List of mayors of Ku-ring-gai

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Mayor of Ku-ring-gai
Incumbent
Sam Ngai
since 19 September 2023
Style His/Her Worship the Mayor Councillor
Appointer Ku-ring-gai Council
Term length 2 years
Inaugural holder Cr. William Cowan
(Shire President)
Ald. George Christie
(Mayor)
Formation8 December 1906 (as Shire President)
2 November 1928 (as Mayor)
DeputyChristine Kay
Website www.kmc.nsw.gov.au

This is a list of the Shire Presidents and Mayors of Ku-ring-gai Council and its predecessors, a local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The official title of Mayors while holding office is: His/Her Worship the Mayor of Ku-ring-gai. The current Mayor of Ku-ring-gai is Councillor Sam Ngai, elected on 19 September 2023. [1]

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Development of the office

Ku-ring-gai was first incorporated on 6 March 1906 as the "Shire of Ku-ring-gai" and the first Shire Council was elected on 24 November 1906. The first leader of the council was elected at the first meeting on 8 December 1906, when Councillor William Cowan was elected as Shire President. There would not be a Deputy President until the council election on 1 March 1920. On 22 September 1928, the Shire of Ku-ring-gai was proclaimed as the "Municipality of Ku-ring-gai" and the titles of 'Shire President' and 'Councillor' were retitled to be 'Mayor' and 'Alderman' respectively. In 1993, with the passing of a new Local Government Act, council was retitled as simply "Ku-ring-gai Council" and Aldermen were retitled as Councillors. [2]

List of incumbents

Presidents/Deputy Presidents of Ku-ring-gai Shire Council, 1906–1928

Years [3] Shire PresidentsDeputy PresidentsYear
8 December 1906 – 6 February 1908William Cowan
6 February 1908 – 4 February 1911William Thomas Wait
4 February 1911 – 4 February 1914Paul Clipsham
4 February 1914 – 1 February 1917James Young
1 February 1917 – 22 December 1921 William Robert Fitzsimons Walter Scott Griffiths1 March 1920
22 December 1921 – 7 December 1923Norman McIntosh
Malcolm McFayden22 December 1921
John Gilmour Lockley7 December 1922
7 December 1923 – 5 December 1924John Gilmour LockleyChristopher Bowes Thistlethwayte7 December 1923
5 December 1924 – 6 December 1927Christopher Bowes Thistlethwayte
Malcolm McFayden5 December 1924
George Christie15 December 1925
6 December 1927 – 22 September 1928George ChristieWilliam Henry Read6 December 1927

Mayors/Deputy Mayors of Ku-ring-gai Municipal Council/Ku-ring-gai Council, 1928–present

Years [3] MayorsDeputy MayorsYear
22 September 1928 – 19 March 1929George ChristieWilliam Henry Read22 September 1928
19 March 1929 – 5 December 1933 Walter Cresswell O'Reilly
Audley Hubert Brennan19 March 1929
James Briton2 December 1930
Ernest Selby6 December 1932
5 December 1933 – 4 December 1934Ernest SelbyJames Briton5 December 1933
4 December 1934 – 10 December 1935George Seville TravisClaude Ewen Cameron4 December 1934
10 December 1935 – 18 December 1936Claude Ewen CameronWilliam King McLean10 December 1935
18 December 1936 – 7 December 1937George Seville TravisMichael L'Estrange18 December 1936
7 December 1937 – 12 December 1939Herbert Gordon Carter
Michael L'Estrange7 December 1937
George Seville Travis13 December 1938
12 December 1939 – 9 December 1941Noel Desmond McIntoshGeorge Seville Travis12 December 1939
9 December 1941 – 7 December 1943Robert Taylor Rutledge
George Seville Travis9 December 1941
Joseph Hector Brown8 December 1942
7 December 1943 – 5 December 1944George Seville TravisRobert Taylor Rutledge7 December 1943
5 December 1944 – 11 December 1945Robert Taylor RutledgeGeoffrey Herbert Robin5 December 1944
11 December 1945 – 3 December 1946Geoffrey Herbert RobinJoseph Hector Brown11 December 1945
3 December 1946 – 7 December 1948Joseph Hector Brown
Geoffrey Herbert Robin3 December 1946
Alexander Powell Cooke9 December 1947
7 December 1948 – 5 December 1950Robert Taylor RutledgeJohn Paradine Middleton7 December 1948
5 December 1950 – 2 December 1952Eric Saxby Solomon
Andrew Noble Campbell5 December 1950
Reginald Nelson Walker4 December 1951
2 December 1952 – 11 December 1956Herbert Thomas Cornish
George McCahon Sinclair2 December 1952
Andrew Noble Campbell11 December 1953
11 December 1956 – 14 December 1959Andrew Noble CampbellReginald Nelson Walker11 December 1956
14 December 1959 – 5 December 1961 Harry Jago Reginald Nelson Walker14 December 1959
5 December 1961 – 10 December 1962Reginald Nelson WalkerAlastair Gibson Muir5 December 1961
10 December 1962 – 3 December 1963George Revans NicolElizabeth Marian Carter10 December 1962
3 December 1963 – 7 December 1964Adrian Allaster CoxReginald Nelson Walker3 December 1963
7 December 1964 – 16 December 1966Justin Roald Rickard
Robert Sutherland Turner7 December 1964
Norman Scott McDonald13 December 1965
16 December 1966 – 4 December 1967Norman Scott McDonaldJohn Gordon McLean16 December 1966
4 December 1967 – 13 December 1968John HarrisJohn Gordon McLean4 December 1967
13 December 1968 – 9 December 1970Robert Sutherland Turner
Mavis Alexandra McMillan13 December 1968
Richard John Basto16 December 1969
9 December 1970 – 23 September 1971Bryan Maxwell MasonJames Frederick Bennett9 December 1970
23 September 1971 – 26 September 1973James Frederick Bennett
Michael Marcel Strenger23 September 1971
Richard John Basto23 September 1972
26 September 1973 – 2 October 1974Michael Eugene KartzoffGeorge Henry Bardsley26 September 1973
2 October 1974 – 30 September 1975Anthony Earl CroninTrevor Carter Brown2 October 1974
30 September 1975 – 26 September 1977Trevor Carter BrownRoy Woodward30 September 1975
26 September 1977 – 25 September 1979Richard Cleveland LennonYolanda Amalia Lee26 September 1977
25 September 1979 – 1 October 1980Howard Parkinson VainsYolanda Amalia Lee25 September 1979
1 October 1980 – 22 September 1981Richard Cleveland LennonBrian John Taylor1 October 1980
22 September 1981 – 11 October 1983Brian John Taylor
William Ferrier Thomson22 September 1981
Michael Eugene Kartzoff13 September 1982
11 October 1983 – 27 September 1984Steven Paul KlingerRobert James Webeck11 October 1983
27 September 1984 – 27 September 1987Ronald Victor Yeates
Adrian Coghan27 September 1984
Peter Andrew Derwent26 September 1985
Robert Webeck29 September 1986
27 September 1987 – 1 September 1991Richard Cleveland Lennon
Tony Hall27 September 1987
Richard Geddes1 September 1989
Malcolm Patterson24 August 1990
1 September 1991 – 1 September 1996Peter Andrew Derwent
Robert Pallin1 September 1991
Richard Geddes1 September 1992
Robert Pallin1 September 1994
David Roy Barnett1 September 1995
1 September 1996 – 8 September 1998Richard Geddes
Tony Hall1 September 1996
David Dobbin9 September 1997
8 September 1998 – 21 September 1999David DobbinJohanne Tobin8 September 1998
21 September 1999 – 5 September 2000Tony HallLaura Bennett21 September 1999
5 September 2000 – 3 September 2002Laura Bennett
Ted Roach5 September 2000
Ian Cross4 September 2001
3 September 2002 – 13 April 2004Ian CrossIan de Vulder3 September 2002
13 April 2004 – 7 September 2005 Adrienne Ryan Maureen Shelley13 April 2004
7 September 2005 – September 2006Elaine MalickiNick Ebbeck7 September 2005
September 2006 – September 2008Nick EbbeckAnita AndrewSeptember 2006
September 2008 – September 2010Elaine MalickiJennifer AndersonSeptember 2008
September 2010 – 6 September 2011Ian CrossJennifer AndersonSeptember 2010
6 September 2011 – September 2012Jennifer AndersonElaine Malicki6 September 2011
September 2012 – September 2013Elaine MalickiCheryl SzatowSeptember 2012 [4]
September 2013 – 16 September 2015Jennifer Anderson
Elaine MalickiSeptember 2013 [5]
Chantelle Fornari-Orsmond16 September 2014 [6]
16 September 2015 – 20 September 2016Cheryl SzatowDavid Ossip16 September 2015 [7] [8]
20 September 2016 – 21 September 2021Jennifer Anderson
David Ossip20 September 2016 [9]
Callum Clarke21 September 2017 [10]
Jeff Pettett25 September 2018 [11]
Callum Clarke18 September 2019 [12]
Cedric Spencer22 September 2020 [13]
21 September 2021 – 11 January 2022Cedric SpencerSam Ngai21 September 2021 [14]
11 January 2022 – 19 September 2023Jeff PettettBarbara Ward11 January 2022 [15]
19 September 2023 – presentSam NgaiChristine Kay19 September 2023 [1]

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