| Post: | Mayor |
| Body: | Thames-Coromandel |
| Incumbent: | Len Salt |
| Style: | His/Her Worship |
| Incumbentsince: | 2022 |
| Seat: | Thames |
| Termlength: | 3 years, renewable |
| Formation: | 1975 |
| First: | Henry Kennedy |
| Deputy: | Terry Walker |
| Salary: | $141,188[1] |
| Website: | Official website |
The mayor of Thames-Coromandel is the head of local government in the Thames-Coromandel District of New Zealand's North Island. The mayor presides over the meetings of the Thames-Coromandel District Council. The mayor is directly elected using the first-past-the-post voting system. The current mayor is Len Salt, first elected in October 2022 during that year's local elections.
The office has existed since 1975, when the Thames Borough and the Coromandel County were amalgamated. Philippa Barriball was the first female mayor when she was elected in 2004.[2]
There have been nine mayors of Thames-Coromandel. The following is a complete list:
| Name | Portrait | Term[3] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry Kennedy | 1975–1977 | ||
| 2 | Leonard Braddock | 1977–1983 | ||
| 3 | John Campbell | 1983–1989 | ||
| 4 | Alasdair Thompson[4] [5] | 1989–1998 | ||
| 5 | Chris Lux[6] | 1998–2004 | ||
| 6 | Philippa Barriball[7] [8] | 2004–2010 | ||
| 7 | Glenn Leach[9] | 2010–2016 | ||
| 8 | Sandra Goudie[10] | 2016–2022 | ||
| 9 | Len Salt | 2022–present |
| Name | Term | Mayor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Scott | 1992–1995 | Thompson | |
| Philippa Barriball | 2001–2004 | Lux | |
| Adrian Catran | 2004–2010 | Barriball | |
| Peter French | 2010–2016 | Leach | |
| Tony Brljevich | 2016–2022 | Goudie | |
| Terry Walker | 2022–present | Salt | |