Adrienne von Tunzelmann

Adrienne Fay von Tunzelmann (born ) She graduated from the University of Canterbury in the late 1960s with a First-Class Honours degree in economics. After graduating and teaching for a year as a junior lecturer in economics, she moved to Wellington. Her first job offer was at a major bank, on a lower salary scale reserved for women. She declined the offer and instead joined the New Zealand Treasury, which offered equal pay for male and female staff. She worked in Parliament and Treasury as a branch manager until 1990, then moved to work at the Department of Justice as Deputy Chief Executive where she was responsible for the Office of Treaty Settlements. While working, she completed a Master of Public Policy (with Distinction) at Victoria University of Wellington. She has a Certificate in Company Directorship, graduated from the MIT Sloan School of Management, and is a Distinguished Fellow of the Institute of Directors.

Personal life Von Tunzelmann is married to Peter McKinlay.

Honours and awards In 1977, von Tunzelmann received the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal, and in 1993, she was awarded the New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal. In the 2016 Birthday Honours, she was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order, for services to governance and the community. In 2024 she received a Distinguished Fellowship in Education from Te Whāre Wānanga o Awanuiārangi.

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