The mayor of Southland officiates over the Southland District Council. The mayor is directly elected using the first-past-the-post electoral system. The current mayor is Rob Scott, who was elected in 2022.
History Southland District was established as part of the 1989 local government amalgamation. Frana Cardno joined the Southland District as a councillor in 1989, before being elected mayor in 1992. She retired from that role in October 2013 prior to that year's local elections, and was New Zealand's longest-serving female mayor ever.
List of office holders Southland District has had four mayors:
NamePortraitTerm1 John Casey 1989–19922 Frana Cardno 1992–20133 Gary Tong 2013–20224 Rob Scott 2022–present
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