Ian Duncan McKinnon (born 21 April 1943) is a New Zealand educator and local politician, and is a former deputy mayor of

Wellington Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by me ...

Education

McKinnon was educated at

Nelson College Nelson College is the oldest state secondary school in New Zealand. It is an all-boys school in the City of Nelson that teaches from years 9 to 13. In addition, it runs a private preparatory school for year 7 and 8 boys. The school also has ...

from 1957 to 1961. He went on to

Victoria University of Wellington Victoria University of Wellington ( mi, Te Herenga Waka) is a university in Wellington, New Zealand. It was established in 1897 by Act of Parliament, and was a constituent college of the University of New Zealand. The university is well know ...

, where he graduated with a BCom, and

The University of Auckland , mottoeng = By natural ability and hard work , established = 1883; years ago , endowment = NZD $293 million (31 December 2021) , budget = NZD $1.281 billion (31 December 2021) , chancellor = Cecilia Tarrant , vice_chancellor = Dawn F ...

, where he was awarded a DipEd.''Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006'', 6th edition

Career

Teacher administrator

McKinnon began his teaching career at

King's College, Auckland King's College (Latin: ''Collegium Regis''; mi, Kīngi Kāreti), often informally referred to simply as King's, is an independent secondary boarding and day school in New Zealand. It educates over 1000 pupils, aged 13 to 18 years. King's was o ...

. He has been Headmaster of a number of prominent private schools in New Zealand, including

Wanganui Collegiate School Whanganui Collegiate School (formerly Wanganui Collegiate School; see here) is a state-integrated, coeducational, day and boarding, secondary school in Whanganui, Manawatū-Whanganui region, New Zealand. The school is affiliated to the Anglican c ...

(1980–88), and Scots College (1992–2002). He was also Lower Master at

Eton College Eton College () is a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1440 by Henry VI under the name ''Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore'',Nevill, p. 3 ff. intended as a sister institution to King's College, C ...

in the UK from 1988. At Wanganui Collegiate, he steered the school through a period of sustained pupil growth, despite the fall-off of its traditional catchment area – the education of central North Island farmer's sons, in the wake of the removal of state produce subsidies.

Educational consultancy work

Since 2002, McKinnon has practised as an education consultant. He was appointed Chairman of the Correspondence School and until its merger with

was Chairman of the Council of the Wellington College of Education. He is on the University Council of Victoria University of Wellington, after being Chancellor for a number of years.

Local government

In 2004 McKinnon was elected to the

Wellington City Council Wellington City Council is a territorial authority in New Zealand, governing the country's capital city Wellington, and ''de facto'' second-largest city (if the commonly considered parts of Wellington, the Upper Hutt, Porirua, Lower Hutt and ...

for the Lambton Ward. He served as Deputy Mayor of Wellington from 2007 until 2013 first under

Kerry Prendergast Dame Kerry Leigh Prendergast (née Ferrier, born 28 March 1953) is a New Zealand politician who served as the 33rd Mayor of Wellington between 2001 and 2010, succeeding Mark Blumsky. She was the second woman to hold the position, after Fran Wil ...

then

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. He retired from the city council at the 2013 local government elections, and was succeeded by Justin Lester as Deputy Mayor. In 2016 he was elected to the Wellington Regional Council. In

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McKinnon announced that he would not be standing for re-election to the

Wellington Regional Council Wellington Regional Council, branded as Greater Wellington Regional Council, is the regional council overseeing the Wellington Region of New Zealand's lower North Island. It is responsible for Public transport in the Wellington Region, public ...

, on which he has been a councillor since 2016.

Honours and awards

In 1990, McKinnon was awarded the

New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal The New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal was a commemorative medal awarded in New Zealand in 1990 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, and was awarded to approximately 3,000 people. Background The New Zea ...

, and in the 1991 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a

Companion of the Queen's Service Order The Queen's Service Order, established by royal warrant of Queen Elizabeth II on 13 March 1975, is used to recognise "valuable voluntary service to the community or meritorious and faithful services to the Crown or similar services within the pu ...

for community service. In the

2013 Queen's Birthday Honours The 2013 Birthday Honours were appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The Birthday Honours are awarded as part of t ...

, McKinnon was appointed a

Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of merit in the New Zealand royal honours system. It was established by royal warrant (document), royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II, Monarchy of New Zealand, Queen of New Zealand, "for those ...

, for services to education and the community. He was made a Freeman of the City of London in 1992, and is a

justice of the peace A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower or ''puisne'' court, elected or appointed by means of a commission ( letters patent) to keep the peace. In past centuries the term commissioner of the peace was often used with the sa ...

Family connections

McKinnon has a number of famous siblings, including

Don McKinnon Sir Donald Charles McKinnon (born 27 February 1939) is a New Zealand politician who served as the 12th deputy prime minister of New Zealand and the minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand. He was the secretary-general of the Commonwealth of ...

– a former New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister and

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of the

Commonwealth A commonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good. Historically, it has been synonymous with "republic". The noun "commonwealth", meaning "public welfare, general good or advantage", dates from the ...

, and Malcolm McKinnon – a university professor at

. John McKinnon is New Zealand Defence Secretary. McKinnon's father was Chief of General Staff, Major General

Walter McKinnon Major General Walter Sneddon McKinnon, (8 July 1910 – 20 May 1998) was an officer in the New Zealand Army. He joined the military in 1935 and served in the Second World War with various artillery units of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary F ...

, CB, CBE. The McKinnon brothers are great-great-grandsons of

John Plimmer John Plimmer (28 June 1812 – 5 January 1905) was an English settler and entrepreneur in New Zealand who has been called the "Father of Wellington". Early life in England Plimmer was born at a village called in contemporary accounts "Upton-unde ...

, known as the ''father of Wellington''.Dominion Post 18 June 2009 page C2

References

External links

Wellington government website
profile

University of Auckland
alumnus profile {{DEFAULTSORT:McKinnon, Ian Deputy mayors of Wellington Wellington City Councillors Wellington regional councillors Victoria University of Wellington alumni University of Auckland alumni Companions of the Queen's Service Order 1943 births Living people People educated at Nelson College New Zealand justices of the peace New Zealand monarchists Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit New Zealand people of Scottish descent Chancellors of the Victoria University of Wellington