Graham Fortune

Graham Charles Fortune CNZM (13 December 1941 – 19 March 2016) was a New Zealand diplomat and public servant.

[5] His thesis, supervised by Geoff Malcolm, was entitled Measurement of thermal pressure coefficients of polyethylene and polypropylene.

Initially he was in the South Pacific and Antarctic Affairs Division, and involved with administration of New Zealand's science and exploration programme in the Ross Dependency and the development of Scott Base.

[5] In the 2007 New Year Honours, Fortune was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for public services.

[6] Outside of his career as a public servant, Fortune was active in orienteering, and won several Australian and New Zealand championships.