Cliff Skeggs


Sir Clifford George Skeggs is a New Zealand businessman from Dunedin, and was Mayor of Dunedin from 1977 to 1989.

Biography

Early life

Skeggs was born in Bluff, and was educated at Bluff School and Southland Technical College.

Business career

He was involved in the fishing industry from 1953, and developed the Skeggs Group of which he was the chairman and chief executive into what was the largest private inshore fishing fleet in New Zealand with investments including shipping, aviation and property.

Political career

He was on the Dunedin City Council and Otago Harbour Board, and later was chairman of the port company Port Otago. He was Mayor of Dunedin from 1977 to 1989.

Personal life

He married Marie Ledgerwood in 1951, they have three sons. He lives in Dunedin. He was made a Knight Bachelor in the 1987 Queen's Birthday Honours.