List of mayors of Alice Springs

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Mayor of the Alice Springs Town Council
Incumbent
Matt Paterson
since 15 September 2021
Alice Springs Town Council
Style His/Her Worship
Member ofAlice Springs Town Council
Seat Alice Springs
Term length 4 years
No restriction on renewal
PrecursorDamien Ryan
Formation1 July 1971
First holderJock 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]

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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.PortraitMayorPartyTerm startTerm end
1 JockNelson1959.jpg Jock Nelson Labor 1 July 19718 December 1973
2 3x4.svg Brian Martin Independent 9 December 197312 April 1976 [4]
3 CountryLiberal Placeholder.png Tony Greatorex Country Liberal 30 May 197628 May 1977 [5]
4 3x4.svg George Smith Independent 29 May 197711 February 1983 [6]
5 3x4.svg Leslie Oldfield Independent 24 April 198330 May 1992 [7]
6 3x4.svg Andy McNeill Independent 31 May 199227 May 2000 [8]
7 CountryLiberal Placeholder.png Fran Kilgariff Country Liberal 28 May 200029 March 2008 [9]
8 Damien Ryan png.png Damien Ryan Country Liberal 30 March 2008 14 September 2021
9 3x4.svg Matt Paterson Independent 15 September 2021 incumbent

Deputy mayors

2012−present

No.PortraitMayorPartyTerm startTerm end
CountryLiberal Placeholder.png Steve Brown Country Liberal 16 April 201214 March 2016
CountryLiberal Placeholder.png Jamie De Brenni Country Liberal 14 March 201616 August 2017
16 August 2017August 2018
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price speaking at ARC Forum 2023, Day 2, 31 October 2023 (cropped).jpg Jacinta Price Country Liberal 29 September 202028 August 2021
3x4.svg Eli Melky Independent 14 September 202124 August 2023
3x4.svg Allison Bitar Independent 24 August 2023incumbent

See also

References

  1. ↑ "History". Alice Springs Town Council. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  2. 1 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.
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