Pippa Coom | |
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Waitematā and Gulf Councillor | |
In office 2019–2022 | |
Preceded by | Mike Lee |
Succeeded by | Mike Lee |
Personal details | |
Political party | City Vision |
Pippa Coom is a New Zealand politician, who is a former councillor on the Auckland Council and former chair of the Waitematā Local Board.
Previous to succeeding in her bid for a Local Board seat, she worked as a lawyer for Vector, and campaigned unsuccessfully for a seat on the Board of the Auckland Energy Consumer Trust. [1]
Years | Ward | Affiliation | |
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2019–2022 | Waitematā and Gulf | City Vision |
Coom was elected in 2010 on the City Vision ticket. [2] She was re-elected in 2013, getting the highest number of votes of all candidates in her board area. [3] Coom was again re-elected to the Waitematā Local Board at the 2016 Auckland elections, [4] and became chair of the board. [5] [6]
Among her interests, she supports increased cycling for transport in Auckland, [7] and has been involved in organizing events such as the 'Cycle Style Gala' with Cycle Action Auckland, [8] and was a coordinator for Frocks on Bikes women cycling events. [9] She is also involved in environmental groups like Grey Lynn 2030. [10]
In March 2019, it was announced that Coom would be City Vision's governing body candidate for Councillor of the Waitematā and Gulf ward, [11] and she eventually unseated the incumbent Mike Lee with 6,581 votes, a majority of 324. [12] Coom ran again as the Waitematā and Gulf ward councillor in the 2022 Auckland local elections, however lost to Mike Lee. [13]
For her work with Cycle Action Auckland and the Grey Lynn Farmer's Market, she won the Sustainable Business Network "Sustainability Champion Award (2011)". [14]