Ian Lawrence (mayor)

Ian Lawrence CBE
29th Mayor of Wellington
In office 1983–1986
Preceded by	Michael Fowler
Succeeded by	James Belich
Personal details
Born	1938 Australia
Alma mater	University of Sydney
Profession	Lawyer
Religion	Jewish
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Ian William Lawrence, CBE (born 1938 in Australia), is a Wellington lawyer, and was the Mayor of Wellington from 1983 to 1986.

Early life

He was educated at North Sydney Boys High School and University of Sydney. He was previously Chairman of the National Housing Commission.

Political career

Lawrence 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. 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.^[1] Lawrence served one term as Mayor until he was defeated by Labour's James Belich in 1986. He later served as a Wellington Regional Councillor.

Later life

In 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.^[2]

References

External links

• Ian Lawrence, centre, in 1984 (photo)
• Mayors of Wellington (with photos, from WCC Archives)

Mayors of Wellington City
Mayors	elected by councillors George Hunter William Guyton Joseph Dransfield Charles Borlase William Sefton Moorhouse elected at large William Hutchison Joseph Dransfield George Allen William Hutchison George Fisher Arthur Winton Brown Samuel Brown John Duthie Charles Johnston Arthur Winton Brown Francis Bell Alfred Brandon Charles Luke George Fisher Francis Bell John Blair John Aitken Thomas William Hislop Alfred Newman Thomas Wilford David McLaren John Luke Robert Wright Charles Norwood George Troup Thomas Hislop Will Appleton Rob Macalister Frank Kitts Michael Fowler Ian Lawrence James Belich Fran Wilde Mark Blumsky Kerry Prendergast Celia Wade-Brown Justin Lester
Mayoral elections	Annual term 1875 1876† 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 Biennial term 1899 1901 1903† 1905 1907 1909 1910‡ 1911† 1912‡ 1913 1915 1917† 1919 1921 1923 1925 1927 1929 1931 1933† Triennial term 1935 1938 1941 1944 1947 1950 1953 1956 1959 1962 1965 1968 1971 1974 1977 1980 1983 1986 1989 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016
† Elected unopposed · ‡ By-election