Pierre Esber
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (September 2023) |
Pierre Esber | |
|---|---|
| Lord Mayor of Parramatta | |
| In office 25 September 2023 – present | |
| Deputy | Patricia Prociv |
| Preceded by | Sameer Pandey |
| City of Parramatta Councillor for Dundas Ward | |
| Assumed office 9 September 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Ward created |
| City of Parramatta Councillor for Lachlan Macquarie Ward | |
| In office September 1999 – May 2016 | |
| Succeeded by | council amalgamated, ward abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Lebanese-Australian |
| Political party | Labor |
| Occupation | Politician / Plumber |
| Website | https://www.cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au/cr-pesber |
Pierre Esber is an Australian politician. He has been Labor Councillor on Parramatta City Council since 1999, and Lord Mayor since September 2023 where he replaced popular then-Lord Mayor Sameer Pandey.[1]
Personal life
In 2013 Esber was one of 5000 people chosen randomly from around the world to be invited to attend Dallas, Texas to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.[2]
Political career
Esber was first elected to Parramatta Council in September 1999 representing Lachlan Macquarie Ward. Esber served continuously until May 2016 when Parramatta council was amalgamated and its existing wards were abolished. Esber was then re-elected to council representing Dundas Ward at the subsequent 2017 New South Wales local elections. He is currently the longest serving councillor on Parramatta Council, and the one of only two sitting councillors who also served pre-amalgamation.
In 2011 Esber was pre-selected as Labor's candidate to contest the seat of Parramatta at the NSW State Election. Parramatta was considered a very safe Labor seat with a 13.1% majority having been held by three Labor members consecutively since 1991. Esber was unsuccessful, suffering a 25.8% swing to Liberal candidate Geoff Lee, turning the very safe Labor seat into a safe Liberal one.
In 2023 Esber became Lord Mayor of Parramatta Council following a leadership spill which saw the then-Lord Mayor Sameer Pandey replaced. In the subsequent council vote, Esber prevailed 9 votes to 6.[1] The move was criticised as a "senseless act with no political outcome that is beneficial to the Labor Party".[1]
References
- ^ a b c Segaert, Anthony (25 September 2023). "In the morning, Parramatta's mayor opened the city's new pool. By dinner, he was gone". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ Metcalfe, Caryn. "Parramatta councillor Pierre Esber headed to Dallas to remember former US President John F. Kennedy". The Daily Telegraph.
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