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Bruce Ferguson
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Public figure

Bruce Ferguson Silver

New Zealand Chief of Defence Force

14 Jul 1949New ZealandTauranga Boys' College

Bruce Ferguson is a New Zealand Chief of Defence Force. Born 1949 in Napier.

Public record

At a glance

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Born
1949-07-14, Napier
Citizenship
New Zealand
Occupations
air force officer
Also known as
Sir Bruce Reid Ferguson, Bruce Reid Ferguson, Bruce R. Ferguson
Timeline

Education and professional journey

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20052010201520202025Chief of Defence Force: 2001-2006 Chief of Defence Force
Education Work

Education

  • Tauranga Boys' College
Offices held

Roles and positions

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  • Chief of Defence Force2001 to 2006

Awards and recognition

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  • Officer of the Order of the British Empire 1994
  • Air Force Cross 1984
  • Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang 2006
  • Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit 2006
  • Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit‎ 2009
Places and interests

Personal journey

Languages
English
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What we have, and what we might have wrong

This page is assembled from the sources below. Each section carries its own grade. Silver 3 sections

  • Wikidata, as of 3 Oct 2026. Community-curated knowledge base (CC0)
  • Wikimedia Commons. Photo, see the file page for licence

Last rebuilt 3 Oct 2026. We may be wrong: names get matched to the wrong record, people change jobs, companies change status. What gets seen and reported gets fixed. How grades work.

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