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|birth_place = [[Nelson, New Zealand]] |
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'''Margaret Kouvelis''' {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MNZM}} (born 1949) is a New Zealand local-body politician. She was the 5th [[Mayor of Manawatu]], holding the position from 2012 to 2016. |
'''Margaret Joy Kouvelis''' {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MNZM}} (born 1949) is a New Zealand local-body politician. She was the 5th [[Mayor of Manawatu]], holding the position from 2012 to 2016. |
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==Early life and family== |
==Early life and family== |
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Kouvelis was born in [[Nelson, New Zealand|Nelson]].<ref name=stuff2012>{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/6571349/New-mayor-offers-district-heart-and-soul |title=New mayor offers district heart and soul |publisher=Stuff |author=Jessica Sutton |date=14 March 2012 |accessdate=14 October 2018}}</ref> She studied at the [[University of Auckland]], and subsequently became a teacher in [[Queen's High School, Dunedin|Queen's High School]] in [[Dunedin]].<ref name=stuff2012/> After spending time in the [[United Kingdom]], she was a teacher at [[Dunstan High School]] in [[Alexandra, New Zealand|Alexandra]], and then at [[Freyberg High School]] in [[Palmerston North]], before moving to [[Massey University]]'s Centre for Educational Development.<ref name=tcappt>{{cite web |url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED0206/S00013/teachers-council-appoints-new-director.htm |title=Teachers Council Appoints New Director |publisher=NZ Teachers Council |date=11 June 2002 |accessdate=14 October 2018}}</ref> In 2002 she was appointed as director of the [[New Zealand Teachers' Council]], but resigned a year later.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=3532025 |title=Teachers body loses director |publisher=NZ Herald |date=2 November 2003 |accessdate=14 October 2018}}</ref> She subsequently became a consultant, edited a Presbyterian magazine, farmed olives, and ran a bookshop.<ref name=stuff2012/> |
Kouvelis was born in [[Nelson, New Zealand|Nelson]].<ref name=stuff2012>{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/6571349/New-mayor-offers-district-heart-and-soul |title=New mayor offers district heart and soul |publisher=Stuff |author=Jessica Sutton |date=14 March 2012 |accessdate=14 October 2018}}</ref> She studied at the [[University of Auckland]], and subsequently became a teacher in [[Queen's High School, Dunedin|Queen's High School]] in [[Dunedin]].<ref name=stuff2012/> After spending time in the [[United Kingdom]], she was a teacher at [[Dunstan High School]] in [[Alexandra, New Zealand|Alexandra]], and then at [[Freyberg High School]] in [[Palmerston North]], before moving to [[Massey University]]'s Centre for Educational Development.<ref name=tcappt>{{cite web |url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED0206/S00013/teachers-council-appoints-new-director.htm |title=Teachers Council Appoints New Director |publisher=NZ Teachers Council |date=11 June 2002 |accessdate=14 October 2018}}</ref> In 2002 she was appointed as director of the [[New Zealand Teachers' Council]], but resigned a year later.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=3532025 |title=Teachers body loses director |publisher=NZ Herald |date=2 November 2003 |accessdate=14 October 2018}}</ref> She subsequently became a consultant, edited a Presbyterian magazine, farmed olives, and ran a bookshop.<ref name=stuff2012/> |
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Kouvelis is the mother of former [[All Black]] [[Mark Ranby]].<ref name=stuff2012/> |
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==Political career== |
==Political career== |
Revision as of 00:24, 10 January 2019
Margaret Kouvelis | |
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![]() Kouvelis in 2015 | |
5th Mayor of Manawatu District | |
In office 2012–2016 | |
Preceded by | Ian McKelvie |
Succeeded by | Helen Worboys |
Personal details | |
Born | 1949 (age 74–75) Nelson, New Zealand |
Margaret Joy Kouvelis MNZM (born 1949) is a New Zealand local-body politician. She was the 5th Mayor of Manawatu, holding the position from 2012 to 2016.
Early life and family
Kouvelis was born in Nelson.[1] She studied at the University of Auckland, and subsequently became a teacher in Queen's High School in Dunedin.[1] After spending time in the United Kingdom, she was a teacher at Dunstan High School in Alexandra, and then at Freyberg High School in Palmerston North, before moving to Massey University's Centre for Educational Development.[2] In 2002 she was appointed as director of the New Zealand Teachers' Council, but resigned a year later.[3] She subsequently became a consultant, edited a Presbyterian magazine, farmed olives, and ran a bookshop.[1]
Kouvelis is the mother of former All Black Mark Ranby.[1]
Political career
In 2010 Kouvelis was elected to the Manawatu District Council.[4] In 2012 she won a by-election for Mayor following the resignation of Ian McKelvie, and was re-elected unopposed in 2013, but lost the mayoralty to Helen Worboys in 2016.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d Jessica Sutton (14 March 2012). "New mayor offers district heart and soul". Stuff. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "Teachers Council Appoints New Director". NZ Teachers Council. 11 June 2002. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "Teachers body loses director". NZ Herald. 2 November 2003. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ Sam Kilmister (31 August 2016). "We've built platforms for going forward: Manawatu mayor Margaret Kouvelis". Stuff. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ Sam Kilmister (13 October 2016). "Kouvelis says she always had Manawatu's future in the mind". Stuff. Retrieved 14 October 2018.