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Mayor of Chatham Islands

Mayor of the Chatham Islands Council
Unofficial flag of the Chatham Islands
Incumbent
Monique Croon
since 2019
StyleHer Worship
Term lengthThree years
Inaugural holderPatrick Smith
Formation1995
DeputyKeri Lea Day
WebsiteOfficial website

The Mayor of Chatham Islands is the head of the local government of the Chatham Islands, New Zealand, and presides over the Chatham Islands Council.

Patrick Smith served as mayor of the Chatham Islands from 1992 until his retirement in 2010.[1]

Smith was succeeded by deputy mayor Alfred Preece, who acted as mayor until he was elected to the position in 2010.[1][2][3] Preece had initially been invited to run for council by Mayor Smith.[4] He is the son of Alfred "Bunty" Preece QSO, a former chairman of the Chatham Islands County Council.[5][6][7]

Monique Croon is the current mayor of the Chatham Islands.[8] She was first elected in the 2019 local elections.[9]

  1. ^ a b "Chatham Islands' mayor resigns". New Zealand Herald. New Zealand Press Agency. 31 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Owenga Wharf Opened By MP". www.scoop.co.nz. Scoop News. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  3. ^ Cairns, Lois (10 October 2010). "Wind of change sweeps South Island". Sunday Star-Times. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  4. ^ Le Pla, Ruth (26 July 2015). "Alfred Preece | On just getting things done". NZ Local Government Magazine 1506. Contrafed Publishing. pp. 24–27. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  5. ^ Crean, Mike (4 December 2012). "Old warrior recalls Maori Battalion heroism". Stuff. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Last surviving officer of Māori Battalion farewelled on Chatham Islands". Newshub. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  7. ^ Davis, Denise; Solomon, Māui. "Moriori – The second dawn". teara.govt.nz. Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Meet the Team". cic.govt.nz. Chatham Islands Council.
  9. ^ SGWN Profile: Monique Croon, Government Woman's Network Te Aka Wāhine o Aotearoa

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