Frana Cardno
Frana Cardno CNZM QSO |
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2nd Mayor of Southland District | |
In office 1992–2013 |
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Preceded by | John Casey |
Succeeded by | Gary Tong |
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Born | Frana Grace Srhoy 29 January 1941 Hokitika, New Zealand |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Te Anau, New Zealand |
Spouse(s) | John Murray Cardno (d. 2011) |
Frana Grace Cardno CNZM QSO (née Srhoy, 29 January 1941 – 23 April 2015) was a New Zealand local-body politician. She served as Mayor of Southland District from 1992 until 2013, becoming the longest-serving female mayor in New Zealand's history.
Early life and family
Born in Hokitika on New Zealand's West Coast in 1941,[1] Cardno was the daughter of a Croatian immigrant,[2] Anthony Srhoy, and his wife Lilian Caroline (née Honey). Cardno moved to Mid Canterbury as a young child,[3] and attended Lowcliffe School.[4] She became a kindergarten teacher.[5] After marrying Murray Cardno in the late 1960s she moved to Te Anau. The couple had three sons and adopted a daughter.[6]
Political career
Cardno served on the Te Anau Community Board for 11 years, and then three years as a Southland District councillor, before being elected mayor of Southland District in 1992.[7] She retired from that role in October 2013 prior to that year's local elections,[7] and was New Zealand's longest-serving female mayor ever.[8] She was a strong opponent to the proposed Fiordland Monorail, which was rejected by the government in 2014.[9][10]
In the 2001 Queen's Birthday Honours Cardno was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services.[11] She was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to local government in the 2014 New Year Honours.[12]
Cardno was diagnosed with bile duct cancer in June 2014 and was given four months to live.[7] She had fallen ill while visiting her son and family in the United States.[13] She died at her home in Te Anau on 23 April 2015.[14]
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