List of mayors of Alice Springs explained

Post:Mayor of the Alice Springs Town Council
Incumbent:Matt Paterson
Precursor:Damien Ryan
Incumbentsince:15 September 2021
Department:Alice Springs Town Council
Style:His/Her Worship
Member Of:Alice Springs Town Council
Seat:Alice Springs
Termlength:4 years
Termlength Qualified:No restriction on renewal
Formation:1 July 1971
First:Jock Nelson
Website:https://alicesprings.nt.gov.au/

This is a list of mayors of Alice Springs Town Council, a local government area in the Northern Territory, Australia.[1] The mayor is an elected member of the council, who acts as a ceremonial figurehead at official functions, and carries the authority of council between meetings.

The longest serving Mayor of Alice Springs was Damien Ryan, who served from March 2008 until his resignation in September 2021 (13.5 years approxiamately).

The current mayor is Matt Paterson, who won the 2021 mayoral election by just two votes.[2] [3]

Mayors

1971−present

No.PortraitMayorPartyTerm startTerm end
1Jock NelsonLabor1 July 19718 December 1973
2Brian MartinIndependent9 December 197312 April 1976[4]
3Tony GreatorexCountry Liberal30 May 197628 May 1977[5]
4George SmithIndependent29 May 197711 February 1983[6]
5Leslie OldfieldIndependent24 April 198330 May 1992[7]
6Andy McNeillIndependent31 May 199227 May 2000
7Fran KilgariffCountry Liberal28 May 200029 March 2008[8]
8Damien RyanCountry Liberal30 March 200814 September 2021
9Matt PatersonIndependent15 September 2021incumbent

Deputy mayors

2012−present

No.PortraitMayorPartyTerm startTerm end
Steve BrownCountry Liberal16 April 201214 March 2016
Jamie De BrenniCountry Liberal14 March 201616 August 2017
16 August 2017August 2018
Jacinta PriceCountry Liberal29 September 202028 August 2021
Eli MelkyIndependent14 September 202124 August 2023
Allison BitarIndependent24 August 2023incumbent

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History . 2022-05-13 . Alice Springs Town Council . en-AU.
  2. Web site: Elected Members . 2022-05-13 . Alice Springs Town Council . en-AU.
  3. Web site: Independent Staff. 'Our town is in crisis': Alice Springs Mayor makes urgent plea for help with out-of-control crime . 2022-09-08 . NT Independent . en-AU.
  4. News: Race jibe on city . . International, Australia . 4 March 1975 . 8 September 2022 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
  5. News: Former NT politician dies . . 55 . 16,560 . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 28 January 1981 . 8 September 2022 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  6. News: Lifestyle Alice Springs . . 46 . 36 . Australia, Australia . 7 February 1979 . 8 September 2022 . 48 . National Library of Australia.
  7. News: Mayor ignores residents on base . . 2481 . New South Wales, Australia . 5 August 1987 . 8 September 2022 . 16 . National Library of Australia.
  8. Web site: 2007-08-01 . Alice Springs sobers up with drinking ban . 2022-09-08 . the Guardian . en.