The State Services Commissioner, Iain Rennie, today announced that Bronwyn Dalley has agreed to act as Chief Executive of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage (MCH).
Ms Dalley is currently a Deputy Chief Executive and the Chief Historian at the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, a position she has held since 2002.
Ms Dalley joined the Public Service as an historian in 1993, and became Chief Historian in 2002. She was appointed Deputy Chief Executive in the Ministry for Culture and Heritage in 2007. She has also authored a number of books on New Zealand history.
Ms Dalley will take up the role on 1 September 2008. The recruitment process for a permanent chief executive will be initiated later this year.