List of mayors of Yarra

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Mayor of Yarra
EdwardCrossland.png
Incumbent
Edward Crossland
since 15 November 2023
Appointer Yarra City Council
Term length 1 year
Inaugural holderJohn Sawyer
FormationMarch 1996
DeputyAnab Mohamud

This is a list of mayors of the City of Yarra , a local government area in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, which was formed in 1994 by the amalgamation of the City of Fitzroy, City of Collingwood and the City of Richmond. [1]

Contents

The current mayor is Edward Crossland, who was voted into the position by councillors on 15 November 2023. [2]

Commissioners

1994–1996

CommissionersTerm
Julian Walmsley (Chief Commissioner)1994–1996
Barbara Champion1994–1995
Frank Thompson1994–1996
Carmen Watson1995–1996

Mayors

1996–present

No.PortraitMayor
(Ward)
PartyTerm startTerm endCouncil control
(term)
1 Australian-Labor-Party-stub.svg John Sawyer
(Carringbush)
Labor March 1996March 1997 Labor majority
(1996–2002)
2 Australian-Labor-Party-stub.svg Linda Hoskins
(MacKillop)
Labor March 1997March 1998
3 Australian-Labor-Party-stub.svg John Phillips
(Nicholson)
Labor March 1998March 1999
4 Australian-Labor-Party-stub.svg Steve Watson
(MacKillop)
Labor March 1999March 2000
(3) Australian-Labor-Party-stub.svg John Phillips
(Nicholson)
Labor March 2000March 2001
5 Australian-Labor-Party-stub.svg Sue Corby
(Carringbush)
Labor March 2001March 2002
March 2002March 2003 No overall control
(2002–2020)
6 Greg Barber MLC.jpg Greg Barber
(MacKillop)
Greens March 2003March 2004
7 Australian-Labor-Party-stub.svg Kay Meadows
(Docker)
Labor March 2004November 2004 [lower-alpha 1]
(Melba) November 2004November 2005
8 3x4.svg Jackie Fristacky
(Nicholls)
Independent November 2005November 2006
9 Greens placeholder-01.png Jenny Farrar
(Langridge)
Greens November 2006November 2007
10 3x4.svg Judy Morton
(Melba)
Independent Labor November 2007November 2008
11 AmandaStone.png Amanda Stone
(Nicholls)
Greens November 2008November 2009
12 Jane Garrett.jpg Jane Garrett
(Nicholls)
Labor November 2009November 2010
13 Greens placeholder-01.png Alison Clarke
(Melba)
Greens November 2010November 2011
14 Australian-Labor-Party-stub.svg Geoff Barbour
(Langridge)
Labor November 2011November 2012
(8) 3x4.svg Jackie Fristacky
(Nicholls)
Independent November 2012November 2013
November 2013November 2014
15 3x4.svg Phillip Vlahogiannis
(Melba)
Independent November 2014November 2015
16 Australian-Labor-Party-stub.svg Roberto Colanzi
(Nicholls)
Labor November 20159 November 2016
(11) AmandaStone.png Amanda Stone
(Langridge)
Greens 9 November 201628 November 2017
17 3x4.svg Daniel Nguyen
(Melba)
Independent 28 November 201727 November 2018
18 Australian-Labor-Party-stub.svg Danae Bosler
(Langridge)
Labor 27 November 201828 November 2019
19 3x4.svg Misha Coleman
(Nicholls)
Independent 28 November 201917 November 2020
20 Gabrielle de Vietri 2022.jpg Gabrielle de Vietri
(Langridge)
Greens 17 November 202026 November 2021 Greens majority
(2020–2022)
21 SophieWade.png Sophie Wade
(Nicholls)
Greens 26 November 202128 November 2022
22 3x4.svg Claudia Nguyen
(Melba)
Independent 28 November 202215 November 2023 No overall control
(2022–present)
23 EdwardCrossland.png Edward Crossland
(Melba)
Greens 15 November 2023incumbent
  1. From 1996 until 2004, the annual election of the mayor for the following 12 months occurred in March. New legislation effective from 2004 onwards changed the date of the election of the mayor to November or December. There was a truncated transitional term of office from March to November 2004.

Deputy mayors

The position of Deputy Mayor of Yarra was established in November 2017. [3]

2017–present

No.PortraitDeputy Mayor
(Ward)
PartyTerm startTerm endMayor
1 3x4.svg Misha Coleman
(Nicholls)
Independent 28 November 201727 November 2018D. Nguyen
(Independent)
27 November 201828 November 2019Bosler
(Labor)
2 Australian-Labor-Party-stub.svg Mi-Lin Chen Yi Mei
(Melba)
Labor 28 November 201917 November 2020Coleman
(Independent)
3 3x4.svg Claudia Nguyen
(Melba)
Independent 17 November 202026 November 2021De Vietri
(Greens)
4 EdwardCrossland.png Edward Crossland
(Melba)
Greens 26 November 202128 November 2022Wade
(Greens)
28 November 202215 November 2023C. Nguyen
(Independent)
5 AnabMohamud.png Anab Mohamud
(Langridge)
Greens 15 November 2023incumbentCrossland
(Greens)

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References

  1. "Honour Roll". City of Yarra. Archived from the original on 3 July 2007.
  2. "Controversial Greens councillors take reins at troubled Yarra City Council". Herald Sun.
  3. "A NEW MAYOR FOR YARRA". City of Yarra.