Peter Chin

Peter Chin
Peter Chin starting the 2010 Rally of Otago
Born	1941 (age 75–76)
Occupation	Lawyer

Peter Wing Ho Chin (Chinese: 陳荣和; pinyin: Chén Rónghé; Jyutping: Can⁴ Wing⁴wo⁴) CNZM (born 1941) is a lawyer and was the 56th Mayor of Dunedin, New Zealand. He served two terms as Mayor from 2004 to 2010.

Chin is a descendant of the earliest Chinese immigrants to New Zealand, and his family owned a take-away establishment in Stuart Street.

In the 1950s Chin was a student at Otago Boys' High School and then the University of Otago, graduating LLB. He has worked in Dunedin as a lawyer since 1968, and is currently a consultant for the Otago law firm Webb Farry. First elected in 1995 to the Dunedin City Council, representing the Hills Ward, he served three terms before becoming mayor in 2004, replacing Sukhi Turner who was retiring as mayor. He was re-elected in October 2007 with an absolute majority.

Chin serves as the head of the Gambling Commission, the government-appointed panel that regulates casinos. Married to Noleen since c.1964 with 4 children, he lives in Roslyn and is a prominent operatic singer.

In 2003, he was awarded Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to local body and community affairs.