David Ogden (politician)
David Ogden | |
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.jpg) Ogden in 2010 | |
| 18th Mayor of Lower Hutt | |
| In office October 2004 – 9 October 2010 | |
| Deputy | Roger Styles |
| Preceded by | John Terris |
| Succeeded by | Ray Wallace |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1944 (age 79–80) Wellington, New Zealand |
| Political party | Future New Zealand (1999) |
| Profession | Accountant |
David Kevin Ogden JP (born 1944) is a former mayor of Lower Hutt in the Wellington region of New Zealand.
Biography
Ogden was born in Newtown, Wellington, in 1944. He grew up in Miramar and attended Miramar North School and later Wellington High School where he was a prefect. After briefly considering architecture he studied accountancy at Victoria University. He did not graduate but became a chartered accountant working at Fletcher Construction. He later became head of finance at TV1.[1] He is a justice of the peace.[2]
He first stood for political office in 1980 and was elected to the
He returned to the City Council for a term from 1998 to 2001. In 2001 he was elected to the Hutt Valley District Health Board.[2] Ogden was first elected mayor in 2004, beating incumbent Mayor John Terris running on a pledge to reduce debt, limit rates and fix flooding problems. His campaign benefited greatly after Terris was hospitalised with blood poisoning at the start of the election campaign.[1] He was re-elected in 2007 with a reduced majority,[6] but was defeated in 2010 by sitting councillor Ray Wallace.[7][8]
In 2016 he was elected for a second time to the Regional Council.
Personal life
He first married in 1965 with whom he had three children before divorcing in 1996. He remarried in 1997, though the marriage was only to last a few weeks.[1] In 2000 He met American-born lawyer Teresa Shreves who he married in 2007.[11]
Notes
- ^ The Dominion Post. p. A8.
- ^ a b "David Ogden" (PDF). Hutt Valley Health District Board. Hutt City. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ McGill 1991, pp. 216.
- ^ "Candidate vote details – Hutt South". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Party Lists of Unsuccessful Registered Parties". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ Boyack, Nicholas (20 July 2010). "Ray Wallace confirms he'll take on Ogden for Hutt mayoralty". The Hutt News. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- The Dominion Post. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ^ Boyack, Nicholas (13 October 2010). "Wallace topples Ogden for Hutt mayoralty". The Dominion Post. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ "Lower Hutt constituency – Preliminary results" (PDF). Greater Wellington Regional Council. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "LGE 2022 - Preliminary" (PDF). Kāpiti Coast District Council. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- The Dominion Post. 23 February 2007. p. A6.
References
- McGill, David (1991). Lower Hutt – The First Garden City. Petone, New Zealand: Lower Hutt City Council. ISBN 1-86956-003-5.
- "Election profile" in The Dominion Postof 18 September 2004 page A8
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