Kathleen Frances Joblin MNZM (born 1961 or 1962)[1] is a New Zealand local politician and chartered accountant. She has been a member of the Whanganui District Council since 2016, and was chair of the Whanganui District Health Board from 2007 to 2013.
Kate Joblin | |
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.jpg) Joblin in 2013 | |
| Whanganui District Councillor | |
| Assumed office 8 October 2016 | |
| Chair of the Whanganui District Health Board | |
| In office 3 May 2007 – 9 December 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Patrick O'Connor |
| Succeeded by | Dot McKinnon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1961 or 1962 |
| Spouse | Ross Mills |
| Children | 6 |
Career edit
In the 2016 local elections, Joblin won a seat in the Whanganui District Council. She was re-elected in 2019, saying that she wanted to continue previous work that the council had started. As of 2019[update] she is the Finance and Strategy Committee chairperson and she co-chairs the Positive Ageing Forum of the council,[2] which provides support to the elderly.[3] She was re-elected again 2022 for her third term, saying that her priorities were in housing and public transport.[4] The committees that she is on include the Strategy and Policy, Risk & Assurance, Chief Executive's Performance Review, and Emergency committees. In 2022, she was paid $56,724 per year as councillor.[5]
Joblin previously served on the Whanganui District Health Board for 11 years, and was chair between May 2007 and December 2013.[2][6][7]
Joblin runs accounting company Kate Joblin & Co Ltd. She is also a trustee of the Life to the Max Trust,[2] and chairs the Safer Whanganui advisory group.[5] Joblin is married to Ross Mills, and has six children.[8][9] In 2010, Joblin and Mills bought a one-hectare (2.5-acre) property at Westmere, where they established a lavender farm.[8]
In the 2013 New Year Honours, Joblin was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, services to health.[10]
References edit
- ^ "Kate Joblin". Policy.nz. 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "Local elections: Councillor Kate Joblin standing for second term". Whanganui Chronicle. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Positive Ageing". www.whanganui.govt.nz. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Local elections 2022: Kate Joblin standing for re-election to Whanganui District Council". Whanganui Chronicle. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Whanganui Mayor Andrew Tripe to be paid nearly $150k as councillors get paypackets confirmed". Whanganui Chronicle. 24 December 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "New chair at Whanganui DHB, new deputy chair at Capital & Coast DHB". New Zealand Government. 2 May 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ >McDonald, Anne-Marie (30 November 2013). "Minister appoints new chair". Whanganui Chronicle. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Locally grown lavenders producing award-winning oil". River City Press. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Award for DHB boss". Whanganui Chronicle. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "New Year Honours List 2013". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2024.