Cliff Skeggs

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Sir Clifford George Skeggs JP (born 19 March 1931) is a New Zealand businessman from Dunedin, and was Mayor of Dunedin from 1977 to 1989.

Sir Cliff Skeggs
Skeggs c. 1980
53th Mayor of Dunedin
In office 1977–1989
Preceded by	Jim Barnes
Succeeded by	Richard Walls
Personal details
Born	Clifford George Skeggs (1931-03-19) 19 March 1931 (age 90) Bluff, New Zealand
Spouse(s)	Marie Ledgerwood ​ (m. 1951)​
Children	3
Education	Southland Technical College

Biography[]

Early life[]

Skeggs was born in Bluff, and was educated at Bluff School and Southland Technical College.

Business career[]

He was involved in the fishing industry from 1953, and developed the Skeggs Group of which he was the chairman and chief executive into what was the largest private inshore fishing fleet in New Zealand with investments including shipping, aviation (Pacifica Air) and property.

Political career[]

Skeggs was on the Dunedin City Council and Otago Harbour Board, and later was chairman of the port company Port Otago. He was mayor of Dunedin from 1977 to 1989, and was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 1987 Queen's Birthday Honours.^[1]

Personal life[]

He married Marie Ledgerwood in 1951, they have three sons. He lives in Dunedin. He was made a Knight Bachelor in the 1987 Queen's Birthday Honours.^[2]

Notes[]

References[]

• Lambert, Max (1991). Who's Who in New Zealand (12th ed.). Reed, Auckland. p. 583. ISBN 0-7900-01306.

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