Paula Southgate

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Paula Southgate
Paula Southgate in 2015.jpg
36th Mayor of Hamilton
Assumed office
24 October 2019 (2019-10-24)
DeputyGeoff Taylor (proposed)
Preceded byAndrew King
Personal details
Born1963/1964 (age 57–58)[1]

Paula Anne Southgate[2] is the incumbent Mayor of Hamilton, New Zealand. She began her term on 24 October 2019.[3]

Early life[]

Southgate was born in 1963 or 1964[1] and attended Hamilton Girls' High School and the University of Waikato.[4] She worked as a teacher, a counsellor in the mental health sector, and served on two school boards of trustees.[5]

Local government[]

Southgate served as a councillor on the Waikato Regional Council from 2001 to 2016.[4] In 2013 she was elected to be the council chair over Bob Simcock, with the support of eight out of fourteen councillors.[6]

Southgate ran for mayor in the 2016 election but lost to Andrew King. The election was close, with an election-day margin of nine votes reduced to six votes after a judicial recount. However, she was elected as a city councillor from the East ward.[7] In 2019, she did not run for a councillor position but won the mayoralty with 33.74% of the vote and a majority of 3,137 votes over King.[8] She plans to nominate Geoff Taylor as her deputy mayor.[9]

Personal life[]

Southgate is married to Greg and has two daughters and a stepson.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Leaman, Aaron (12 October 2019). "Paula Southgate elected Hamilton's new mayor". Stuff. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 Elections - Electoral Expenses and Donations Returns - Mayoral Candidates.pdf" (PDF). Hamilton City Council.
  3. ^ "Paula Southgate is Hamilton's new Mayor" (Press release). Hamilton City Council. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Councillor Paula Southgate". Hamilton City Council. Archived from the original on 26 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Southgate enters Hamilton mayoral race". Stuff. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  6. ^ Leaman, Aaron (1 November 2013). "Paula Southgate secures regional chair". Waikato Times. Stuff. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Results". Hamilton City Council. 28 October 2016. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Final results". Hamilton City Council. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Hamilton's mayor chooses Geoff Taylor for deputy". Stuff. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Hamilton
2019–present 		Incumbent
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