| Post: | Mayor |
| Body: | Ku-ring-gai |
| Incumbent: | Sam Ngai |
| Incumbentsince: | 19 September 2023 |
| Style: | His/Her Worship the Mayor Councillor |
| Appointer: | Ku-ring-gai Council |
| Termlength: | 2 years |
| Formation: | 8 December 1906 (as Shire President) 2 November 1928 (as Mayor) |
| Inaugural: | Cr. William Cowan (Shire President) Ald. George Christie (Mayor) |
| Deputy: | Christine Kay |
| Website: | www.kmc.nsw.gov.au |
This is a list of the Shire Presidents and Mayors of Ku-ring-gai Council and its predecessors, a local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The official title of Mayors while holding office is: His/Her Worship the Mayor of Ku-ring-gai. The current Mayor of Ku-ring-gai is Councillor Sam Ngai, elected on 19 September 2023.[1]
Ku-ring-gai was first incorporated on 6 March 1906 as the "Shire of Ku-ring-gai" and the first Shire Council was elected on 24 November 1906. The first leader of the council was elected at the first meeting on 8 December 1906, when Councillor William Cowan was elected as Shire President. There would not be a Deputy President until the council election on 1 March 1920. On 22 September 1928, the Shire of Ku-ring-gai was proclaimed as the "Municipality of Ku-ring-gai" and the titles of 'Shire President' and 'Councillor' were retitled to be 'Mayor' and 'Alderman' respectively. In 1993, with the passing of a new Local Government Act, council was retitled as simply "Ku-ring-gai Council" and Aldermen were retitled as Councillors.[2]
| Years | Shire Presidents | Deputy Presidents | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 December 1906 – 6 February 1908 | William Cowan | |||
| 6 February 1908 – 4 February 1911 | William Thomas Wait | |||
| 4 February 1911 – 4 February 1914 | Paul Clipsham | |||
| 4 February 1914 – 1 February 1917 | James Young | |||
| 1 February 1917 – 22 December 1921 | William Robert Fitzsimons | Walter Scott Griffiths | 1 March 1920 | |
| 22 December 1921 – 7 December 1923 | Norman McIntosh | |||
| Malcolm McFayden | 22 December 1921 | |||
| John Gilmour Lockley | 7 December 1922 | |||
| 7 December 1923 – 5 December 1924 | John Gilmour Lockley | Christopher Bowes Thistlethwayte | 7 December 1923 | |
| 5 December 1924 – 6 December 1927 | Christopher Bowes Thistlethwayte | |||
| Malcolm McFayden | 5 December 1924 | |||
| George Christie | 15 December 1925 | |||
| 6 December 1927 – 22 September 1928 | George Christie | William Henry Read | 6 December 1927 |
| Years[3] | Mayors | Deputy Mayors | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 1928 – 19 March 1929 | George Christie | William Henry Read | 22 September 1928 | |
| 19 March 1929 – 5 December 1933 | ||||
| Audley Hubert Brennan | 19 March 1929 | |||
| James Briton | 2 December 1930 | |||
| Ernest Selby | 6 December 1932 | |||
| 5 December 1933 – 4 December 1934 | Ernest Selby | James Briton | 5 December 1933 | |
| 4 December 1934 – 10 December 1935 | George Seville Travis | Claude Ewen Cameron | 4 December 1934 | |
| 10 December 1935 – 18 December 1936 | Claude Ewen Cameron | William King McLean | 10 December 1935 | |
| 18 December 1936 – 7 December 1937 | George Seville Travis | Michael L'Estrange | 18 December 1936 | |
| 7 December 1937 – 12 December 1939 | Herbert Gordon Carter | |||
| Michael L'Estrange | 7 December 1937 | |||
| George Seville Travis | 13 December 1938 | |||
| 12 December 1939 – 9 December 1941 | Noel Desmond McIntosh | George Seville Travis | 12 December 1939 | |
| 9 December 1941 – 7 December 1943 | Robert Taylor Rutledge | |||
| George Seville Travis | 9 December 1941 | |||
| Joseph Hector Brown | 8 December 1942 | |||
| 7 December 1943 – 5 December 1944 | George Seville Travis | Robert Taylor Rutledge | 7 December 1943 | |
| 5 December 1944 – 11 December 1945 | Robert Taylor Rutledge | Geoffrey Herbert Robin | 5 December 1944 | |
| 11 December 1945 – 3 December 1946 | Geoffrey Herbert Robin | Joseph Hector Brown | 11 December 1945 | |
| 3 December 1946 – 7 December 1948 | Joseph Hector Brown | |||
| Geoffrey Herbert Robin | 3 December 1946 | |||
| Alexander Powell Cooke | 9 December 1947 | |||
| 7 December 1948 – 5 December 1950 | Robert Taylor Rutledge | John Paradine Middleton | 7 December 1948 | |
| 5 December 1950 – 2 December 1952 | Eric Saxby Solomon | |||
| Andrew Noble Campbell | 5 December 1950 | |||
| Reginald Nelson Walker | 4 December 1951 | |||
| 2 December 1952 – 11 December 1956 | Herbert Thomas Cornish | |||
| George McCahon Sinclair | 2 December 1952 | |||
| Andrew Noble Campbell | 11 December 1953 | |||
| 11 December 1956 – 14 December 1959 | Andrew Noble Campbell | Reginald Nelson Walker | 11 December 1956 | |
| 14 December 1959 – 5 December 1961 | Reginald Nelson Walker | 14 December 1959 | ||
| 5 December 1961 – 10 December 1962 | Reginald Nelson Walker | Alastair Gibson Muir | 5 December 1961 | |
| 10 December 1962 – 3 December 1963 | George Revans Nicol | Elizabeth Marian Carter | 10 December 1962 | |
| 3 December 1963 – 7 December 1964 | Adrian Allaster Cox | Reginald Nelson Walker | 3 December 1963 | |
| 7 December 1964 – 16 December 1966 | Justin Roald Rickard | |||
| Robert Sutherland Turner | 7 December 1964 | |||
| Norman Scott McDonald | 13 December 1965 | |||
| 16 December 1966 – 4 December 1967 | Norman Scott McDonald | John Gordon McLean | 16 December 1966 | |
| 4 December 1967 – 13 December 1968 | John Harris | John Gordon McLean | 4 December 1967 | |
| 13 December 1968 – 9 December 1970 | Robert Sutherland Turner | |||
| Mavis Alexandra McMillan | 13 December 1968 | |||
| Richard John Basto | 16 December 1969 | |||
| 9 December 1970 – 23 September 1971 | Bryan Maxwell Mason | James Frederick Bennett | 9 December 1970 | |
| 23 September 1971 – 26 September 1973 | James Frederick Bennett | |||
| Michael Marcel Strenger | 23 September 1971 | |||
| Richard John Basto | 23 September 1972 | |||
| 26 September 1973 – 2 October 1974 | Michael Eugene Kartzoff | George Henry Bardsley | 26 September 1973 | |
| 2 October 1974 – 30 September 1975 | Anthony Earl Cronin | Trevor Carter Brown | 2 October 1974 | |
| 30 September 1975 – 26 September 1977 | Trevor Carter Brown | Roy Woodward | 30 September 1975 | |
| 26 September 1977 – 25 September 1979 | Richard Cleveland Lennon | Yolanda Amalia Lee | 26 September 1977 | |
| 25 September 1979 – 1 October 1980 | Howard Parkinson Vains | Yolanda Amalia Lee | 25 September 1979 | |
| 1 October 1980 – 22 September 1981 | Richard Cleveland Lennon | Brian John Taylor | 1 October 1980 | |
| 22 September 1981 – 11 October 1983 | Brian John Taylor | |||
| William Ferrier Thomson | 22 September 1981 | |||
| Michael Eugene Kartzoff | 13 September 1982 | |||
| 11 October 1983 – 27 September 1984 | Steven Paul Klinger | Robert James Webeck | 11 October 1983 | |
| 27 September 1984 – 27 September 1987 | Ronald Victor Yeates | |||
| Adrian Coghan | 27 September 1984 | |||
| Peter Andrew Derwent | 26 September 1985 | |||
| Robert Webeck | 29 September 1986 | |||
| 27 September 1987 – 1 September 1991 | Richard Cleveland Lennon | |||
| Tony Hall | 27 September 1987 | |||
| Richard Geddes | 1 September 1989 | |||
| Malcolm Patterson | 24 August 1990 | |||
| 1 September 1991 – 1 September 1996 | Peter Andrew Derwent | |||
| Robert Pallin | 1 September 1991 | |||
| Richard Geddes | 1 September 1992 | |||
| Robert Pallin | 1 September 1994 | |||
| David Roy Barnett | 1 September 1995 | |||
| 1 September 1996 – 8 September 1998 | Richard Geddes | |||
| Tony Hall | 1 September 1996 | |||
| David Dobbin | 9 September 1997 | |||
| 8 September 1998 – 21 September 1999 | David Dobbin | Johanne Tobin | 8 September 1998 | |
| 21 September 1999 – 5 September 2000 | Tony Hall | Laura Bennett | 21 September 1999 | |
| 5 September 2000 – 3 September 2002 | Laura Bennett | |||
| Ted Roach | 5 September 2000 | |||
| Ian Cross | 4 September 2001 | |||
| 3 September 2002 – 13 April 2004 | Ian Cross | Ian de Vulder | 3 September 2002 | |
| 13 April 2004 – 7 September 2005 | Maureen Shelley | 13 April 2004 | ||
| 7 September 2005 – September 2006 | Elaine Malicki | Nick Ebbeck | 7 September 2005 | |
| September 2006 – September 2008 | Nick Ebbeck | Anita Andrew | September 2006 | |
| September 2008 – September 2010 | Elaine Malicki | Jennifer Anderson | September 2008 | |
| September 2010 – 6 September 2011 | Ian Cross | Jennifer Anderson | September 2010 | |
| 6 September 2011 – September 2012 | Jennifer Anderson | Elaine Malicki | 6 September 2011 | |
| September 2012 – September 2013 | Elaine Malicki | Cheryl Szatow | September 2012[4] | |
| September 2013 – 16 September 2015 | Jennifer Anderson | |||
| Elaine Malicki | September 2013[5] | |||
| Chantelle Fornari-Orsmond | 16 September 2014[6] | |||
| 16 September 2015 – 20 September 2016 | Cheryl Szatow | David Ossip | 16 September 2015[7] [8] | |
| 20 September 2016 – 21 September 2021 | Jennifer Anderson | |||
| David Ossip | 20 September 2016[9] | |||
| Callum Clarke | 21 September 2017[10] | |||
| Jeff Pettett | 25 September 2018[11] | |||
| Callum Clarke | 18 September 2019[12] | |||
| Cedric Spencer | 22 September 2020[13] | |||
| 21 September 2021 – 11 January 2022 | Cedric Spencer | Sam Ngai | 21 September 2021[14] | |
| 11 January 2022 – 19 September 2023 | Jeff Pettett | Barbara Ward | 11 January 2022[15] | |
| 19 September 2023 – present | Sam Ngai | Christine Kay | 19 September 2023 |