Mayor of Southland District

The mayor of Southland officiates over the Southland District Council. The mayor is directly elected using the first-past-the-post electoral system. The current mayor is Rob Scott, who was elected in 2022.^[3]

Mayor of Southland
Coat of arms of the Southland District
Incumbent Rob Scott since 2022
Style	His Worship
Term length	Three years, renewable
Inaugural holder	John Casey
Formation	1989
Deputy	Christine Menzies[1]
Salary	$134,914[2]
Website	Official website

History

Southland District was established as part of the 1989 local government amalgamation.^[4] Frana Cardno joined the Southland District as a councillor in 1989, before being elected mayor in 1992.^[5] She retired from that role in October 2013 prior to that year's local elections,^[5] and was New Zealand's longest-serving female mayor ever.^[6]

List of office holders

Southland District has had four mayors:

	Name	Portrait	Term
1	John Casey		1989–1992[7]
2	Frana Cardno		1992–2013[8]
3	Gary Tong		2013–2022
4	Rob Scott		2022–present