Mayor of Carterton
The Mayor of Carterton is the mayor of the Carterton District, which is administered by Carterton District Council, and earlier the office oversaw the Carterton Borough from 1887 until 1989, when Carterton Borough and Wairarapa South County were amalgamated to form Carterton District.
The current mayor is Greg Lang.[1]
Ron Mark held the office from 2010 until 2014, when he was elected as a New Zealand First MP.
Georgina Beyer, New Zealand's first transgender mayor, held the office from 1995 to 1999.
List of Mayors of Carterton
| # | Name | Term |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Fairbrother | 1887–1891 |
| 2 | Alfred Booth | 1891–1892 |
| 3 | George Deller | 1892–1901 |
| 4 | James Baillie | 1901–1904 |
| 5 | George Augustus Fairbrother | 1904–1905 |
| 6 | James Brown | 1905–1907 |
| 7 | William 'Willie' Moore | 1907–1909 |
| 8 | Adam Armstrong | 1909–1910 |
| 9 | J. A. Dudson | 1910–1911 |
| 10 | Frank Feist | 1911–1914 |
| 11 | M. D. Hornsby | 1914–1915 |
| 12 | J. T. M. Hornsby | 1916–1917 |
| 13 | Gordon Hughan | 1917–1921 |
| 14 | William Howard Booth | 1921–1927 |
| 15 | William Fisher | 1927–1936 |
| 16 | D. L. Taverner | 1936–1947 |
| 17 | Ron Wakelin | 1947–1972 |
| 18 | W. P. Chisholm | 1972–1984 |
| 19 | Barry Keys | 1984–1995 |
| 20 | Georgina Beyer[2] | 1995–1999 |
| 21 | Martin Tankersley | 1999–2004 |
| 22 | Gary McPhee[3][4] | 2004–2010 |
| 23 | Ron Mark[5] | 2010–2014 |
| 24 | John Booth[6] | 2014–2019 |
| 25 | Greg Lang | 2019–present |
References
- ^ "Carterton District Mayor and Councillors". cdc.govt.nz. Carterton District Council.
- ^ "Carmen and Georgina Beyer – Gender diversity – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand". Teara.govt.nz. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ "Seven in a row for Mayor Bob - Local Vote 2004 - NZ Herald News". Nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ "Local Body Elections: Winners and Losers". TVNZ. Archived from the original on 13 October 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "Former NZ First MP new Carterton mayor | Radio New Zealand News". Radionz.co.nz. 9 October 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ Piers Fuller (29 October 2014). "Carterton welcomes new mayor - national". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 10 April 2015.