Mary Ogg
Mary Ogg | |
|---|---|
| 2ndMayor of Gore District | |
| In office 1995–2001 | |
| Preceded by | Ian Tulloch |
| Succeeded by | Owen O'Connor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mary Elizabeth McKinlay 1944 or 1945 |
| Died | (aged 77) Gore,New Zealand |
| Spouse |
David Ogg (m.1968) |
| Occupation | Nurse |
Mary Elizabeth OggQSO(néeMcKinlay;1944 or 1945 – 6 October 2022) was a New Zealand local politician. She served as themayor of Gorefrom 1995 until 2001, and was the first woman to hold that position.
Biography
[edit]Ogg was born Mary Elizabeth McKinlay, the daughter of Bessy and Parker McKinlay, and grew up inInvercargill.[1][2]In August 1968, she married David John Ogg at the Church of St Theresa of Lisieux in Invercargill.[2]Her wedding dress is now held in the collection of the Gore Historical Museum.[2]
Adistrict nurse,Ogg advocated for comprehensive health services inGoreand easternSouthland,and served as a member of theSouthland District Health Board.[2][3]
Ogg was elected mayor of Gore in 1995, and served in that role for two terms, before being defeated by Owen O'Connor at the2001 local elections.[4]She was the first woman to be elected mayor of Gore, and the third woman to serve as a mayor in the Southland Region, afterEve PooleinInvercargillandFrana CardnoinSouthland District.[5]Following the announcement that Seddon Memorial Hospital in Gore would close in 1999, Ogg actively and successfully campaigned for a new hospital to be built in Gore.[3][4]
In the2002 New Year Honours,Ogg was appointed aCompanion of the Queen's Service Order,for public services.[6]The next year, her husband, David, was made aMember of the New Zealand Order of Merit,for services to the community, in the2003 New Year Honours.[7]
Mary Ogg died in Gore on 6 October 2022, at the age of 77.[1][4]
References
[edit]- ^ab"Mary Ogg obituary".Southland Times.8 October 2022.Retrieved9 October2022.
- ^abcd"Dress, wedding; Enid Herbert; 1968".NZMuseums.Retrieved9 October2022.
- ^abEggleston, Sandy (8 October 2022)."Guard of honour for ex-mayor who fought for new hospital".Otago Daily Times.Retrieved9 October2022.
- ^abcKelly, Rachael (7 October 2022)."Former Gore district mayor Mary Ogg dies in the hospital she had built".Stuff.Retrieved9 October2022.
- ^Esler, Lloyd (18 May 2012)."Poole broke down the door".Southland Times.Retrieved9 October2022.
- ^"New Year honours list 2002".Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2001.Retrieved9 October2022.
- ^"New Year honours list 2003".Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2002.Retrieved9 October2022.