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Assid Corban
In office Preceded by new office Succeeded by Bob Harvey In office Preceded by Reginald Keeling Succeeded by position abolished
Born
Assid Khaleel Corban
(1925-02-01 ) 1 February 1925Died 16 September 2018(2018-09-16) (aged 93 ) Nationality New Zealand Spouse
(m. 1948) Children Four (1 son, 3 daughters) Residence Henderson
Assid Khaleel Corban OBE JP [1] [2] New Zealand local-body politician and company director. He was the first Mayor of Waitakere City and previously Mayor of the Henderson Borough Council.
Biography
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Early life
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Corban was descended from Assid Abraham Corban , who emigrated in 1892 to New Zealand from Lebanon [3] [4] [4] Corbans Wines .[5]
Political career
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Corban was first elected as a councillor for Henderson Borough Council in 1956–1959, and again in 1965–1971. In 1971–1974, he held the position of Deputy Mayor, and he was elected Mayor of Henderson Borough Council in 1974. He held that position until the 1989 local government reforms when Henderson became part of the newly formed Waitakere City .[6] WestCity Waitakere ).[5]
In 1989, Corban was elected as the first Mayor of Waitakere City , winning against former Waitemata City mayor Tim Shadbolt .[5] [7] Waitakere City 1998–2001, and from 2007 to 2010.[6]
In the 2010 local elections , he successfully stood for both the Henderson-Massey Local Board [8] [9]
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Corban was a longstanding member of the New Zealand Orchid Society and the Auckland Horticultural Council.[6]
Honours and awards
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In 1977, Corban was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal .[10] 1988 Queen's Birthday Honours , he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire , for services to local government and the community.[11] New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal .[10] New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal in 1993,[10] 1999 Queen's Birthday Honours she was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for community service.[12]
Death
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Corban died aged 93 of cancer[4] Waikumete Cemetery in West Auckland on 25 September 2018.[2] [13]
References
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^ Greco, Shelley (28 February 2014). "We are the Corbans" . Auckland Western Leader. Retrieved 12 November 2015 .
^ a b c "Political and wine-making giant Assid Corban felled by cancer" . Stuff . 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018 .
^ a b c Reidy, Jade (2009). "How the West Was Run". In Macdonald, Finlay ; Kerr, Ruth (eds.). West: The History of Waitakere . Random House. p. 248. ISBN 9781869790080
^ a b c "Cr Assid Corban" . Waitakere City Council. Archived from the original on 25 May 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2010 .
^ Bob Harvey (29 September 2010). "Report of the Mayor" (PDF) . Waitakere City Council. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2010 .
^ "Auckland Council – Henderson-Massey Local Board" . Elections2010. Archived from the original on 12 October 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2010 .
^ "Waitakere Licensing Trust Ward 4 – Henderson" . Elections2010. Archived from the original on 4 October 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2010 .
^ a b c Taylor, Alister ; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand . Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 106. ISBN 0-908578-34-2
^ "No. 51367" . The London Gazette
^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 1999 (including Niue)" . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 7 June 1999. Retrieved 16 July 2019 .
^ "Miriam Corban death notice" . The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 31 August 2021 .
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