Ewan Jamieson

Air Marshal Sir David Ewan Jamieson, (19 April 1930 – 21 March 2013) was a senior commander in the Royal New Zealand Air Force. He was Chief of the Air Staff from 1979 to 1983, and Chief of the Defence Staff from 1983 to 1986.

Early life Jamieson was born on 19 April 1930 in Christchurch. His father was Raymond Douglas Jamieson (1906–1982), who was later the chief judge of the Arbitration Court. His mother was Florence Ethel Jamieson . He received his schooling at Christchurch Boys' High School and New Plymouth Boys' High School. and the couple went on to have four children.

Later life and death Jamieson retired as Chief of the Defence Staff in 1986, despite being offered an extension to his term in the role; he later said that he wished to be free to engage in public debate about defence policy. Subsequently, he was critical of successive National and Labour governments' decisions, particularly in relation to New Zealand's anti-nuclear policy, and cuts to defence spending. and he died there on 21 March 2013, at the age of 82.

Honours In 1977, Jamieson was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal. In the 1981 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath. He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1967 Queen's Birthday Honours, and promoted to Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1986 New Year Honours.