List of mayors of Alice Springs

Mayor of the Alice Springs Town Council
Incumbent Matt Paterson since 15 September 2021
Alice Springs Town Council
Style	His/Her Worship
Member of	Alice Springs Town Council
Seat	Alice Springs
Term length	4 years No restriction on renewal
Precursor	Damien Ryan
Formation	1 July 1971
First holder	Jock Nelson
Website	https://alicesprings.nt.gov.au/

This is a list of mayors of Alice Springs Town Council , a local government area in the Northern Territory, Australia. ^[1] The mayor is an elected member of the council, who acts as a ceremonial figurehead at official functions, and carries the authority of council between meetings. ^[2]

The longest serving Mayor of Alice Springs was Damien Ryan, who served from March 2008 until his resignation in September 2021 (13.5 years approxiamately).

The current mayor is Matt Paterson, who won the 2021 mayoral election by just two votes. ^{[2] [3]}

Mayors

1971−present

No.	Portrait	Mayor	Party	Term start	Term end
1		Jock Nelson	Ind. Labor	1 July 1971	8 December 1973
2		Brian Martin	Independent	9 December 1973	12 April 1976 [4]
3		Tony Greatorex	Ind. CLP	30 May 1976	28 May 1977 [5]
4		George Smith	Independent	29 May 1977	11 February 1983 [6]
5		Leslie Oldfield	Independent	24 April 1983	30 May 1992 [7]
6		Andy McNeill	Independent	31 May 1992	27 May 2000 [8]
7		Fran Kilgariff	Ind. CLP	28 May 2000	29 March 2008 [9]
8		Damien Ryan	Independent Country Liberal	30 March 2008	14 September 2021
9		Matt Paterson	Independent	15 September 2021	incumbent

References

1. "History". Alice Springs Town Council. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
2. "Elected Members". Alice Springs Town Council. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
3. Independent Staff. "'Our town is in crisis': Alice Springs Mayor makes urgent plea for help with out-of-control crime". NT Independent. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
4. "Race jibe on city". Papua New Guinea Post-courier . International, Australia. 4 March 1975. p. 6. Retrieved 8 September 2022– via National Library of Australia.
5. "Former NT politician dies". The Canberra Times . Vol. 55, no. 16, 560. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 28 January 1981. p. 3. Retrieved 8 September 2022– via National Library of Australia.
6. "Lifestyle Alice Springs". The Australian Women's Weekly . Vol. 46, no. 36. Australia, Australia. 7 February 1979. p. 48. Retrieved 8 September 2022– via National Library of Australia.
7. "Mayor ignores residents on base". Tribune . No. 2481. New South Wales, Australia. 5 August 1987. p. 16. Retrieved 8 September 2022– via National Library of Australia.
8. Australia. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (1 January 2000), "THURSDAY 30 MARCH 2000 HOBART (1 January 2000)", Royal visit by... Program (2000), Dept. of Prime Minister and Cabinet: 78, retrieved 8 September 2022
9. "Alice Springs sobers up with drinking ban". the Guardian. 1 August 2007. Retrieved 8 September 2022.