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Mary Ogg
QSO
2nd Mayor of Gore District
In office
1995–2001
Preceded byIan Tulloch
Succeeded byOwen O'Connor
Personal details
Born
Mary Elizabeth McKinlay

1944 or 1945
Died (aged 77)
Gore, New Zealand
Spouse
David Ogg
​
(m. 1968)​
OccupationNurse

Mary Elizabeth Ogg

QSO (née McKinlay; 1944 or 1945 – 6 October 2022) was a New Zealand local politician. She served as the mayor of Gore
from 1995 until 2001, and was the first woman to hold that position.

Biography

Ogg was born Mary Elizabeth McKinlay, the daughter of Bessy and Parker McKinlay, and grew up in Invercargill.[1][2] In August 1968, she married David John Ogg at the Church of St Theresa of Lisieux in Invercargill.[2] Her wedding dress is now held in the collection of the Gore Historical Museum.[2]

A district nurse, Ogg advocated for comprehensive health services in Gore and eastern Southland, and served as a member of the Southland District Health Board.[2][3]

Ogg was elected mayor of Gore in 1995, and served in that role for two terms, before being defeated by Owen O'Connor at the

Southland District.[5] Following the announcement that Seddon Memorial Hospital in Gore would close in 1999, Ogg actively and successfully campaigned for a new hospital to be built in Gore.[3][4]

In the

Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the community, in the 2003 New Year Honours.[7]

Mary Ogg died in Gore on 6 October 2022, at the age of 77.[1][4]

References

  1. ^
    Southland Times
    . 8 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Dress, wedding; Enid Herbert; 1968". NZMuseums. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b Eggleston, Sandy (8 October 2022). "Guard of honour for ex-mayor who fought for new hospital". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Kelly, Rachael (7 October 2022). "Former Gore district mayor Mary Ogg dies in the hospital she had built". Stuff. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  5. Southland Times
    . Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  6. ^ "New Year honours list 2002". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2001. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  7. ^ "New Year honours list 2003". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2002. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
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