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.
| Mayor of Thames-Coromandel | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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 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
editThere 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[11] | 
|
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. 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. 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