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Martyn John Dunne
Allegiance	New Zealand
Service/branch	New Zealand Army
Years of service	1970 – 2004
Rank	Major General
Commands held	Commander Joint Forces New Zealand
Battles/wars	World War II Malayan Emergency
Awards	Commander of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Other work	New Zealand Customs Service]

'Martyn John Dunne CNZM (2000), Soldier and senior public servant, is Comptroller of Customs and Chief Executive of the New Zealand Customs Service (2004-) and was a career soldier in the New Zealand Army from 1970 ending his career there in 2004 as Commander Joint Forces New Zealand with the rank of Major General. In September 1999, Dunne led the New Zealand Force East Timor during New Zealand's largest deployment since World War I, as the Senior National Officer and with the rank of Brigadier commanded the Dili Command, an operational formation in the International Force in East Timor, INTERFET until 2000. ]]-).

Early life

Dunne was born on 16 January 1950 in Auckland, New Zealand. He completed his secondary education at St Peter's College, Auckland.

Army career

Dunne transferred from the Territorial Force to the Regular Force of theNew Zealand Army in October 1977 in the rank of Lieutenant, in the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment. He was posted to 1 Ranger Squadron, New Zealand Special Air Service, Papakura, and employed as a Troop Commander. As Captain, he was deployed overseas with the New Zealand Army Truce Monitoring Contingent in South Rhodesia. In July 1989, Dunne was appointed Commandant of the Officer Cadet School in Waiouru and promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. In September 1999 he was deployed with the New Zealand Force East Timor as the Senior National Officer. He was promoted to Brigadier in October 1999 and commanded Dili Command, an operational formation in the International Force in East Timor (INTERFET). In that capacity in east Timor, Dunne commanded New Zealand Forces and international troops in East Timor during New Zealand's largest deployment since World War II, he was promoted to the rank of Major-General on 2 April 01 prior to assuming his appointment as Commander Joint Forces New Zealand (COMJFNZ) which he held until 2004.

Dunne is a graduate from the Australian College of Defence and Strategic Studies and from the Australian Command and Staff College. He has a Master of Arts Degree in Strategic Studies from La Trobe University, Melbourne. Martyn was made a Companion of The New Zealand Order of Merit in 2000 following his service in East Timor.

Sources

• The Defence Portfolio: Briefing to the Incoming Government 2002, Major-General M.J. (Martyn) Dunne, CNZM:[2].
• "Appointment of CEO Of NZ Customs Service" New Zealand Herald, Press Release: State Services Commission 24-08-2004 14:43, Retrieved March 05, 2008 from The Knowledge Basket database (www.knowledge-basket.co.nz).
• Ron Crosby, NZSAS: The first Fifty Years, Viking (Penguin), Auckland 2009.