Mayor of Whangarei

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Mayor of Whangarei
Vince Cocurullo 2020 portrait (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Vince Cocurullo
since 9 October 2022
Style His Worship
Term length Three years
Inaugural holderJames Miller Killen
Formation27 October 1896
DeputyTBC
Salary$148,351 p.a. [1]
Website Official website

The Mayor of Whangarei is the directly elected head of the Whangarei District Council, the local government authority for the Whangarei District in New Zealand, which it controls as a territorial authority. The position has existed since 27 October 1896, when the Whangarei Borough Council was constituted. [2] Later the mayor presided over Whangarei City Council. The position has existed in its present form since 1 November 1989, following the amalgamation of Whangarei County Council, Whangarei City Council and Hikurangi Town Board. [3] The mayor is supported by a deputy mayor. [4]

Contents

The mayor has significant executive powers, their own staff and the ability to appoint the chairpersons of the council's committees. [5] [6]

List of mayors

The following table is a complete list of the mayors of Whangarei since the formation of Whangarei Borough in 1896. [2] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

NamePortraitTerm of office
1James Miller Killen James Miller Killen.jpg 1896–1899
2William Corns William Corns of Whangarei.jpg 1899–1901
(1)James Miller Killen James Miller Killen.jpg 1901–1902
(2)William Corns William Corns of Whangarei.jpg 1902–1904
(1)James Miller Killen James Miller Killen.jpg 1904–1905
3Harry Weaver1905–1908
4Thomas McClintock Thomas McClintock of Whangarei.jpg 1908–1910
5Thomas Herbert Steadman1910–1914
6Donald William Jack1914–1917
7John Samuel Dent1917–1921
8Donald Alexander McLean Donald Alexander McLean.jpg 1921–1925
9James Edmund Holmes1925–1927
10Leonard James Brake1927–1929
11 William Jones William Jones of Whangarei.jpg 1929–1953
12Horace William James1953–1954
13Les McKinnon1954–1956
14Frank Johnson1956–1968
15Ken Haslett1968–1977
16Ted Elliott1977–1983
17Joyce Ryan1983–1989
18Stan Semenoff1989–1998
19Craig Brown Craig Brown MNZN (cropped).jpg 1998–2004
20Pamela Peters2004–2007
(18)Stan Semenoff2007–2010
21Morris Cutforth2010–2013
22Sheryl Mai Sheryl Mai, Mayor of Whangarei District, May 2018.jpg 2013–2022
22Vince Cocurullo Vince Cocurullo 2020 (cropped).jpg 2022–present

Deputy mayor

The deputy mayor is the second highest elected official in the Whangarei District Council. The deputy mayor acts in support of the Mayor of Whangarei. It is the second highest elected position in the council. However, like the position of Deputy Prime Minister, this seniority does not necessarily translate into power. They are appointed by the mayor from the elected ward councillors. [6] The current deputy mayor is Greg Innes, who currently represents the Whangarei Heads Ward ward on the Whangarei District Council. Innes was announced as deputy mayor in October 2019, and assumed office upon the swearing in of the new council. [13]

Beyond committees of the whole council, the deputy mayor is an ex-officio member of the following Whangarei District Council committees: [14]

The deputy mayor may be appointed to additional committees that the mayor wishes to appoint them to. The following table lists the deputy mayors since the local government reforms of 1989.

MayorDeputy mayorTerm of office
Stan Semenoff
Craig Brown
Pamela PetersPhil Halse2004–2007
Stan SemenoffKahu Sutherland2007–2010
Morris CutforthPhil Halse2010–2013
Sheryl MaiSharon Morgan [15] 2013–2019
Greg Innes [16] 2019–present

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