Hon Mark Mitchell is a New Zealand Member of Parliament. New Zealand’s Minister for Police, Minister for Corrections, and Minister for Emergency Management, he was the country’s 39th Minister of Defence (2017), National Party Spokesperson for Defence (2017-2020), a member of the New Zealand Parliament Justice Select Committee, and chairperson of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Select Committee. Having been elected to Parliament in 2011, he has also held the ministerial portfolios of Minister for Land Information and Minister of Statistics. He served in the New Zealand Police from 1989 to 2002, including time as a dog handler. Prior to this, he worked eight years as a private security contractor during which he spent time in Iraq, including the siege of the Italian-run An Nasiriyah compound in Southern Iraq by the Mahdi militia in 2004.
Articles (as author)
- Mark Mitchell: Strong direction for policing and law and order, Line of Defence Magazine, Summer 2023-24.
- Continued investment in Defence Force needed, Line of Defence Magazine, Winter 2020.
- New challenges emerge with coronavirus, Line of Defence Magazine, Autumn 2020.
- National security, international stability and the importance of a resilient Defence Force, Line of Defence Magazine, Spring 2019.
- Reflections on 2018, with much to think about in 2019, Line of Defence Magazine, Summer 2018-19.
- Policy and Procurement: prolonged, passive, but some promise?, Line of Defence Magazine, Spring 2018.
- Defence short-changed as decisions delayed, Line of Defence Magazine, Winter 2018.
- Mark Mitchell: Cutbacks, Capabilities, and Acknowledgements, Line of Defence Magazine, Autumn 2018.
Articles (as interviewee)
- Interview: Opposition Defence Spokesperson Mark Mitchell, Line of Defence Magazine, Summer 2017/18.
