User:Riddell12/John Riddell (politician)

John Godfrey Riddell (b.1953), is a local Government politican from Auckand (Waitakere), New Zealand.

First elected to public office in 1998 as a Waitakere City Councillor, for the Massey Ward. In 2001 he lost the election, along with the other GO Waitakere Councillors elected in 1998.

In 2004 he stood again for election, as a candidate for the Resident and Ratepayers Massey Ward, and won a seat on the Massey Community Board, and was elected deputy Chairman. He stood again in 2007 for the Massey Ward Resident and Ratepayers and was returned to office, and this time was elected to the position of Chairman by his peers.

In 2010, Mr Riddell was unsuccessful in his bid for a seat of the Henderson-Massey Local Board (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auckland_local_elections,_2010#Henderson-Massey_Local_Board_.288.29)

John Riddell has also stood for the parlimentary seat of Waitakere in 1996 as NZ First and again in 2002, 2005 and 2008 for the Act Party.

Prior to standing for public office, John Riddell was Secretary of the Birdwood Primary School Committee,and subsequently was elected to both the Don Buck Primary School and Massey High School Board of Trustees. He served as Treasurer of the Massey High School Board and later as deputy Chair and the Chair of the Board. He held the same positions on the Don Buck Primary School Board of Trustees.

During his time on the School Boards, Mr Riddell served a term as President of the Auckland School Trustees Assoication.

Current secretary/treasurer of the Massey & BIrdwood Settlers Assoication Incorporated, a resident and ratepayers incorporated in 1925, Mr Riddell continues to serve on the Don Buck Primary School Boad of Trustees. - http://www.facebook.com/posted.php?id=1403852531&success#!/john.g.riddell http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0909/S00129.htm