Kerry Leigh Francis Marshall MBE JP (21 May 1940 – 3 March 2020) was a New Zealand politician who was active in local government in the northern part of New Zealand's South Island. He was mayor of three territorial authorities: Richmond borough (1986–1989), Tasman (1989–1998), and Nelson (2007–2010).
Kerry Marshall | |
|---|---|
 Marshall in 2007 | |
| Last Mayor of Richmond | |
| In office 1986–1989 | |
| Preceded by | Rob Maling |
| 1st Mayor of Tasman | |
| In office 1989–1998 | |
| Succeeded by | John Hurley |
| 27th Mayor of Nelson | |
| In office 2007–2010 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Matheson |
| Succeeded by | Aldo Miccio |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kerry Leigh Francis Marshall 21 May 1940 Richmond, New Zealand |
| Died | 3 March 2020 (aged 79) Nelson, New Zealand |
| Spouse |
Colleen Watson (m. 1964) |
| Relations | Russell Marshall (brother) |
Early life
editBorn in Richmond in 1940, Marshall was the son of baker Cedric Marshall, who was active in the labour movement in Nelson.[1] He was educated at Nelson College from 1954 to 1958.[2]
Career
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Both Marshall and his wife were teachers by profession.[3] He worked in Canada, Scotland and Banks Peninsula for some time before returning to Nelson in 1980.[3] He became a Richmond borough councillor in 1982 and was elected mayor of Richmond in 1986. Following the 1989 local government reforms, he became the first mayor of the Tasman District (serving for nine years).[3] He served as president of Local Government New Zealand, and was a local government commissioner from 2001 to 2005. In 2007, Marshall was elected mayor of Nelson, defeating eight other candidates including Gary Watson of Mainland Television.[3]
Marshall was also the presiding member of the New Zealand Lotteries Commission and chair of the New Zealand Conservation Authority until 2008.[3]
Marshall served as chair of the New Zealand Visitor Information Network, a member of the New Zealand Geographic Board, chair of the Greyhound As Pets Trust, a trustee of the Cawthron Institute of Science and Technology, chair of the New Zealand World of Wearable Art Development Trust, and chair of the Tasman Environmental Trust.
Marshall was the owner of the Kerry Marshall Company, undertaking consultancy in leadership, management, facilitation, administration, communication and public relations.[4]
Marshall died in Nelson on 3 March 2020.[1]
Honours and awards
editIn the 1989 Queen's Birthday Honours, Marshall was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to local government.[5] He was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal in 1990,[6] the Sir Jack Newman Award to Nelson's Outstanding Citizen of the Year awarded by the Rotary Club of Nelson in 1999, and the United States Information Service Study Award to the United States, also in 1999.
Family
editMarshall was the brother of New Zealand politician Russell Marshall. The Marshall brothers married the Nelson sisters Colleen and Barbara Watson.[3] Colleen Marshall, the wife of Kerry Marshall, was head of music at Nelson College for Girls until her retirement.[7] She was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the arts in the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours.[8]
References
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- ^ a b Newman, Tim (25 June 2020). "Obituary: Kerry Marshall – mayor of Richmond, Tasman, and Nelson". Nelson Mail. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Full school list of Nelson College, 1856–2005". Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006 (CD-ROM) (6th ed.). 2006.
- ^ a b c d e f "New wind in his sails". Nelson Mail. Nelson. 20 October 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ Jeremy Cook 25 February 2004, Terminal Velocity June 2010 (25 February 2004). "The Kerry Marshall Company". Kerrymarshall.com. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "No. 51774". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 17 June 1989. p. 32.
- ^ Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 243. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
- ^ "Management". Adam Chamber Music Festival. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2014". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2018.