Heather Tanguay
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Heather Tanguay was Mayor of Palmerston North
Mayor of Palmerston North
The Mayor of Palmerston North is the head of the municipal government of Palmerston North, New Zealand, and presides over the Palmerston North City Council. The mayor is directly elected using a First Past the Post electoral system...

 from 2004 to 2007.

In the 2004 local elections, Tanguay defeated incumbent Mark Bell-Booth
Mark Bell-Booth
Mark Rex Bell-Booth was Mayor of Palmerston North from 2001 to 2004 for one term.Prior to becoming mayor, Bell-Booth was a Palmerston North City Councillor from 1991 to 2001. He became known through his "Save the Avenue" campaign. Bell-Booth is best known for the redevelopment of The Square, which...

. At the next local elections in 2007, she was beaten by Jono Naylor
Jono Naylor
Jono Naylor is a New Zealand local politician for the city of Palmerston North. Naylor became a member of the city council in 2001 and was elected Mayor in 2007, defeating incumbent Heather Tanguay....

 with 12524 to 8088 votes. During her mayoralty, Palmerston North City Council signed the contract with Mighty River Power for the proposed Turitea Wind Farm. She served a total of twelve years for Palmerston North City Council. She considered contesting the 2010 mayoralty, but did not put her name forward in the end.

She was a trustee of the Charities Commission
Charities Commission (New Zealand)
The Charities Commission is a New Zealand crown entity, established by the Charities Act 2005, whose responsibilities include:*maintaining and monitoring a register of charities*receiving annual returns and monitoring the activities of charities...

 from 2004 to 2009, and is a trustee of the Manawatu section of the Te Araroa Trail
Te Araroa Trail
Te Araroa is New Zealand's newest long distance tramping route, from Cape Reinga to Bluff. It is being built by the Te Araroa Trust and is opening on 3 December 2011....

. She was the recipient of a 2009 Harmony Award by Islam Awareness for her longstanding support of the Manawatu Muslim community. She is currently employed by the Department of Internal Affairs
Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand)
The New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs is a state sector organisation whose roles include the issue of passports; administering citizenship grant applications, and lottery grant applications; enforcement of censorship and gambling law; registration of births, deaths, marriages and civil...

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