Noel Pope (mayor)

Noel Frank Pope CNZM JP (28 September 1931 – 15 August 2019) was a New Zealand local-body politician. He served as Mayor of Tauranga from 1983 to 1989 and 1995 to 2001.[1]

Noel Pope

25th Mayor of Tauranga
In office
8 October 1983  14 October 1989
Preceded byRay Dillon
Succeeded byKeith Clarke
In office
14 October 1995  13 October 2001
Preceded byKeith Clarke
Succeeded byJan Beange
Personal details
Born
Noel Frank Pope

(1931-09-28)28 September 1931
Hamilton, New Zealand[1]
Died15 August 2019(2019-08-15) (aged 87)
Spouse(s)
Ena Ethel Edgar
(m. 1953)
[1]
Children3[1]
EducationTauranga College[1]
OccupationElectrician[1]

In the 1998 Queen's Birthday Honours, Pope was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to local government.[2] He died on 15 August 2019.[3]

References

  1. Taylor, Alister, ed. (2001). New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa 2001. Auckland: Alister Taylor Publishers. p. 715. ISSN 1172-9813.
  2. "Queen's Birthday honours list 1998". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 1 June 1998. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  3. "'He was a genuine visionary' – former Tauranga Mayor Noel Pope dies". Bay of Plenty Times. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.


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