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Julie Hardaker (born 1960) is the Mayor of Hamilton, New Zealand. Born in New Zealand, she was self-employed in Australia in the 1980s. After graduating from the University of Waikato, she joined the Hamilton law firm McCaw Lewis Chapman and eventually became a partner and held senior management roles. She is involved in various community organisations at a governance level. As a political novice, she defeated former Mayor and experienced politician Bob Simcock in the 2010 New Zealand local government elections. Hardaker was re-elected in the 2013 election beating her main rival Ewan Wilson, with a majority of 2911 votes, becoming the first mayor of Hamilton in nearly two decades to survive their first term in office. She was returned to power capturing 43.6% of the valid mayoral votes cast. ==Life outside politics== Hardaker was born in and grew up near Rotorua. She lived in Australia during the 1980s, where she was self-employed in retail. She graduated from the University of Waikato Faculty of Law in 1995 with LLB Hons.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url= http://www.juliehardaker.co.nz/ )〕 After university she joined the Hamilton law firm McCaw Lewis Chapman, where she became a partner in 2000.〔 She initially specialised in dispute resolution, before turning her attention to employment law. She chaired the law firm's governance board, and at the time of her election as Mayor of Hamilton, she was in charge of finance. Hardaker has served on the boards of the Waikato Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. She has been a member of the St Peters School Board of Trustees, and has been on the board of Habitat for Humanity Waikato.〔 Since before her election as Mayor, she has been the chairman of the Waikato SPCA.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】url= http://www.elections2010.co.nz/2010/candidates/julie-hardaker )〕 As of 2011, she is studying for a master's degree in management at the University of Waikato.〔 Hardaker is married to Steven Perdia, who is father to two boys, Jordan and Spencer, living in Australia.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Julie Hardaker」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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