Tony Parr

Anthony J. Parr
Parr (left) with Admiral Thad Allen of the US Coast Guard in July 2009
Born (1955-08-04) 4 August 1955 (age 69)
Wellington, New Zealand
AllegianceNew Zealand
Service / branchRoyal New Zealand Navy
Years of service1980–2012
RankRear Admiral
CommandsChief of Navy
HMNZS Te Mana
HMNZS Waikato
HMNZS Pukaki
AwardsOfficer of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Member of the Royal Victorian Order

Rear Admiral Anthony Jonathan Parr, ONZM, MVO (born 4 August 1955) was the Chief of the Royal New Zealand Navy from April 2009 to November 2012. He was succeeded by Rear Admiral Jack Steer.[1]

Early life

Parr was born in Wellington, New Zealand. He was raised in Fiji and attended New Plymouth Boys' High School as a boarder. He graduated from the University of Waikato in 1977 with a Bachelor of Social Science in politics and after completing the first year of a Bachelor of Law degree in 1979, he joined the Royal New Zealand Navy in January 1980 in the rank of sub lieutenant.

During his naval career, Parr served aboard the ships HMNZS Taranaki, HMNZS Canterbury and HMNZS Wellington. He also served as the commanding officer of HMNZS Pukaki, HMNZS Waikato and HMNZS Te Mana.

Since leaving Te Mana, Parr served at HQ Joint Forces New Zealand, holding a number of senior positions in the RNZN.

In the 1986 New Zealand Royal Visit Honours, Parr was appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order.[2] In the 2012 New Year Honours, he was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the State.[3]

Dates of rank

Rank Date Role
CDR Nov 1995 Commanding Officer – HMNZS Waikato
CAPT 13 March 2002 Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel)
CDRE 30 November 2007 Deputy Chief of Navy
RADM 1 April 2009 Chief of Navy

References

  1. ^ "Chief of Navy". New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  2. ^ "No. 50488". The London Gazette. 15 April 1986. p. 5191.
  3. ^ "New Year honours list 2012". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
Military offices
Preceded by
Rear Admiral David Ledson
 Chief of Navy
2009–2012 		Succeeded by
Rear Admiral Jack Steer