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Mayor of the Alice Springs Town Council
Incumbent
Matt Paterson
since 15 September 2021
Alice Springs Town Council
StyleHis/Her Worship
Member ofAlice Springs Town Council
SeatAlice Springs
Term length4 years
No restriction on renewal
PrecursorDamien Ryan
Formation1 July 1971
First holderJock Nelson
Websitehttps://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.[2]

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

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1971−present

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No. Portrait Mayor Party Term start Term end
1 Jock Nelson Labor 1 July 1971 8 December 1973
2 Brian Martin Independent 9 December 1973 12 April 1976[4]
3 Tony Greatorex Country Liberal 30 May 1976 28 May 1977[5]
4 George Smith Independent 29 May 1977 11 February 1983[6]
5 Leslie Oldfield Independent 24 April 1983 30 May 1992[7]
6 Andy McNeill Independent 31 May 1992 27 May 2000[8]
7 Fran Kilgariff Country Liberal 28 May 2000 29 March 2008[9]
8 Damien Ryan Country Liberal 30 March 2008 14 September 2021
9 Matt Paterson Independent 15 September 2021 incumbent

Deputy mayors

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2012−present

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No. Portrait Mayor Party Term start Term end
Steve Brown Country Liberal 16 April 2012 14 March 2016
Jamie De Brenni Country Liberal 14 March 2016 16 August 2017
16 August 2017 August 2018
Jacinta Price Country Liberal 29 September 2020 28 August 2021
Eli Melky Independent 14 September 2021 24 August 2023
Allison Bitar Independent 24 August 2023 incumbent

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "History". Alice Springs Town Council. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Elected Members". Alice Springs Town Council. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  3. ^ Independent Staff. "'Our town is in crisis': Alice Springs Mayor makes urgent plea for help with out-of-control crime". NT Independent. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Race jibe on city". Papua New Guinea Post-courier. International, Australia. 4 March 1975. p. 6. Retrieved 8 September 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Former NT politician dies". The Canberra Times. Vol. 55, no. 16, 560. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 28 January 1981. p. 3. Retrieved 8 September 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Lifestyle Alice Springs". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 46, no. 36. Australia, Australia. 7 February 1979. p. 48. Retrieved 8 September 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Mayor ignores residents on base". Tribune. No. 2481. New South Wales, Australia. 5 August 1987. p. 16. Retrieved 8 September 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ Australia. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (1 January 2000), "THURSDAY 30 MARCH 2000 HOBART (1 January 2000)", Royal visit by... Program (2000), Dept. of Prime Minister and Cabinet: 78, retrieved 8 September 2022
  9. ^ "Alice Springs sobers up with drinking ban". the Guardian. 1 August 2007. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
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