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Speech to description Institute characteristic Directors Breakfast by Ian Fletcher
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Prime Minister John Key is defending his role in the appointment of Ian Fletcher as director of the Government Communications Security Bureau.
Mr Key told reporters on Wednesday afternoon that despite ringing Mr Fletcher to tell him about the job, proper process had been followed in the appointment.
The Labour Party has raised questions about the appointment because of Mr Key's involvement and the fact he personally knew Mr Fletcher.
But Mr Key is playing down his relationship with the spy agency's director.
"Despite what people say, I don't know Ian that well. I'm much more friends with his brother but not actually with Ian but he had a very successful record and quite frankly we were looking for someone good. We spoke to a number of people. That's quite normal."
Mr Key says originally, State Services Commissioner Iain Rennie had a shortlist of four candidates for the job but none were considered good enough.
It was at that point he rang Mr Fletcher and one other person to see whether they were interested in applying.
Mr Key says he would have been happy if another person had been recommended but Mr Fletcher was an ideal appointment.
In a written statement on Wednesday, Mr Rennie said only that the panel that interviewed Mr Fletcher was unanimous that he was suitable
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Ian Fletcher’s past
Amongst the political hubris surrounding the “shoulder tap” appointment of Ian Fletcher to the GCSB some research and analysis is starting to emerge. David Fisher at NZ Herald is claimed in some circles as a shrill for the left but he has written what seems to be a reasonably balanced report on Fletcher’s past.
He summarises Ian Fletcher’s past experience in Spy who came in from the heat:
Ian Fletcher
* Earned a history degree while studying Arabic, living in Syria briefly and London during his tertiary education.
* Started out as a diplomat with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs before returning to Britain in 1989 to work at the Monopolies & Mergers Commission.
* Investigated for contempt of Queensland Parliament at time hired for job as GCSB head.
* Investigation came after leaked emails contradicted his evidence to a parliamentary committee. The complaint went no further after Mr Fletcher made a correction to the parliamentary record.
* Mr Fletcher was privy to “extremely sensitive” documents forecasting march to Iraq War in his previous British role as principal private secretary to Sir Andrew Turnbull, the incoming Cabinet secretary and Britain’s most powerful civil ser