New Entrant
The new Justice Secretary and Justice Chief Executive from February 2019, Andrew Kibblewhite has benefited from the sweeping changes undertaken at the top echelons of the Civili Service.
Formerly head of the powerful Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC), Kibblewhite replaces Andrew Bridgman, a List departure, who heads to Defence, and will take up his $610,000 job in February 2019.
Solicitor General
Una Jagose had already held a position of considerable power as acting head of the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB). She had previously been Deputy Solicitor, Crown Legal Risk at Crown Law for two years before moving to the GCSB role. Earlier, she worked for Crown Law for over a decade and had also been chief legal advisor at the Ministry of Fisheries.
Most recently she has faced dealing with the high profile discharge without conviction of rugby player Losi Filipo.
