| Mayor of Yarra | |
|---|---|
 Incumbent since 19 November 2024Stephen Jolly | |
| Appointer | Stephen Jolly |
| Term length | 1 year |
| Inaugural holder | John Sawyer |
| Formation | March 1996 |
| Deputy | Sarah McKenzie |
This is a list of mayors of the City of Yarra , a local government area in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. [1]
The current mayor is Stephen Jolly, who was voted into the position by councillors on 19 November 2024 following the 2024 local government elections. [2]
| Commissioners | Term |
|---|---|
| Julian Walmsley (Chief Commissioner) | 1994–1996 |
| Barbara Champion | 1994–1995 |
| Frank Thompson | 1994–1996 |
| Carmen Watson | 1995–1996 |
| No. | Image | Mayor (Ward) | Party | Term start | Term end | Council control (term) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | John Sawyer (Carringbush) | Labor | March 1996 | March 1997 | Labor majority (1996–2002) | ||
| 2 | | Linda Hoskins (MacKillop) | Labor | March 1997 | March 1998 | |||
| 3 | | John Phillips (Nicholson) | Labor | March 1998 | March 1999 | |||
| 4 | | Steve Watson (MacKillop) | Labor | March 1999 | March 2000 | |||
| (3) | | John Phillips (Nicholson) | Labor | March 2000 | March 2001 | |||
| 5 | | Sue Corby (Carringbush) | Labor | March 2001 | March 2002 | |||
| March 2002 | March 2003 | No overall control (2002–2020) | ||||||
| 6 |  | Greg Barber (MacKillop) | Greens | March 2003 | March 2004 | |||
| 7 | | Kay Meadows (Docker) | Labor | March 2004 | November 2004 [a] | |||
| (Melba) | November 2004 | November 2005 | ||||||
| 8 |  | Jackie Fristacky (Nicholls) | Independent | November 2005 | November 2006 | |||
| 9 |  | Jenny Farrar (Langridge) | Greens | November 2006 | November 2007 | |||
| 10 | | Judy Morton (Melba) | Independent Labor | November 2007 | November 2008 | |||
| 11 |  | Amanda Stone (Nicholls) | Greens | November 2008 | November 2009 | |||
| 12 |  | Jane Garrett (Nicholls) | Labor | November 2009 | November 2010 | |||
| 13 | | Alison Clarke (Melba) | Greens | November 2010 | November 2011 | |||
| 14 | | Geoff Barbour (Langridge) | Labor | November 2011 | November 2012 | |||
| (8) | | Jackie Fristacky (Nicholls) | Independent | November 2012 | November 2013 | |||
| November 2013 | November 2014 | |||||||
| 15 | | Phillip Vlahogiannis (Melba) | Independent | November 2014 | November 2015 | |||
| 16 | | Roberto Colanzi (Nicholls) | Labor | November 2015 | 9 November 2016 | |||
| (11) | | Amanda Stone (Langridge) | Greens | 9 November 2016 | 28 November 2017 | |||
| 17 | | Daniel Nguyen (Melba) | Independent | 28 November 2017 | 27 November 2018 | |||
| 18 | | Danae Bosler (Langridge) | Labor | 27 November 2018 | 28 November 2019 | |||
| 19 | | Misha Coleman (Nicholls) | Independent | 28 November 2019 | 17 November 2020 | |||
| 20 |  | Gabrielle de Vietri (Langridge) | Greens | 17 November 2020 | 26 November 2021 | Greens majority (2020–2022) | ||
| 21 |  | Sophie Wade (Nicholls) | Greens | 26 November 2021 | 28 November 2022 | |||
| 22 | | Claudia Nguyen (Melba) | Independent | 28 November 2022 | 15 November 2023 | No overall control (2022–present) | ||
| 23 |  | Edward Crossland (Melba) | Greens | 15 November 2023 | 19 November 2024 | |||
| 24 |  | Stephen Jolly (MacKillop) | Yarra For All | 19 November 2024 | incumbent | |||
The position of Deputy Mayor of Yarra was established in November 2017. [3]
| No. | Image | Deputy Mayor (Ward) | Party | Term start | Term end | Mayor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Misha Coleman (Nicholls) | Independent | 28 November 2017 | 27 November 2018 | D. Nguyen (Independent) | ||
| 27 November 2018 | 28 November 2019 | Bosler (Labor) | ||||||
| 2 | | Mi-Lin Chen Yi Mei (Melba) | Labor | 28 November 2019 | 17 November 2020 | Coleman (Independent) | ||
| 3 | | Claudia Nguyen (Melba) | Independent | 17 November 2020 | 26 November 2021 | De Vietri (Greens) | ||
| 4 | | Edward Crossland (Melba) | Greens | 26 November 2021 | 28 November 2022 | Wade (Greens) | ||
| 28 November 2022 | 15 November 2023 | C. Nguyen (Independent) | ||||||
| 5 |  | Anab Mohamud (Langridge) | Greens | 15 November 2023 | 27 February 2024 | Crossland (Greens) | ||
| Independent | 27 February 2024 | 19 November 2024 | ||||||
| 6 | | Sarah McKenzie (Yarra Bend) | Labor | 26 November 2021 | 19 November 2024 | Jolly (Yarra For All) | ||
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