Anna Reynolds | |
|---|---|
 Reynolds in 2013 | |
| Lord Mayor of Hobart | |
| Assumed office November 2018 | |
| Deputy | Helen Burnet (-2024) Zelinda Sherlock (2024-) |
| Preceded by | Ron Christie |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Tasmanian Greens (2014-2018) |
| Residence | Hobart |
| Education | Australian National University University of Technology Sydney |
Anna Reynolds is an Australian politician and since November 2018 the Lord Mayor of Hobart,Tasmania. [1]
Reynolds graduated from Australian National University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1987,majoring in Political Science,and completed a Master of Management from the University of Technology Sydney in 1996. [2]
Reynolds began her career establishing a community legal centre in Northern Queensland, [3] before moving into a number of campaigning and advocacy roles. [4] [5] She served as President of the Cairns and far North Environment Centre (CAFNEC) during the 1990s. [6]
After four years with the Australian Conservation Foundation,in 1998 Reynolds founded the Climate Action Network Australia - the Australian environment movement's first collective campaign on climate change. [7] [8]
In 2002,Reynolds moved on to her first of two roles with leading conservation organisation WWF. Between 2002 and 2005,Reynolds established and managed WWF Australia's first climate change program,then from 2005 to 2008,she held a role as Deputy Leader of WWF International's Global Climate Program. [9] [10]
In 2009,Reynolds moved to Hobart to take up an advisory role in the office of Bob Brown,then leader of the Australian Greens. [11] [12] She then became the CEO of the Multicultural Council of Tasmania in 2013. [13]
From 2014 to 2018,Reynolds was a Hobart City Council Alderman, [14] with her candidacy backed by the Tasmanian Greens. [15] She was Chair of the Parks and Recreation Committee during her term.
In November 2018,after standing as an Independent,Reynolds was elected Lord Mayor of Hobart,securing 63.35% of the vote and beating former Lord Mayor Damon Thomas into second place. [16] The turnout in the 2018 election was the highest since the 1990s,with 61.94% of eligible electors in the City of Hobart turning out to vote. [17] Reynolds' election to Lord Mayor was only the third time a woman had been voted into the position. [18]
In 2022,Reynolds was re-elected to the position of Lord Mayor of Hobart,securing 52.41% of the vote and beating first-time candidate John Kelly,former owner of Hobart's State Cinema,into second place. [19]
Reynolds is the daughter of historian Henry Reynolds and former Queensland ALP Senator Margaret Reynolds.
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