List of mayors of Warringah

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Mayor of Warringah Council
Style His/Her Worship
Appointer Warringah Council
Term length One Year (1906–2008)
Four years (2008–2016)
Formation 14 June 1906 (as Shire President)
28 September 1993 (as Mayor)
First holder Cr. Thomas Fishbourne
(Shire President)
Cr. Brian Green
(Mayor)
Final holder Cr. Michael Regan
Abolished 12 May 2016
Deputy Cr. Roslyn Harrison
(Your Warringah)
Website www.warringah.nsw.gov.au

This is a list of the shire presidents, administrators and mayors of Warringah Council, a former local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The official title of Mayors while holding office was: His/Her Worship The Mayor of Warringah. First incorporated on 7 March 1906 as Warringah Shire Council, the council became known as Warringah Council on 1 July 1993 following the enactment of a new Local Government Act which also stipulated that the term 'Shire President' be replaced with 'Mayor'.[1] Upon its establishment a temporary council of five nominated representatives was installed. The first meeting of this temporary council took place in the Narrabeen Progress Hall on 19 June 1906, with George Brock in the chair. The election of the first Warringah Shire Council took place on 24 November 1906, and the first meeting of the six elected councillors took place on 3 December, when Thomas Fisbourne was elected Shire President.[2] Originally a role nominated by the council annually, from 2008 to 2016 it was directly elected every four years. The last Mayor of Warringah was Councillor Michael Regan (Your Warringah), elected in 2008, who served until the council's amalgamation into the new Northern Beaches Council, which was established with former Warringah administrator, Dick Persson, at its head.

Mayors

# Years Shire presidents
– 19 June 1906 – 3 December 1906 George Brock (Provisional Chair)
1 3 December 1906 – 1908 Thomas Fishbourne
2 1908 – 1909 Alexander Ralston
3 1909 – 1910 Ellison Quirk
– 1910 – 1911 Alexander Ralston
4 1911 – 1912 William Hews
– 1913 – 1914 Ellison Quirk
5 1915 – 1917 John Duffy
– 1918 – 1919 Ellison Quirk
6 1919 – 1920 Henry Lodge
7 1920 – 1925 Arthur George Parr
8 1925 – 1926 Robert McKillop
– 1926 – 1927 Arthur George Parr
9 1927 – 1929 Francis Frederick Corkery
10 1930 – 1931 George William Hitchcock
11 1931 – 1933 Charles Henry Sheppard
12 1933 – 1935 John Warwick Austin
13 1935 – 1937 Albert Henry Hughes
14 1937 – 1940 G. H. Green
15 1940 – 1944 Albert Sterland
16 1944 – 1946 Walter Harris
17 1946 – 1948 Wilfred Batho
18 1948 – 1950 Russell Kent
19 1950 – 1952 William Horn
20 1952 – 1957 John Fisher
21 1957 – 1958 William Berry
22 1958 – 1959 Herbert Cooper
– 1959 – 1962 William Berry
23 1962 – 1963 Edgar Wilson
24 1963 – 1964 Geoffrey Mill
25 1964 – 1967 Gordon Jones
– 1967 – 1968 C.J. Barnett (Administrator)
– 1968 – 1969 R.H. Cornish (Administrator)
26 1969 – 1971 Colin Huntingdon
27 1971 – 1974 Richard Legg
28 1974 – 1975 Peter Dawson
29 1975 – 1976 Robert Creagh
30 1976 – 1977 Desmond Sainsbery
31 1977 – 1978 Kevin Begaud
32 1978 – 1979 Gavin Anderson
33 19 September 1979 – 24 September 1983 Paul Couvret
34 1983 – 1985 Darren Jones
35 1985 – December 1985 Ted Jackson
– 1985 – 1986 Daniel Kelly (Administrator)
– 1986 – 1987 Richard Conolly (Administrator)
– 1987 – 1989 Ted Jackson
36 1989 – 1991 John Caputo
37 1991 – 28 September 1993 Brian Green
# Years Mayors
– 28 September 1993 – 19 September 1995 Brian Green
38 19 September 1995 – 24 September 1996 Julie Sutton
39 24 September 1996 – 1998 Sam Danieli
– 1998 – 1999 John Caputo
40 1999 – 2001 Peter Moxham
– 2001 – 26 September 2002 Darren Jones
– 26 September 2002 – 23 July 2003 Julie Sutton
– 23 July 2003 – 8 September 2008 Dick Persson (Administrator)
41 8 September 2008 – 12 May 2016 Michael Regan

Deputy Mayors

Years Deputy President Notes
1977 – 21 June 1978 Gavin Anderson
21 June 1978 – 19 September 1979 Paul Couvret
19 September 1979 – 1980 Richard Legg
1980 – 1981 Mark Hummerston
1981 – 1982 Brian Green
1982 – 1983 John Bradford
1983 – 1984 Kevin Begaud
1984 – 1985 Brian Green
1985 – December 1985 John Bradford
Office vacant, Council dismissed
14 March 1987 – 29 September 1987 Mark Hummerston
29 September 1987 – September 1988 Julie Sutton
1988 – 1989 Brian Green
1989 - 1990 Julie Sutton
1990 – 1991 Frank Beckman
1991 – 30 May 1992 Andrew Humpherson
1992 – 28 September 1993 Julie Sutton
Years Deputy Mayors Notes
28 September 1993 – 1994 Sam Danieli
1994 – 19 September 1995 Julie Sutton
19 September 1995 – 1996 Sam Danieli
1996 – 1997 Tom Webster
1997 – 1998 Peter Moxham
1998 – 1999 Liz Jones
1999 – 2000 Phil Colman
2000 – 2001 Darren Jones
2001 – 26 September 2002 Julie Sutton
26 September 2002 – 23 July 2003 David Stephens
Office vacant, Council dismissed
14 October 2008 – 13 October 2009 Dr. Conny Harris [3]
13 October 2009 – 30 September 2011 Michelle Ray [4]
30 September 2011 – 8 September 2012 Julie Sutton [5]
23 October 2012 – 24 September 2013 Bob Giltinan [6]
24 September 2013 – 23 September 2014 Sue Heins
23 September 2014 – 25 August 2015 Jose Menano-Pires [7]
25 August 2015 – 12 May 2016 Roslyn Harrison [8]

Shire Clerks/General Managers

Years Shire Clerk/General Manager
2002 – 15 March 2007 Stephen Blackadder
15 March 2007 – 12 May 2016 Rik Hart

Notable office-holders

From 1906 to 1993 there were 38 shire presidents and four administrators and from 1993 to present there have been eight mayors and one administrator. Several served for more than one non-consecutive term: Ellison Quirk (1910, 1913–1914, 1918–1919), Arthur Parr (1920–1925, 1926–1927), William Berry (1958, 1960–1962), Darren Jones (1983–1985, 2001–2002), Ted Jackson (1985–1986, 1986–1989), John Caputo (1989–1991, 1998–1999), Brian Green (1991–1993, 1993–1995) and Julie Sutton (1995–1996, 2002–2003).[1]

Notable presidents/deputy presidents and mayors/deputy mayors include:

  • John Bradford: Councillor 1977–1985, Deputy Shire President 1982–1983, 1985, Councillor Mackellar County Council 1977-1979 (Deputy Chair, 1979), Member of the Federal Parliament for McPherson 1990–1998.
  • John Caputo: Councillor 1987-2003, Shire President 1989-1991, Mayor 1998-1999. In 2000 he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for "service to the Italian community, to the community of Warringah, and to local government."[9]
  • Paul Couvret: Shire President 1979–1983, Councillor 1973–1995.[10] In 1998 he was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) "for service to local government through the Warringah Shire Council, to veterans, and to the community".[11]
  • Brian Green: Councillor 1980–1999, Shire President 1991–1993, Mayor 1993–1995. In 2001 he was awarded the Centenary Medal for "service as former mayor and for active service to the community and local government".[12]
  • Andrew Humpherson: Councillor 1987–1992, Deputy Shire President 1991–1992, State Member for Davidson 1992–2007.
  • Ted Jackson (1921–2009): Councillor 1983-1991, Shire President 1985-1986, 1986–1989. Jackson later served as President of the Dee Why RSL Club for 23 years. On 31 May 1956 he received the British Empire Medal (BEM) for services to the Australian Army.[13] In 1987 he was awarded the Australia Day RSL Achievement Award. On 11 June 1990 he received the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for his "services to veterans & their families".[14] In 2001 he was also awarded the Centenary Medal for services to veterans[15] and Rotary’s Community Service Award in 2002.
  • Arthur George Parr (1876–1931): Councillor (B Riding) 31 January 1920 – 1931, Shire President 1920–1925, 1926–1927. Responsible for completion of Warringah public lighting and electrification; second-longest serving mayor or shire president.[16][17][18][19]
  • Ellison Quirk: Manly Municipality Alderman 1896–1928, Mayor 1901–1906, Warringah Shire Councillor 1906–1922, Shire President 1910, 1913–1914, 1918–1919. State Member for Warringah 1901–1904.
  • Desmond Sainsbery: Councillor 1968–1977, Shire President 1977. In 1993 he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for "service to youth and to sport in Warringah Shire."[20]
  • Julie Sutton: Councillor 1980–1985, 1987–2003, 2008–2012, was the first female Mayor from 1995–1996 and 2002–2003.
  • Tom Webster: State Member for Wakehurst 1978–1984, Councillor 1991–1999, Deputy Mayor 1996–1997.

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