Noel Frank Pope CNZM JP (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]

Noel Pope
25th Mayor of Tauranga
In office
8 October 1983 – 14 October 1989
Preceded byRay Dillon
Succeeded byKeith Clarke
In office
14 October 1995 – 13 October 2001
Preceded byKeith Clarke
Succeeded byJan Beange
Personal details
Born
Noel Frank Pope

(1931-09-28)28 September 1931
Hamilton, New Zealand[1]
Died15 August 2019(2019-08-15) (aged 87)
Spouse
Ena Ethel Edgar
(m. 1953)
[1]
Children3[1]
EducationTauranga College[1]
OccupationElectrician[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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Taylor, Alister, ed. (2001). New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa 2001. Auckland: Alister Taylor Publishers. p. 715. ISSN 1172-9813.
  2. ^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 1998". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 1 June 1998. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  3. ^ "'He was a genuine visionary' – former Tauranga Mayor Noel Pope dies". Bay of Plenty Times. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.