Bob Simcock

Bob Simcock
33rd Mayor of Hamilton, New Zealand
In office 23 May 2007 – 31 October 2010
Preceded by	Michael Redman
Succeeded by	Julie Hardaker
Majority	10,798 (34.24%)[1]
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for National party list
In office 1999 – 2002
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Hamilton West
In office 1996 – 1999
Preceded by	Martin Gallagher
Succeeded by	Martin Gallagher
Personal details
Born	1947 (age 68–69)
Nationality	New Zealander
Political party	National
Children	Three

Robert (Bob) Simcock (born 1947) is a New Zealand politician. He was a Member of Parliament and then Mayor of Hamilton.

Early career

Simcock attended St John's College before graduating from the University of Waikato with a M Soc Sci (Hons).^[2] Before entering politics, Simcock worked both as a deer farmer and as a clinical psychologist.

Member of Parliament

Simcock was an MP from 1996 to 2002, representing the National Party. He was first elected to Parliament in the 1996 elections as MP for Hamilton West, defeating the incumbent, Martin Gallagher of the Labour Party. In the 1999 elections, however, Gallagher regained the seat, and Simcock became a list MP. In the 2002 elections, however, the National Party performed poorly, and did not win enough votes for Simcock to remain in Parliament.

Mayor of Hamilton

Simcock was elected to the West Ward of the Hamilton City Council in 2004 and appointed Deputy Mayor that year. Following Michael Redman's resignation in 2007, he was appointed to the position of Mayor of Hamilton.^[3][4] He was elected as Mayor in October 2007 with over 50% of the votes cast.^[1] He lost the 2010 mayoral election against Julie Hardaker.^[5]

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