Dove-Myer Robinson

Sir Dove-Myer Robinson
Sir Dove-Myer Robinson
32nd Mayor of Auckland City
	In office; 8 December 1959 – 28 October 1965
Deputy	See list Fred Ambler (1959–62); Fred Glasse (1962–65); ;
Preceded by	Keith Buttle
Succeeded by	Roy McElroy
	In office; 23 October 1968 – 30 October 1980
Deputy	See list Fred Glasse (1968–70); Max Tounge (1970–71); Lindo Ferguson (1971–77); Jolyon Firth (1977–80); ;
Preceded by	Roy McElroy
Succeeded by	Colin Kay
1st Chair of the Auckland Regional Authority
	In office; 1 November 1963 – 9 October 1965
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Hugh Lambie
Personal details
Born	15 June 1901; Sheffield, England
Died	14 August 1989 (aged 88); Auckland, New Zealand
Political party	Independent
Other political; affiliations	United Independents (1953–1959)
Relations	Dame Barbara Goodman (niece); Saul Goldsmith (cousin)
Children	Six

Sir Dove-Myer Robinson (15 June 1901 – 14 August 1989) was Mayor of Auckland City from 1959 to 1965 and from 1968 to 1980. Holding office for 6,543 days in total (17 years, 10 months, and 30 days), his was the longest tenure of any holder of the office. He was a colourful character and became affectionately known across New Zealand as "Robbie". He was one of several Jewish mayors of Auckland, although he rejected Judaism as a teenager and became a lifelong atheist. He has been described as a "slight, bespectacled man whose tiny stature was offset by a booming voice and massive ego".

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