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.
Southland District was established as part of the 1989 local government amalgamation. [1] Frana Cardno joined the Southland District as a councillor in 1989, before being elected mayor in 1992. [2] She retired from that role in October 2013 prior to that year's local elections, [2] and was New Zealand's longest-serving female mayor ever. [3]
Southland District has had three mayors:
Name | Term | |
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1 | John Casey [4] | 1989–1992 |
2 | Frana Cardno | 1992–2013 |
3 | Gary Tong | 2013–present |
Southland District is a territorial authority in the South Island of New Zealand.
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