Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt

Colonel The Right Honourable The Lord Porritt Bt, GCMG, GCVO, CBE, KStJ, FRCS
Porritt in his uniform, c. 1970
11th Governor-General of New Zealand
In office 1 December 1967 – 7 September 1972
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Keith Holyoake Jack Marshall
Preceded by	The Lord Ballantrae
Succeeded by	Sir Denis Blundell
2nd Chairman of the British Empire and Commonwealth Games Federation
In office 1950–1966
Preceded by	Sir James Leigh-Wood
Succeeded by	Sir Alexander Ross
Personal details
Born	(1900-08-10)10 August 1900 Wanganui, New Zealand
Died	1 January 1994(1994-01-01) (aged 93) London, England
Alma mater	University of Otago Magdalen College, Oxford
Profession	Surgeon
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Army
Years of service	1940–1956
Rank	Colonel
Battles/wars	Second World War Battle of France North African Campaign Operation Overlord
Awards	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States)
Sports career
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprint
Sports achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 yd – 9.8 (1923) 200 m – 21.5 (1925)[1][2]
Medal record Representing  New Zealand Olympic Games 1924 Paris 100 m World Student Games 1924 Warsaw 100 m 1924 Warsaw 200 m 1924 Warsaw 110 m hurdles

Colonel Arthur Espie Porritt, Baron Porritt, Bt, GCMG, GCVO, CBE, KStJ, FRCS^[3] (10 August 1900 – 1 January 1994) was a New Zealand physician, military surgeon, statesman and athlete. He won a bronze medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics in the 100 m sprint. He served as the 11th governor-general of New Zealand from 1967 to 1972.