Dove-Myer Robinson

Sir Dove-Myer Robinson
32nd Mayor of Auckland City
In office
8 December 1959 – 28 October 1965
Deputy
See list
Preceded byKeith Buttle
Succeeded byRoy McElroy
In office
23 October 1968 – 30 October 1980
Deputy
See list
    • Fred Glasse (1968–70)
    • Max Tounge (1970–71)
    • Lindo Ferguson (1971–77)
    • Jolyon Firth (1977–80)
Preceded byRoy McElroy
Succeeded byColin Kay
1st Chair of the Auckland Regional Authority
In office
1 November 1963 – 9 October 1965
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byHugh Lambie
Personal details
Born15 June 1901
Sheffield, England
Died14 August 1989(1989-08-14) (aged 88)
Auckland, New Zealand
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		United Independents (1953–1959)
RelationsDame Barbara Goodman (niece)
Saul Goldsmith (cousin)
Children6

Sir Dove-Myer Robinson (15 June 1901 – 14 August 1989) was Mayor of Auckland City from 1959 to 1965 and from 1968 to 1980. Holding office for 6,543 days in total (17 years, 10 months, and 30 days), his was the longest tenure of any holder of the office.[1] He was a colourful character and became affectionately known across New Zealand as "Robbie".[2] He was one of several Jewish mayors of Auckland, although he rejected Judaism as a teenager and became a lifelong atheist.[3] He has been described as a "slight, bespectacled man whose tiny stature was offset by a booming voice and massive ego".[3]

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  2. ^ Dove-Myer Robinson [with appropriately colourful picture] Archived 5 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine (from Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Accessed 2008-06-06.)
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