Mayor of Waikato

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Mayor of Waikato
Jacqui Church.jpg
Incumbent
Jacqui Church
since 15 October 2022
Style His/Her Worship
Member ofWaikato District Council
Seat Ngāruawāhia
Term length 3 years, renewable
Formation1989
DeputyCarolyn Eyre
Salary$157,039 [1]
Website Official website

The Mayor of Waikato officiates over the Waikato District of New Zealand's North Island. [2]

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Jacqui Church is the current mayor. [3] The previous mayor was Allan Sanson, a third generation farmer who had served on the council [4] since 2001 and had been mayor since 2010. His predecessor was another conservative farmer, Peter Harris, who took over the job when the first mayor, another farmer, Angus Macdonald, stood down in 2001. [5] [6] Angus Macdonald died in 2010. [7] The 2021 salary of the mayor was $148,500. [8]

List of mayors

Waikato mayor (centre) in 2013 Waikato District Council chamber.jpg
Waikato mayor (centre) in 2013

There have been 4 mayors of Waikato.

MayorTerm
1Angus Macdonald1989–2001 [9]
2Peter Harris2001–2010 [10]
3Allan Sanson2010–2022 [11]
4 Jacqui Church (cropped).jpg Jacqui Church2022–present [12]

List of deputy mayors

DeputyTermMayor
Peter Harris–2001 [13] Macdonald
Ian McLennan–2007 [14] Harris
Clint Baddeley2007–2010 [15]
Dynes Fulton2010–2019 [16] Sanson
Aksel Bech2019–2022 [17]
Carolyn Eyre2022–present [12] Church

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