1. Alec McLean remarried Dinah Jane Okeby in 1990, and they had at least two more children.
10 Facts About Alec McLean
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Alec McLean was a member of New Zealand rowing eight between 1974 and 1976.
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Alec McLean won a bronze medal at the 1974 World Rowing Championships in Lucerne, Switzerland.
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Alec McLean was again a bronze medallist at the 1975 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, England.
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Alec McLean worked for the New Zealand Customs Department from 1968 until 1978, before becoming a parliamentary private secretary.
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Alec McLean then served as deputy official secretary to the Governor-General of New Zealand from 2009 to 2012.
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From March 2012 Alec McLean returned to parliament as private secretary to David Shearer, Leader of the Opposition.
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From October 2014 to May 2015, Alec McLean worked as property manager at Caniwi Capital Partners, in Wellington.
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Alec McLean was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services in the New Zealand 2010 New Year Honours.
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Alec McLean was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.