The mayor of South Taranaki officiates over the South Taranaki District of New Zealand's North Island.[1]
The South Taranaki District was formed in the 1989 local government reforms. Pierce Joyce was the first mayor[2] until he was beaten in the 1992 local elections by Mary Bourke.[3] Bourke retired at the 2007 local elections and was replaced by Ross Dunlop.[4] Phil Nixon is the current mayor of South Taranaki.[1] He won the mayoral election by a large margin in October 2019 after Dunlop did not seek re-election.[4]
South Taranaki has had four mayors:
Name | Portrait | Term | |
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1 | Pierce Joyce | 1989–1992 | |
2 | Mary Bourke | 1992–2007 | |
3 | Ross Dunlop | 2007–2019 | |
4 | Phil Nixon | 2019–present |