Wayne Guppy

Wayne Noel Guppy JP (born 31 August 1954) is a New Zealand local-body politician. He has been the Mayor of Upper Hutt since 2001.

Wayne Guppy

JP
11th Mayor of Upper Hutt
Assumed office
2001
Preceded byRex Kirton
Personal details
Born
Wayne Noel Guppy

(1954-08-31) 31 August 1954
Upper Hutt, New Zealand
Spouse(s)Sue Guppy
ResidenceHeretaunga
ProfessionPharmacist
WebsiteOfficial council website

Early life

Guppy was born in Upper Hutt on 31 August 1954, the son of Colin Guppy, a police officer, and Joy Guppy.[1] He was educated at St. Patrick's College, Silverstream, and obtained a Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Nebraska Medical Center.[1]

In 1987, Guppy was a lecturer in clinical pharmacy at Hutt Hospital, and group chairman of the pharmacy practice department at Upper Hutt's Central Institute of Technology, while his wife, Sue, ran Guppy's Dispensary in Upper Hutt.[1]

Personal life

Guppy is married to Sue and they have two daughters.[2] They live in the Upper Hutt suburb of Heretaunga.[3] Guppy is currently the president of the Upper Hutt Rugby Football Club.[4] He is a justice of the peace.[3]

Mayor of Upper Hutt

Guppy was first elected to the Upper Hutt City Council in 1998 and was the chair of the Consents Committee for that three-year term.[3] At the next local body election in 2001, he was elected Mayor of Upper Hutt with a majority of around 6,000 votes[5] and has been mayor since. In the 2007 local election, he was returned unopposed.[6] Guppy and Chris Hipkins launched a petition in 2009 opposing the proposed merger of the Upper Hutt and Lower Hutt police districts.[7]

References
  1. "Wayne Guppy". Upper Hutt City Library. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  2. "Wayne Guppy". Elections 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  3. "His Worship the Mayor - Wayne Guppy, JP". Upper Hutt City Council. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  4. "Contact Us". Upper Hutt Rugby Football Club. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  5. "Deputy mayor takes Wellington". TV One. 13 October 2001. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  6. Williams, Colin (21 July 2010). "Sparrow v Guppy in mayoral race". Upper Hutt Leader. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  7. Hipkins, Chris (23 February 2009). "Petition opposing police merger launched". Chris Hipkins MP. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
Political offices
Preceded by
Rex Kirton		 Mayor of Upper Hutt
2001–present		 Incumbent
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