Cliff Skeggs
Sir Clifford George Skeggs (born 19 March 1931) 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 (Pacifica Air) and property. Political career. Skeggs 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, and was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 1987 Queen's Birthday Honours. 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.