List of mayors of Port Phillip explained

Post:Mayor
Body:Port Phillip
Incumbent:Heather Cunsolo
Incumbentsince:9 November 2023
Appointer:Port Phillip City Council
Termlength:1 or 2 years
Formation:21 March 1996
Inaugural:Liana Thompson
Deputy:Louise Crawford

This is a list of the mayors of the City of Port Phillip local government area, a local government area in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, which was formed following the amalgamation of the City of Port Melbourne, City of South Melbourne and the City of St Kilda in 1994.[1]

The current mayor is Heather Cunsolo, who was re-elected into the position by councillors on 9 November 2023.[2]

Mayors

1996–present

No.PortraitMayor
(Ward)
PartyTerm startTerm end
1Liana ThompsonLabor21 March 199621 March 1997
2Christine HäagIndependent21 March 19976 April 1998
3Dick GrossLabor6 April 199824 March 1999
24 March 199931 March 2000
4Julian HillLabor31 March 200030 March 2001
30 March 200120 March 2002
5Darren RayIndependent20 March 200217 March 2003
6Liz JohnstoneIndependent17 March 200317 March 2004
(3)Dick GrossLabor17 March 20042 December 2004
(5)Darren RayIndependent2 December 20048 December 2005
7Janet BolithoIndependent Labor8 December 20057 December 2006
7 December 20066 December 2007
8Janet CribbesIndependentNovember 2007November 2008
9Frank O'ConnorIndependent8 December 20087 December 2009
7 December 20096 December 2010
10Rachel PowningIndependent6 December 20105 December 2011
5 December 20117 November 2012
11Amanda StevensLabor7 November 201212 November 2013
12 November 201311 November 2014
11 November 201426 February 2015
Independent Labor26 February 201510 November 2015
12Bernadene VossCommunity Alliance10 November 201510 November 2016
10 November 20168 November 2017
8 November 201728 November 2018
(3)Dick Gross
(Canal)
Labor28 November 201813 November 2019
(12)Bernadene VossCommunity Alliance13 November 201911 November 2020
13Louise Crawford
(Canal)
Labor11 November 202017 November 2021
14Marcus Pearl
(Gateway)
Liberal17 November 20219 November 2022
15Heather Cunsolo
(Gateway)
Independent9 November 20229 November 2023
9 November 2023incumbent

Deputy mayors

2012–present

No.PortraitDeputy Mayor
(Ward)
PartyTerm startTerm endMayor
1Serge ThomannIndependent7 November 201212 November 2013Bosler
12 November 201311 November 2014
2Bernadene VossCommunity Alliance11 November 201410 November 2015
(1)Serge ThomannIndependent10 November 201510 November 2016Voss
3Katherine CopseyGreens10 November 20168 November 2017
4Dick Gross
(Canal)
Labor8 November 201728 November 2018
5Louise Crawford
(Canal)
Labor28 November 201813 November 2019Gross
6Tim Baxter
(Canal)
Greens13 November 201911 November 2020Voss
7Marcus Pearl
(Gateway)
Liberal11 November 202017 November 2021Crawford
(6)Tim Baxter
(Canal)
Greens17 November 20219 November 2022Pearl
8Andrew Bond
(Lake)
Liberal9 November 20229 November 2023Cunsolo
(5)Louise Crawford
(Canal)
Labor9 November 2023incumbent

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Mayors . City of Port Phillip.
  2. Web site: Heather Cunsolo re-elected as Mayor . City of Port Philliip.