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Celia Wade-Brown was born on 12 July, 1956 in Paddington, London, England, is a New Zealand politician. Discover Celia Wade-Brown's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 67 years old?

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Age 67 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 12 July, 1956
Birthday 12 July
Birthplace Paddington, London, England
Nationality United Kingdom

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Who Is Celia Wade-Brown's Husband?

Her husband is Alastair Nicholson (m. 1993)

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Children Two

Celia Wade-Brown Net Worth

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Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Source of Income Politician

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Timeline

1929

In the, she stood for the Green Party as a list candidate (ranked 29th).

1944

Wade-Brown first stood for the Green Party as a list candidate (ranked 44th) under the Alliance banner in the.

1956

Celia Margaret Wade-Brown (born 12 July 1956) is a New Zealand politician who has been a Green Party list MP since 19 January 2024.

1983

She started her professional life with IBM in the United Kingdom, and moved to Wellington in 1983.

As an adult, Wade-Brown discovered and connected with two half-sisters.

One half-sister, Gitta Rupp, was an Austrian war child born to her father and an Austrian mother.

1994

Wade-Brown served as a Wellington City Councillor for the Southern ward in 1994–1998 and 2001–2010.

2010

She previously served as the 34th mayor of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand, from 2010 until 2016.

Wade-Brown was the third female mayor of the city, replacing centre-right Kerry Prendergast.

She defeated Prendergast by 176 votes in the 2010 single transferable vote mayoral election.

In 2010 Wade-Brown decided to run for Mayor of Wellington instead of standing again in her council seat in Wellington's Southern ward.

Wade-Brown beat the incumbent mayor, Kerry Prendergast, by 176 votes.

Some media outlets reported that this was the closest margin ever seen in the Wellington mayoral race.

In total, Wade-Brown received 24,881 votes, compared to Prendergast's 24,705 votes.

Paul Eagle replaced Wade-Brown as a Councillor for the Southern ward.

Wade-Brown did not favour Wellington's adopting a 'super city' type council like Auckland, though she supported reducing the number of councils in greater Wellington from nine to "three or four".

2012

Under her leadership, Wellington maintained its rank as the 12th highest city for quality of life.

2013

Wade-Brown won a second term in 2013.

She was the second mayor of a major New Zealand city to have been a member of the Green Party, after Dunedin's Sukhi Turner, but she stood as an independent candidate.

Wade-Brown was re-elected as Mayor of Wellington in October 2013, beating her main rival John Morrison 27,171 to 24,691 after five rounds of vote allocation.

Wade-Brown listed her priorities for the first 100 days as "the south coast cycle lanes, completing the draft annual plan before Christmas, agreeing on three-year priorities, taking first steps towards a living wage for council staff, slimming down council-owned companies and continuing to improve shared services with other councils".

In 2013 Wellington became a Biophilic Cities partner.

2014

A basic form of the living wage was introduced in 2014, increasing salaries for over 500 council staff as well as people in the zoo, museums trust, security contractors, and cleaners.

In August 2014 Wade-Brown became an executive leader of Mayors for Peace.

2015

In the, she stood for the Green Party as a list candidate (ranked 15th) in the electorate and placed third.

Peace Action Wellington criticised Wellington Venues' decision to host a 'War Conference' sponsored by Lockheed Martin in June 2015 because of her role as the executive leader of Mayors for Peace.

A spokesperson for Peace Action Wellington said, "Her commitment to working for peace appears to be as shallow as her understanding of the role of weapons manufacturers in promoting war and militarism. In her response, the Mayor has equated the Weapons Conference with the likes of an international yoga meeting or a sustainable living expo."

Wade-Brown was criticised heavily for her involvement in the construction of a cycleway in the Wellington suburb of Island Bay.

However, she increased the cycling budget from $70,000 p.a. when she was elected to $37 million over four years, including central government funding.

In 2015, Vogue magazine described Wellington as the "coolest little city" and the BBC described Wellington as the "hottest little city".

Successful projects in partnership with central government included Pukeahu National Memorial Park, the Cenotaph precinct and WW100 commemorations.

Other achievements included significant biodiversity increases with pest control and forest restoration.

2016

Wade-Brown did not contest the Wellington mayoralty in the 2016 local election for a third term.

Born in Paddington, West London, to British military officer father Paul Wade-Brown, Wade-Brown grew up in a council flat.

She attended The Holt School in Wokingham, Berkshire, England.

After school, she took a gap year in Cape Coast, Ghana, then earned an honours degree in philosophy from the University of Nottingham.

In 2016, the World Economic Forum recognised her as one of five ground-breaking female Mayors.

Celia Wade-Brown was expected to run for reelection in 2016, but announced that she would not run for the mayoralty again.

Justin Lester replaced Wade-Brown as Mayor of Wellington, winning the popular vote by more than 6000 votes over his rivals.

2017

Wade-Brown moved permanently to the Mangatarere Valley outside Carterton in 2017 in a property she had owned with her husband since 1987.