Margaret Kouvelis | |
|---|---|
 Kouvelis in 2019 | |
| 5th Mayor of Manawatu District | |
| In office 2012–2016 | |
| Preceded by | Ian McKelvie |
| Succeeded by | Helen Worboys |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1949 (age 75–76) Nelson,New Zealand |
| Relatives | Mark Ranby (son) |
Margaret Joy Kouvelis MNZM (born 1949) is a New Zealand local-body politician. She was the 5th Mayor of Manawatu,holding the position from 2012 to 2016.
Kouvelis was born in Nelson. [1] She studied at the University of Auckland,and subsequently became a teacher in Queen's High School in Dunedin. [1] After spending time in the United Kingdom,she was a teacher at Dunstan High School in Alexandra,and then at Freyberg High School in Palmerston North,before moving to Massey University's Centre for Educational Development. [2] In 2002 she was appointed director of the New Zealand Teachers' Council,but resigned a year later. [3] She subsequently became a consultant,edited a Presbyterian magazine,farmed olives,and ran a bookshop. [1]
Kouvelis is the mother of former All Black Mark Ranby. [1]
In 2010 Kouvelis was elected to the Manawatu District Council. [4] In 2012 she won a by-election for Mayor following the resignation of Ian McKelvie,and was re-elected unopposed in 2013,but lost the mayoralty to Helen Worboys in 2016. [5]
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