Desley Simpson

Desley Simpson is a New Zealand politician who is an Auckland Councillor.

Political career

Auckland Council
Years Ward Affiliation
2016–present Orākei Communities & Residents

Simpson chaired the Hobson Community Board in the Auckland City Council.[1] With the merger of Auckland City Council into the Auckland Council, Simpson was elected to the Orākei Local Board at the 2010 elections and became the chairperson. She was re-elected in 2013.

At the 2016 Auckland elections, Simpson stood for the Orākei ward on the Council, following an announcement by incumbent Cameron Brewer that he would not stand for re-election.[2] Simpson stood for Communities & Residents, despite the formation of Auckland Future, a group supported by the National Party.[3][4]

Simpson was elected to council in a landslide, receiving over 18,000 votes.[5] The Mayor of Auckland, Phil Goff, appointed her as the deputy chair of the finance and performance committee.[6]

Personal life

Her great great uncle, Sir Henry Brett, was the Mayor of Auckland City in 1878.[1]

She attended Diocesan School for Girls, Auckland, where she learned to play the organ. She is still an organist.[7]

Simpson is married to the New Zealand National Party president, Peter Goodfellow.[8] She was previously married to National MP, Scott Simpson, and they separated in 2004 or 2005. Since September 2008, she has lived with Goodfellow, who beat her former husband for the party presidency in 2009.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 "About Desley".
  2. ↑ "Cameron Brewer calls time".
  3. ↑ "National puts the moves on Auckland • Metro Magazine". 28 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Leading National Party figures split over Auckland Council elections".
  5. ↑ "Familiar faces remain in east Auckland".
  6. ↑ "Auckland mayor Phil Goff announces his 'cabinet'". 20 October 2016 – via New Zealand Herald.
  7. ↑ Abadia, Karina. "Town Hall organ worthy of a listen". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  8. ↑ "National luminary married in private rest home ceremony". 20 April 2014 – via New Zealand Herald.
  9. ↑ Marshall, Jonathan (23 August 2009). "Tangled National love triangle". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
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