Neil MacLean (coroner)
Neil MacLean | |
|---|---|
MacLean in 2015 | |
| 1st Chief Coroner of New Zealand | |
| In office 2007–2015 | |
| Succeeded by | Deborah Marshall |
| District Court judge | |
| In office 1993–2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Allan Neil MacLean 24 November 1944 |
| Died | 17 November 2022 (aged 77) |
| Spouse |
Susan Gordon Eliott (m. 1969) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Canterbury |
| Profession |
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| Known for | Coronial inquiries into the Pike River Mine disaster and Christchurch earthquakes |
Allan Neil MacLean QSO (24 November 1944 – 17 November 2022) was a New Zealand District Court judge and that country's first chief coroner, from 2007 to 2015. He was the coroner during the Pike River Mine disaster and the Christchurch earthquakes.