Mayor of South Taranaki

The mayor of South Taranaki officiates over the South Taranaki District Council.

History

The South Taranaki District was formed in the 1989 local government reforms. Pierce Joyce was the first mayor until he was beaten in the 1992 local elections by Mary Bourke. Bourke retired at the 2007 local elections and was replaced by Ross Dunlop. Phil Nixon is the current mayor of South Taranaki. He won the mayoral election by a large margin in October 2019 after Dunlop did not seek re-election.

List of mayors of South Taranaki South Taranaki has had four mayors:

Name PortraitTerm1 Pierce Joyce 1989–19922 Mary Bourke 1992–20073 Ross Dunlop 2007–20194 Phil Nixon 2019–present

List of deputy mayors

+NameTermMayorDebbie Ngarewa-Packer2007–2010DunlopAlex Ballantyne2010–2014Ian Armstrong2014–2016Phil Nixon2016–2019Robert Northcott2019–presentNixon

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