Barry Curtis

Sir Barry Curtis (born 1939) is New Zealand's longest serving mayor, being the Mayor of Manukau City from 1983 until 2007 [ [http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0708/S00152.htm Scoop: New Zealand's longest serving mayor to step down ] ] , when he announced his intention to retire.

Career

Sir Barry was first elected as a Manukau City Councillor in 1968, three years after Manukau City was formed and we reelected in 1971, 1974, 1977 and 1980. He was also elected in 1971 to the Auckland Regional Authority, the predecessor of the Auckland Regional Council and was reelected in 1974, 1977, 1980 and 1983. From 1977 to 1983 he was Chairman of the Authority’s regional planning committee. Sir Barry was elected Mayor of Manukau in 1983, and was reelected in 1986, 1989, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2001 and 2004. He stood down in October 2007 at the triennial elections, after 39 years of continuous service to the people of Manukau and the Auckland Region. He was succeeded by Len Brown [ [http://www.manukau.govt.nz/default.aspx?ID=77 Manukau City Council - Mayor of Manukau] ] .

He was knighted in the 1991 New Year's honours list by Her Majesty the Queen for services to Local Government and New Zealand [ [http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/honours/lists/nzom.html DPMC - New Zealand Honours: New Zealand Order of Merit Roll ] ] .

Positions Held

*Mayor of Manukau City (1983—2007)
*Member of the Auckland Regional Authority (1971-1983)
*Chairman of the Auckland Regional Authority Planning Committee (1977-1983)
*Chair of the Auckland Mayoral Forum
*Patron of South Auckland Hospice, Auckland Hockey Association and many other community organisations in Manukau City
*Chairman of the National Taskforce for the Reduction of Community Violence Leaders Group
*Member of the Auckland Regional Land Transport Committee (1990—2007)
*Deputy Chairman of Auckland Regional Growth Strategy Forum (1996—2007)
*Chairman of the Auckland Regional Economic Development Strategy (AREDS) Establishment Group (2002—2006)
*Trustee of the TelstraClear Pacific Events Trust Board

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