Paula Southgate

Paula Southgate is the incumbent Mayor of Hamilton, New Zealand. She began her term on 24 October 2019.[2]

Paula Southgate
36th Mayor of Hamilton
Assumed office
24 October 2019 (2019-10-24)
DeputyGeoff Taylor (proposed)
Preceded byAndrew King
Personal details
Born1963/1964 (age 56–57)[1]

Early life

Southgate was born in 1963 or 1964[1] and attended Hamilton Girls' High School and the University of Waikato.[3]

Local government

Southgate served as a councillor on the Waikato Regional Council from 2001 to 2016.[3] In 2013 she was elected to be the council chair over Bob Simcock, with the support of eight out of fourteen councillors.[4]

Southgate ran for mayor in the 2016 election but lost to Andrew King. The election was close, with an election-day margin of nine votes reduced to six votes after a judicial recount. However, she was elected as a city councillor from the East ward.[5] In 2019, she did not run for a councillor position but won the mayoralty with 33.74% of the vote and a majority of 3,137 votes over King.[6] She plans to nominate Geoff Taylor as her deputy mayor.[7]

Personal life

Southgate is married to Greg and has two daughters and a stepson.[3]

References
  1. Leaman, Aaron (12 October 2019). "Paula Southgate elected Hamilton's new mayor". Stuff. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  2. "Paula Southgate is Hamilton's new Mayor" (Press release). Hamilton City Council. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  3. "Councillor Paula Southgate". Hamilton City Council. Archived from the original on 26 January 2019.
  4. Leaman, Aaron (1 November 2013). "Paula Southgate secures regional chair". Waikato Times. Stuff. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019.
  5. "Results". Hamilton City Council. 28 October 2016. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019.
  6. "Final results". Hamilton City Council. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  7. "Hamilton's mayor chooses Geoff Taylor for deputy". Stuff. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
Political offices
Preceded by
Andrew King		 Mayor of Hamilton
2019–present		 Incumbent
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