Kelvin Coe (mayor)

Kelvin John Coe ONZM (born 1944) is a New Zealand former politician who was the mayor of Selwyn District from 2007 to 2016.

He was a government appointee to the Standards Association of NZ (second term as Deputy Chairman) and held directorships in Sicon (Council owned roading and service company) and Selwyn Investment Holdings Ltd. Coe's emergence onto the political scene was in 1995 when he was elected as a councillor for the Selwyn District Council.

[3] During his second term as mayor, Coe saw the opening of the Selwyn Aquatic Centre in June 2013,[4] the Lincoln Events Center in April 2011[5] and the completion of stage five of Izone Industrial Park in Rolleston.

[7][8] On 12 October he was elected from the pool of six candidates for his third term as mayor with 3185 votes, followed by ex-Canterbury District Health Board member Olive Webb (2709) and councillor Sam Broughton (2298).

[14] Kelvin Coe was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) in 2017, for services to local government.