Mayor of Thames-Coromandel
| Mayor of Thames-Coromandel | |
|---|---|
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| Style | His/Her Worship |
| Seat | Thames |
| Term length | 3 years, renewable |
| Formation | 1975 |
| First holder | 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]
List of office holders
[edit]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] | .jpg)
|
2016–2022 |
| 9 | Len Salt[11] | .jpg)
|
2022–present |
Deputy mayors
[edit]| 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 |
References
[edit]- ^ Edmunds, Susan (13 June 2024). "How much your local council gets paid". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Transforming the Future" (PDF). Archived.ccc.govt.nz. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "Thames (NZ): Thames Coromandel District Council Mayors". Thamesnz-genealogy.blogspot.co.nz. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ "Club History: Thames Valley - Zonta International District 16". Zonta.org.nz. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ "Workshop 2". Business-intelligence.co.nz. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ "Mayors Taskforce for Jobs". Jobsletter.org.nz. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ "Thames mayor has stroke". Stuff.co.nz. 13 June 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2016 – via Stuff.co.nz.
- ^ Harper, Paul (12 October 2010). "Thames Coromandel new mayor elected". The New Zealand Herald.
- ^ Pienaar, Daleen. "Thames-Coromandel District Council - Glenn Leach". Tcdc.govt.nz. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "Goudie from MP to mayor". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "2022 Elections Final Results", www.tcdc.govt.nz, Thames-Coromandel District Council, archived from the original on 10 February 2023, retrieved 15 January 2024