Mayor of Southland District


The mayor of Southland officiates over the Southland District Council. The mayor is directly elected using the first-past-the-post electoral system. The current mayor is Rob Scott, who was elected in 2022.

History

Southland District was established as part of the Territorial authorities of New Zealand#1989 [local government reforms|1989 local government amalgamation]. Frana Cardno joined the Southland District as a councillor in 1989, before being elected mayor in 1992. She retired from that role in October 2013 prior to that year's 2013 [New Zealand local elections|local elections], and was New Zealand's longest-serving female mayor ever.

List of office holders

Southland District has had four mayors:
NamePortraitTerm
1John Casey1989–1992
2Frana Cardno1992–2013
3Gary Tong2013–2022
4Rob Scott2022–present