List of mayors of Darebin

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Mayor of Darebin
SusanneNewton.png
Incumbent
Susanne Newton
since 30 November 2023
Appointer Darebin City Council
Term length 1 year
Inaugural holderJohn Sawyer
FormationMarch 1996
DeputyAnab Mohamud

This is a list of mayors of the City of Darebin , a local government area in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, which was formed in 1994 by the amalgamation of the City of Northcote and the City of Preston. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

The current mayor is Susanne Newton, who was voted into the position by councillors on 30 November 2023. [4]

Mayors

1996–present

No.PortraitMayor
(Ward)
PartyTerm startTerm endCouncil control
(term)
1 Australian-Labor-Party-stub.svg Royce Keirl Snr. Labor March 1996March 1997 Labor majority
(1996–2013)
2 Australian-Labor-Party-stub.svg Nazih Elasmar Labor March 1997March 1998
3 Australian-Labor-Party-stub.svg Chris Kelly Labor March 1998March 1999
March 1999March 2000
4 Australian-Labor-Party-stub.svg Tim Laurence Labor March 2000March 2001
5 Australian-Labor-Party-stub.svg Marlene Kairouz Labor March 2001March 2002
6 Australian-Labor-Party-stub.svg Vince Fontana Labor March 2002March 2003
7 Australian-Labor-Party-stub.svg Peter Stephenson Labor March 2003March 2004
8 Australian-Labor-Party-stub.svg Rae Perry Labor March 2004November 2004 [lower-alpha 1]
9 Australian-Labor-Party-stub.svg Diana Asmar Labor November 2004November 2005
10 Australian-Labor-Party-stub.svg Stanley Chiang Labor November 2005November 2006
(5) Australian-Labor-Party-stub.svg Marlene Kairouz Labor November 2006November 2007
(7) Australian-Labor-Party-stub.svg Peter Stephenson Labor November 2007November 2008
(9) Australian-Labor-Party-stub.svg Diana Asmar Labor November 2008November 2009
(6) Australian-Labor-Party-stub.svg Vince Fontana Labor November 2009November 2010
(9) Australian-Labor-Party-stub.svg Diana Asmar Labor November 2010November 2011
11 Australian-Labor-Party-stub.svg Steven Tsitas Labor November 2011November 2012
(4) Australian-Labor-Party-stub.svg Tim Laurence Labor November 2012November 2013
12 Australian-Labor-Party-stub.svg Gaetano Greco Labor November 2013June 2014 No overall control
(2013–present)
(12) 3x4.svg Independent June 2014November 2014
(11) Australian-Labor-Party-stub.svg Steve Tsitas Labor November 2014November 2015
(6) 3x4.svg Vince Fontana Independent November 2015November 2016
13 Greens placeholder-01.png Kim Le Cerf
(Rucker)
Greens November 2016November 2017
November 201726 November 2018
14 3x4.svg Susan Rennie
(Rucker)
Independent 26 November 2018November 2019
November 2019November 2020
15 3x4.svg Lina Messina
(Central)
Independent November 2020November 2021
November 202130 November 2022
16 Australian-Labor-Party-stub.svg Julie Williams
(North Central)
Labor 30 November 202230 November 2023
17 SusanneNewton.png Susanne Newton
(West)
Greens 30 November 2023incumbent
  1. From 1996 until 2004, the annual election of the mayor for the following 12 months occurred in March. New legislation effective from 2004 onwards changed the date of the election of the mayor to November or December. There was a truncated transitional term of office from March to November 2004.

Deputy mayors

No.PortraitDeputy Mayor
(Ward)
PartyTerm startTerm endMayor
SusanneNewton.png Susanne Newton
(West)
Greens 30 November 202230 November 2023Williams
(Labor)
Australian-Labor-Party-stub.svg Tim Laurence
(North East)
Labor 30 November 2023incumbentNewton
(Greens)

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