John Burke (mayor), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

John Burke (mayor)

New Zealand mayor

Date of Birth: 06-Feb-1946

Place of Birth: Invercargill, Southland Region, New Zealand

Profession: politician

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

John Brian Burke (born 6 February 1946) is a former mayor of Porirua City, Wellington Region, New Zealand.
Prior to his time as mayor from 1983 to 1998, he served 12 years as a city councillor with six years from 1977 to 1983 as deputy mayor.
After a 15-year departure from the city council, in 2013 he stood for election as a city councillor in the eastern ward and was elected with a comfortable majority, increasing his majority at the 2016 local authority elections.
In September 2019 Burke announced he would not be seeking re-election, ending continuous public office which began in 1971.