Major General Louis Joseph Gardiner was a New Zealand military officer.
11 Facts About Lou Gardiner
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Lou Gardiner served as Chief of Army from 2006 to 2009, and later was the chief executive of Crimestoppers New Zealand.
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Lou Gardiner received his secondary education at St Patrick's College, Wellington.
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Lou Gardiner then entered the Royal New Zealand Army Ordnance Corps, and later served in the Army Office, Canberra.
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Lou Gardiner was posted to the United Nations Operations in Somalia, Headquarters of the Peacekeeping Force, as deputy chief logistical officer in 1994, and the following year he returned to New Zealand and was promoted to colonel, assuming the position of Chief of Staff, Support Command.
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Lou Gardiner was promoted to brigadier in December 1998 and appointed deputy Chief of Staff, but was appointed Land Commander a week later.
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Lou Gardiner was reappointed deputy Chief of Staff in December 1999 and the following July he received a 12-month posting as chief military observer with the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor.
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Lou Gardiner was appointed Head New Zealand Defence Staff, Canberra, in 2001.
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Lou Gardiner was promoted to the rank of major general and appointed Commander Joint Forces New Zealand in late 2004.
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Lou Gardiner served as Chief of Army from May 2006 to May 2009.
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Lou Gardiner died of cancer on 18 July 2015, and was buried at Akatarawa Cemetery.