Vicki Buck

Vicki Buck
Buck in 2010
43rd Mayor of Christchurch
In office
1989–1998
Preceded byHamish Hay
Succeeded byGarry Moore
Riccarton Ward
Assumed office
20 October 2016[1]
Preceded byWard created
Riccarton-Wigram Ward
In office
24 October 2013 – 8 October 2016
Serving with Jimmy Chen
Preceded byHelen Broughton
Succeeded byWard abolished
Personal details
Born (1955-07-16) 16 July 1955 (age 69)
NationalityNew Zealand
Political partyLabour Party (until early 1990s)

Vicki Susan Buck (born 16 July 1955) is a New Zealand politician. She was Mayor of Christchurch for nine years from 1989 to 1998. She retired after three terms, having been very popular. She made a political comeback, standing in the 2013 local elections in the Riccarton-Wigram ward as councillor for Christchurch City Council, being returned with the highest number of votes across all city wards. She subsequently accepted the role of deputy mayor.

  1. ^ "Agenda of inaugural meeting" (PDF). Christchurch City Council. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2019.