Rex Kirton

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Rex Stratton Kirton QSO JP is a New Zealand local-body politician in the Wellington Region. He was mayor of Upper Hutt for 24 years until 2001, and then served three terms on the Greater Wellington Regional Council.

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Biography

Kirton attended St. Patrick's College, Silverstream 1955–1959. He lives in Whitemans Valley. [1]

Local government

Kirton was first elected mayor of Upper Hutt in 1977. When he retired from this role in 2001, he was the longest-serving mayor in New Zealand at that time. [2] [3] [4] In 2001, Kirton stood as the Upper Hutt representative on the Wellington Regional Council. He served three terms until 2010 when he was beaten by Paul Swain. [5] Swain and Kirton received 5,117 and 3,794 votes, respectively, with two other candidates contesting the election. [1] In 2007, he had been returned unopposed. [6] He was chairman of the regional council's parks, forests and utilities committee. [7]

In 1990, Kirton received the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal. [8] In the 1997 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order, for public services. [9] Kirton Drive, the main street in the suburb of Riverstone Terraces, is named after him. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Rex Kirton". Elections 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  2. ↑ "History of Our City : Mayors". Upper Hutt City Council. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  3. ↑ "Deputy mayor takes Wellington". TV One. 13 October 2001. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "Rex Kirton Not Seeking Re-Election". scoop.co.nz. 2006. Retrieved 24 October 2011. Mayor Rex Kirton announced today that he will not be seeking re-election for a ninth term as Mayor of Upper Hutt. He is currently the longest-serving mayor in New Zealand. Mr Kirton was first elected to the Upper Hutt City Council as a Councillor in 1974, and then successfully stood for Mayor in 1977.
  5. ↑ Williams, Colin (12 October 2010). "Swain wins Kirton's seat". Upper Hutt Leader. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  6. ↑ "Greater Wellington Regional Council - Upper Hutt Constituency". Elections 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  7. ↑ "Wind turbine ban for Battle Hill". The Dominion Post. 23 January 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  8. ↑ Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 218. ISBN   0-908578-34-2.
  9. ↑ "New Year honours list 1997". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 1996. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  10. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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