11 Facts About Peter Chin

Peter Chin served two terms as Mayor from 2004 to 2010.

Peter Chin is a descendant of the earliest Chinese immigrants to New Zealand, and his family owned a fish and chips take-away establishment in Dunedin.

Peter Chin started working as a lawyer in Dunedin in 1968 and became a founding partner at the Otago law firm Webb Farry.

Peter Chin took up a position in the Otago District Law Society.

Peter Chin was first elected in 1995 as a councillor in the Dunedin City Council, representing the Hills Ward.

Peter Chin served three terms before being elected as Mayor during the 2004 Dunedin mayoral election, replacing Sukhi Turner who was retiring as mayor.

Peter Chin was re-elected during the 2007 Dunedin mayoral election with an absolute majority.

Peter Chin was one of the twelve members of the Constitutional Advisory Panel, which sought public input on a written constitution for New Zealand, since 2011.

Peter Chin served the chair of the national Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust, which was set up with government funding in 2004.

Peter Chin has been married to Noleen since 1964 with whom he had 4 children.

Peter Chin suffered a heart attack on New Year's eve, 2014 whilst on a plane from Dunedin to Wellington to visit his son.