John Burke (mayor)

John Burke
Burke in 2024
2nd Mayor of Porirua
In office
1983–1998
Preceded byWhitford Brown
Succeeded byJenny Brash
Personal details
Born
John Brian Burke

(1946-02-06) 6 February 1946 (age 78)
Invercargill, New Zealand
Political partyLabour[1]
SpouseLinda Burke
ResidenceParemata

John Brian Burke QSO JP (born 6 February 1946) is a former mayor of Porirua City, Wellington Region, New Zealand. Prior to his time as mayor from 1983 to 1998, he served 12 years as a city councillor with six years from 1977 to 1983 as deputy mayor. After a 15-year absence from the city council, in 2013 and 2016 he stood for election as a city councillor in the eastern ward, and was elected. In September 2019 Burke announced he would not be seeking re-election, ending 48 years of continuous public office which began in 1971.[2]

  1. ^ "Local Body Polls '83". Evening Post. 10 October 1983.
  2. ^ "Eastern Ward Councillors". Porirua City Council. Archived from the original on 22 June 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2013.