David Shanks is a New Zealand
solicitor
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who served as the twelfth
Chief Censor of New Zealand from 2017 to 2022, replacing the previous Chief Censor,
Andrew Jack.
On 8 May 2020, Shanks was reappointed for a two-year term concluding on 6 May 2022. He was succeeded by
Caroline Flora, the current
Chief Censor of New Zealand, on 20 July 2022.
References
Chief Censors of New Zealand
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
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