Gordon Noel Parkinson

Gordon Noel Parkinson (born 1935) is a retired diplomat of New Zealand. He served as consul-general in Bangkok from 1968 to 1970. He was New Zealand's Ambassador to Peru from 1978 to 1980, Ambassador to Italy from 1983 to 1986 and Ambassador to Indonesia from 1986 to 1990.

Early life and education Parkinson attended Rongatai College, Wellington and obtained a bachelor of laws degree from Victoria University of Wellington in 1956.

Career Parkinson joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) in Wellington in 1956. While in Paris in 1977, he attended the ceremony in Le Quesnoy to honour Leslie Averill, the first man to scale the walls of the walled city during the liberation of the town in World War I.

From 1978 to 1980, Parkinson was Ambassador to Peru, with accreditation in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Yugoslavia.

Personal life In 1957, Parkinson married Margaret Geard in Wellington.

Works

Parkinson, Gordon. “New Zealand Foreign Policy: Grounds for Optimism.” New Zealand International Review 7, no. 4 (1982): 13–17.