List of mayors of Strathfield

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Mayor of Strathfield Council
Incumbent
Cr. Karen Pensabene
since 2 March 2023
Style His/Her Worship
Appointer Municipality of Strathfield
Term length Two Years (1885–date)
Formation30 August 1885
First holderGeorge Hardie
DeputySandy Reddy
Website www.strathfield.nsw.gov.au
Strathfield Heritage

This is a list of mayors of the Council of the Municipality of Strathfield, a local government area in the Inner West region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. First incorporated on 2 June 1885 as the "Municipal District of Strathfield" [1] the first council was convened and elected on 19 August 1885, [2] which later changed to the "Municipality of Strathfield" following the passing of the 1906 Local Government Act. The council became known as "Strathfield Council" on 1 July 1993 following the enactment of a new Local Government Act, which also stipulated a change of title from "Alderman" to "Councillor". Since 1971, the Mayor is elected bi-annually by the Councillors each September. The current mayor is Cr Karen Pensabene(Australian Labor Party), elected on the 2 March 2023.

Mayors

#YearsMayorNotes
130 August 1885 – 4 February 1886George Hardie [3]
24 February 1886 – 8 February 1889 Wilhelm von der Heyde [4] [5]
38 February 1889 – February 1890Albert Allen [6]
4February 1890 – February 1891John Hinchcliffe
February 1891 – February 1892Albert Allen
February 1892 – February 1893John Hinchcliffe
February 1893 – February 1895Albert Allen
5February 1895 – February 1898Frederick Parsons
6February 1898 – February 1902 Thomas Mackenzie
7February 1902 – February 1904Thomas J. Dickson
February 1904 – February 1906Frederick Parsons
8February 1906 – February 1908John Price
February 1908 – February 1911 Thomas Mackenzie
9February 1911 – February 1913Charles C. Capper
10February 1913 – February 1916Benjamin R. Gelling
11February 1916 – February 1917John Robert Firth
12February 1917 – February 1919Ernest Laurence
13February 1919 – December 1920Arthur Kessell [7]
14December 1920 – December 1922William Pilgrim
15December 1922 – December 1924Frederick Wallis
16December 1924 – December 1925John Curnow
17December 1925 – December 1927George Arthur Davey
December 1927 – December 1932John Robert Firth
18December 1932 – December 1938Percy Douglas Shortland
19December 1938 – 1 June 1940Alexander Melville [8]
20June 1940 – December 1943William Winter Cosgrove [9]
21December 1943 – December 1949Colin Hudson
22December 1949 – December 1951Charles Morgan
23December 1951 – December 1954Arthur Cave
24December 1954 – 1957William Dunlop
251957 – December 1959Stanley Nelson Hedges
26December 1959 – December 1962Bruce W. Ward
27December 1962 – December 1964Beresford Calverley
28December 1964 – December 1966Harvey Ford
29December 1966 – December 1967Frederick Cartwright
30December 1967 – December 1968James E. Smith
31December 1968 – December 1970William H. Boyce
32December 1970 – September 1972Frank Zions
September 1972 – September 1976William H. Boyce
33September 1976 – September 1983Clarrie G. Edwards
34September 1983 – September 1984Robert B. Kell
35September 1984 – September 1985Rodney J. Rimes
September 1985 – September 1988Robert B. Kell
36September 1988 – September 1990John C. Elvy
September 1990 – September 1991Robert B. Kell
37September 1991 – September 1992 Eve Dutton
38September 1992 – September 1994Leo T. O’Donnell
September 1994 – September 1995John C. Elvy
September 1995 – September 1996Eve Dutton
39September 1996 – September 1997Peter Smith
40September 1997 – September 1998Elizabeth Gewandt
41September 1998 – September 2000Laurel O’Toole
42September 2000 – September 2003 Virginia Judge (Labor)
43September 2003 – September 2004John Abi-Saab
44September 2004 – September 2005Alfred Tsang
45September 2005 – September 2007Bill Carney
46September 2007 – 26 February 2008 Scott Farlow (Liberal)
4726 February 2008 – September 2008Paul Barron (Labor)
48September 2008 – September 2009Keith Kwon (Labor)
49September 2009 – September 2011Tony Maroun (Liberal)
September 2011 – September 2012Paul Barron (Independent)
5017 September 2012 – 3 September 2013Guilian Vaccari (Liberal)
513 September 2013 – 30 September 2014Daniel Bott (Labor)
30 September 2014 – 29 September 2015Guilian Vaccari (Liberal)
5229 September 2015 – 27 September 2016Sang Ok (Liberal)
5327 September 2016 – September 2017Andrew Soulos (Independent)
26 September 2017 – 3 September 2019Guilian Vaccari (Liberal)
543 September 2019 – 14 September 2021Antoine Doueihi (Liberal)
5514 September 2021 – 3 December 2021Stephanie Kokkolis (Liberal)
5612 January 2022 - 2 March 2023Matthew Blackmore (Strathfield Independents)
572 March 2023 – PresentKaren Pensabene (Labor)

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