Mayor of Southland District
The Mayor of Southland is the head of the municipal government of Southland District, New Zealand. The mayor is directly elected using the first-past-the-post electoral system. The current mayor has, since the 2013 local elections, been Gary Tong.[1]
History[]
Southland District was established as part of the 1989 local government amalgamation.[2] Frana Cardno joined the Southland District as a councillor in 1989, before being elected mayor in 1992.[3] She retired from that role in October 2013 prior to that year's local elections,[3] and was New Zealand's longest-serving female mayor ever.[4]
List of mayors of Southland[]
Southland District has had three mayors:
Name | Portrait | Term | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | John Casey | ![]() |
1989–1992[5] |
2 | Frana Cardno | ![]() |
1992–2013[6] |
3 | Gary Tong | ![]() |
2013–present[1] |
References[]
- ^ a b "Current Council". southlanddc.govt.nz. Southland District Council.
- ^ "Role of Council". Southland District Council. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ a b Rudd, Allison (10 October 2013). "Cardno farewelled with fond tributes". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "Frana Cardno recognised for outstanding contribution to local government". Local Government New Zealand. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ Veltkamp Smith, Pat (29 June 2011). "Life of community works". The Southland Times. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ McLeod, Hannah (24 April 2015). "Former Southland mayor Frana Cardno dies". The Southland Times. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
Categories:
- Mayors of districts in New Zealand
- Lists of mayors of places in New Zealand
- Mayors of places in Southland, New Zealand