John Whitehead (public servant)

John Whitehead
Whitehead in 2022
Secretary to the Treasury of New Zealand
In office
8 April 2003 – 31 May 2011
Prime MinisterHelen Clark (2003–2008)
John Key (2008–2011)
Preceded byAlan Bollard
Succeeded byGabriel Makhlouf
Personal details
Alma materM.Com (Hons),B.Sc (Hons),
University of Canterbury

John Henry Whitehead CNZM KStJ is a New Zealand economist. He served as Secretary of the Treasury between April 2003 and May 2011. He has been Chancellor of Hato Hone St John since June 2020.