the secretary for Māori development)
- Appointed May 2020.
- Previously posted to China for five years by the Ministry for Primary Industries.
- Served at NZ’s embassy in Beijing.
- Proficient in spoken and written Mandarin.
- Joined MPI as a senior solicitor in 2014.
- Worked as an in-house lawyer for two years at the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, and in private commercial practise.
- Holds degrees in history and law from the University of Otago, and a Master’s in history from the University of Cambridge.
Career
Russell McVeagh
Senior Solicitor / Solicitor
Aug 2010
- Dec 2014
Ministry for Primary Industries / Manatū Ahu Matua
Long Term Language Trainee, Senior Solicitor
Jan 2014
- Mar 2017
Ministry for Primary Industries / Manatū Ahu Matua
Counsellor, New Zealand Embassy, First Secretary, New Zealand Embassy Beijing
May 2017
- Mar 2020
Ministry of Māori Development / Te Puni Kōkiri
Chief Of Staff
Mar 2020
- Present
Customs Service / Te Mana Arai o Aotearoa
Assurance and Risk Committee member
Jan 2021
- Present