Background
Blakeley, Roger William George was born on November 13, 1945 in Wellington, New Zealand. Son of Philip William and Ida May (Rogers) Blakeley.
Blakeley, Roger William George was born on November 13, 1945 in Wellington, New Zealand. Son of Philip William and Ida May (Rogers) Blakeley.
Bachelor in Civil Engineering with honors, University Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy, University Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1972. Master of Science in Management, Stanford University, 1981.
Assistant engineer, Ministry of Works and Development, Wellington, 1971-1974;
engineer, Ministry of Works and Development, Wellington, 1974-1976;
senior engineer, Ministry of Works and Development, Wellington, 1976-1981;
district civil engineer, Ministry of Works and Development, Wanganui, 1981-1984;
general manager, State Coal Mines, Wellington, New Zealand, 1984-1986;
secretary for the environmental, Ministry for the Environment, Wellington, 1986-1995;
secretary for internal affairs, Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, since 1995. Chairperson Organization of European Cooperation and Development Environmental Committee, Paris, 1989-1991. Advisory board Climate Institute, Washington, since 1990.
Chairperson Public Svc. Chief Executives' Forum, Wellington, 1992. New Zealand representative to international conferences including Earth Summit, Rio de Janeiro, 1992.
Board member Institute Policy Studies, Victoria U.
Director Wellington Samaritans, Inc., 1977-1980. Fellow Institution Professional Engineers New Zealand (Fulton Downer gold medal 1977, Freyssinet award 1975, 76, Structural award 1988), New Zealand National Society Earthquake Engineering (Otto Glogau award 1983), Engineers for Social Responsibility.
Married Lynnette Marie Steedman, August 22, 1970. Children: Nicholas Dylan, Marissa Jade.