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Dan Bolger
Ministry for Primary Industries / Manatū Ahu Matua
Deputy director general, NZ Fisheries
- Joined the former Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in 1986 as an agricultural economist.
- Previous role as deputy director-general of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s (MAF) strategy and performance group
- Responsible for leading MAF's corporate strategy management, organisational planning and performance, internal governance support, risk and assurance, and communications functions.
- Extensive background with MAF’s policy team, focusing on issues affecting the economic performance of agriculture and forestry.
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