Noel Pope (mayor) explained

Noel Pope
Order:25th Mayor of Tauranga
Term Start:8 October 1983
Term End:14 October 1989
Predecessor:Ray Dillon
Successor:Keith Clarke
Term Start2:14 October 1995
Term End2:13 October 2001
Predecessor2:Keith Clarke
Successor2:Jan Beange
Birth Name:Noel Frank Pope
Birth Date:28 September 1931
Birth Place:Hamilton, New Zealand
Children:3
Education:Tauranga College
Occupation:Electrician

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

Notes and References

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