词条 | Ian Lawrence (mayor) |
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|honorific-prefix = |name = Ian Lawrence |honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=NZL|CBE|size=100%}} |image = Ian Lawrence 2012.jpg |imagesize = |smallimage = |alt = |caption = Lawrence in 2012 |office1 = 29th Mayor of Wellington |term_start1 = 1983 |term_end1 = 1986 |deputy1 = Gavin Wilson |predecessor1 = Michael Fowler |successor1 = Jim Belich |birth_date = 1937 |birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |death_date = {{death date and given age|df=yes|2019|03|8|82}} |death_place = Jerusalem |restingplace = |birthname = |nationality = |spouse = Sandra Lawrence |relations = |children = 5 |residence = |alma_mater = University of Sydney Victoria University |occupation = |profession = Lawyer |party = |religion = Judaism[1] |signature = Ian Lawrence Signature.png |signature_alt = }} Ian William Lawrence {{post-nominals|country=NZL|CBE}} (1937 – 8 March 2019) was an Australian-born New Zealand lawyer, who served as the Mayor of Wellington from 1983 to 1986. Early lifeLawrence was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. As a youth, Lawrence and his parents moved to Wellington. He was an active member of the Boy Scouts.[2] He was educated at North Sydney Boys High School before proceeding to study law at the University of Sydney before moving to Wellington with his parents and continuing his education at Victoria University College, graduating in 1960 with a Bachelor of Laws.[3] He then practiced law independently and later became Chairman of the National Housing Commission. Political careerLawrence was elected as a Wellington City Councillor on a Citizens' ticket in 1971. He remained a councillor until 1983 when he was elected Mayor, replacing the retiring Sir Michael Fowler. His last term as a councillor (1980–83) he also served as Deputy Mayor.[2] Lawrence spent much time attracting major events to Wellington, which brought the Nissan Mobil car race and established the Wellington's International Festival of the Arts.[4] Lawrence served one term as Mayor until he was defeated by Labour's Jim Belich in 1986. He later served as a Wellington Regional Councillor. Later lifeIn the 1992 New Year Honours, Lawrence was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to local government and the community.[5] He also served a spell as the President of the Wellington Rotary Club.[2] He moved to Jerusalem in 2014 and died there on 8 March 2019.[6] References1. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.jpost.com/Metro/Getting-to-know-Ian-Lawrence-468463 | author= David Geffen | title=Getting to know Ian Lawrence | date=22 September 2016 | work=Jerusalem Post | accessdate=30 December 2016 }} 2. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=http://www.rcw.org.nz/about/l-r/ |title=Ian Lawrence |author=Lauretta Ah Sam |date=December 2011 – February 2012 | website=Rotary Club of Wellington |publisher= |accessdate=29 December 2016}} 3. ^{{cite web |url=http://shadowsoftime.co.nz/university14.html |title=NZ university graduates 1871–1960: L |date= | website=shadowsoftime |publisher= |accessdate=14 December 2016}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://wellington.govt.nz/about-wellington/history/past-mayors-of-wellington/1921-2013|title=Past Mayors of Wellington|publisher=Wellington City Council|accessdate=17 November 2016}} 5. ^London Gazette (supplement), No. 52768, 30 December 1991. Retrieved 8 January 2013. 6. ^{{cite news |url= https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/111170865/former-mayor-of-wellington-sir-ian-lawrence-dies |title=Former mayor of Wellington Ian Lawrence dies |access-date=10 March 2019}} External links
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