Desley Simpson

Desley Elisabeth Charlotte SimpsonJP (née Lawson) is a New Zealand politician who is an Auckland councillor. In October 2022, Simpson was chosen as the deputy mayor of Auckland.

Simpson grew up in the Auckland suburb of Remuera, and attended Diocesan School for Girls, Auckland, where her mother, Leonie Lawson, was head of music.^[1] She learned to play the organ at Diocesan, and is still an organist.^[2] Simpson's grandfather Sir James Donald was also a politician in Auckland and she paid tribute to him in her maiden speech and wore the fob chain presented to him when he became deputy chairman of the Auckland Harbour Board in 1935.^[3]

Simpson is a member of the National Party.^[4] She chaired the Hobson Community Board in the Auckland City Council.^[5] With the merger of Auckland City Council into the Auckland Council, Simpson was elected to the Ōrākei Local Board at the 2010 elections and became the chairperson. She was re-elected in 2013.

At the 2016 Auckland elections, Simpson stood for the Ōrākei ward on the council, following an announcement by incumbent Cameron Brewer that he would not stand for re-election.^[6] Simpson stood for Communities and Residents, despite the formation of Auckland Future, a group supported by the National Party.^[7][8] Simpson was elected to council in a landslide, receiving over 18,000 votes.^[9] The Mayor of Auckland, Phil Goff, appointed her as the deputy chair of the finance and performance committee.^[10]

Simpson was re-elected in the 2022 Auckland elections, and was chosen by incoming mayor Wayne Brown as the deputy mayor of Auckland.^[11]

في مايو 2025، أكد رئيس منظمة المجتمعات والسكان ديفيد هاي أن سيمبسون قد استقال من الحزب قبل 18 شهرًا. ^{[ 12 ]}

في يونيو 2025، أعلنت سيمبسون أنها لن تترشح لمنصب رئيسة البلدية في الانتخابات المحلية لذلك العام ، بعد أشهر من التكهنات حول ترشحها. وبدلاً من ذلك، أيدت سيمبسون حملة إعادة انتخاب واين براون. ^{[ 13 ] [ 14 ] [ 15 ]} وفي الإعلان نفسه، صرحت بأنها ستترشح لإعادة انتخابها في دائرة أوراكي. ^{[ 15 ]}

سيمبسون متزوجة من الرئيس السابق للحزب الوطني، بيتر غودفيلو . ^{[ 16 ]} كانت متزوجة سابقًا من عضو البرلمان عن الحزب الوطني، سكوت سيمبسون ، وانفصلا في عام 2004 أو 2005. ومنذ سبتمبر 2008، تعيش مع غودفيلو، الذي هزم زوجها السابق في انتخابات رئاسة الحزب عام 2009. ^{[ 17 ]}

تم تعيين سيمبسون قاضياً للصلح في عام 1998. ^{[ 18 ]}

• وسائط متعلقة بديزلي سيمبسون على ويكيميديا ​​كومنز