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Anthony Jonathan Parr, (born 4 August 1955) was the

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of the

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from April 2009 to November 2012. He was succeeded by Rear Admiral

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Early life

Parr was born in

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, New Zealand. He was raised in Fiji and attended

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as a boarder. He graduated from the

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in 1977 with a Bachelor of Social Science in politics and after completing the first year of a Bachelor of Law degree in 1979, he joined the Royal New Zealand Navy in January 1980 in the rank of sub lieutenant.

Naval career

During his naval career, Parr served aboard the ships , and . He also served as the commanding officer of , and . Since leaving ''Te Mana'', Parr served at HQ Joint Forces New Zealand, holding a number of senior positions in the RNZN. In the 1986 New Zealand Royal Visit Honours, Parr was appointed a

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. In the

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for services to the State.

Dates of rank

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Parr, Tony 1955 births Living people 20th-century New Zealand military personnel 21st-century New Zealand military personnel Military personnel from Wellington City New Zealand Members of the Royal Victorian Order Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit People educated at New Plymouth Boys' High School Royal New Zealand Navy admirals University of Waikato alumni