CRUDEN, Gordon Neil: 12.04.1933 – 28.01.2021
Former Palmerston North city councillor Gordon Cruden has been remembered as a man with a formal demeanour and sharp mind and also, a great sense of humour.
Cruden had two stints on the city council, from 1967 to1971, and again from 2001 to 2010.
He contested the Palmerston North seat for Parliament as the National candidate in 1967 and 1969, coming close to unseating Labour MP Joe Walding on his second attempt.
Having practised as a lawyer in Palmerston North since 1958, Cruden moved to Hong Kong in 1973, where he was a judge for more than 20 years.
Former mayor Jono Naylor remembers working closely with Cruden after his return to his home city during the 2000s.