Department Of The Prime Minister And Cabinet (New Zealand)
The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet of New Zealand (often known by its acronym, DPMC) is the department charged with supporting the Prime Minister of New Zealand and their Cabinet. The department is one of three agencies responsible managing the public service in New Zealand, the others being the State Services Commission and the New Zealand Treasury.
The Department's overall area of responsibility is in helping to provide, at an administrative level, the "constitutional and institutional glue" within New Zealand's parliamentary democracy.
The Chief Executive,since June 2012 is Andrew Kibblewhite (previously Treasury, Deputy Chief Executive). Maarten Wevers stepped down as Chief Executive on 13 June 2012.
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