Mayor of Thames-Coromandel

Mayor of Thames-Coromandel
Incumbent
Len Salt
since 2022
StyleHis/Her Worship
SeatThames
Term length3 years, renewable
Formation1975
First holderHenry Kennedy
DeputyTerry Walker
Salary$141,188[1]
WebsiteOfficial 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

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[11] 2022–present

Deputy mayors

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

  1. ^ Edmunds, Susan (13 June 2024). "How much your local council gets paid". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Transforming the Future" (PDF). Archived.ccc.govt.nz. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Thames (NZ): Thames Coromandel District Council Mayors". Thamesnz-genealogy.blogspot.co.nz. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Club History: Thames Valley - Zonta International District 16". Zonta.org.nz. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Workshop 2". Business-intelligence.co.nz. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Mayors Taskforce for Jobs". Jobsletter.org.nz. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Thames mayor has stroke". Stuff.co.nz. 13 June 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2016 – via Stuff.co.nz.
  8. ^ Harper, Paul (12 October 2010). "Thames Coromandel new mayor elected". The New Zealand Herald.
  9. ^ Pienaar, Daleen. "Thames-Coromandel District Council - Glenn Leach". Tcdc.govt.nz. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  10. ^ "Goudie from MP to mayor". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  11. ^ "2022 Elections Final Results", www.tcdc.govt.nz, Thames-Coromandel District Council, archived from the original on 10 February 2023, retrieved 15 January 2024