List of mayors of Strathfield

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Mayor of Strathfield Council
Incumbent Cr. John-Paul Baladi since 8 October 2024
Style	His/Her Worship
Appointer	Municipality of Strathfield
Term length	Two Years (1885–date)
Formation	30 August 1885
First holder	George Hardie
Deputy	Sandy Reddy
Website	www.strathfield.nsw.gov.au Strathfield Heritage

This is a list of mayors of the Council of the Municipality of Strathfield, a local government area in the Inner West region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. First incorporated on 2 June 1885 as the "Municipal District of Strathfield" the first council was convened and elected on 19 August 1885, which later changed to the "Municipality of Strathfield" following the passing of the 1906 Local Government Act. The council became known as "Strathfield Council" on 1 July 1993 following the enactment of a new Local Government Act, which also stipulated a change of title from "Alderman" to "Councillor". Since 1971, the Mayor is elected bi-annually by the Councillors each September. The current mayor is Cr John-Paul Baladi (Liberal Party), elected on the 8 October 2024.

Mayors

#	Years	Mayor
1	30 August 1885 – 4 February 1886	George Hardie
2	4 February 1886 – 8 February 1889	Wilhelm von der Heyde
3	8 February 1889 – February 1890	Albert Allen
4	February 1890 – February 1891	John Hinchcliffe
–	February 1891 – February 1892	Albert Allen
–	February 1892 – February 1893	John Hinchcliffe
–	February 1893 – February 1895	Albert Allen
5	February 1895 – February 1898	Frederick Parsons
6	February 1898 – February 1902	Thomas Mackenzie
7	February 1902 – February 1904	Thomas J. Dickson
–	February 1904 – February 1906	Frederick Parsons
8	February 1906 – February 1908	John Price
–	February 1908 – February 1911	Thomas Mackenzie
9	February 1911 – February 1913	Charles C. Capper
10	February 1913 – February 1916	Benjamin R. Gelling
11	February 1916 – February 1917	John Robert Firth
12	February 1917 – February 1919	Ernest Laurence
13	February 1919 – December 1920	Arthur Kessell
14	December 1920 – December 1922	William Pilgrim
15	December 1922 – December 1924	Frederick Wallis
16	December 1924 – December 1925	John Curnow
17	December 1925 – December 1927	George Arthur Davey
–	December 1927 – December 1932	John Robert Firth
18	December 1932 – December 1938	Percy Douglas Shortland
19	December 1938 – 1 June 1940	Alexander Melville
20	June 1940 – December 1943	William Winter Cosgrove
21	December 1943 – December 1949	Colin Hudson
22	December 1949 – December 1951	Charles Morgan
23	December 1951 – December 1954	Arthur Cave
24	December 1954 – 1957	William Dunlop
25	1957 – December 1959	Stanley Nelson Hedges
26	December 1959 – December 1962	Bruce W. Ward
27	December 1962 – December 1964	Beresford Calverley
28	December 1964 – December 1966	Harvey Ford
29	December 1966 – December 1967	Frederick Cartwright
30	December 1967 – December 1968	James E. Smith
31	December 1968 – December 1970	William H. Boyce
32	December 1970 – September 1972	Frank Zions
–	September 1972 – September 1976	William H. Boyce
33	September 1976 – September 1983	Clarrie G. Edwards
34	September 1983 – September 1984	Robert B. Kell
35	September 1984 – September 1985	Rodney J. Rimes
–	September 1985 – September 1988	Robert B. Kell
36	September 1988 – September 1990	John C. Elvy
–	September 1990 – September 1991	Robert B. Kell
37	September 1991 – September 1992	Eve Dutton
38	September 1992 – September 1994	Leo T. O’Donnell
–	September 1994 – September 1995	John C. Elvy
–	September 1995 – September 1996	Eve Dutton
39	September 1996 – September 1997	Peter Smith
40	September 1997 – September 1998	Elizabeth Gewandt
41	September 1998 – September 2000	Laurel O’Toole
42	September 2000 – September 2003	Virginia Judge (Labor)
43	September 2003 – September 2004	John Abi-Saab
44	September 2004 – September 2005	Alfred Tsang
45	September 2005 – September 2007	Bill Carney
46	September 2007 – 26 February 2008	Scott Farlow (Liberal)
47	26 February 2008 – September 2008	Paul Barron (Labor)
48	September 2008 – September 2009	Keith Kwon (Labor)
49	September 2009 – September 2011	Tony Maroun (Liberal)
–	September 2011 – September 2012	Paul Barron (Independent)
50	17 September 2012 – 3 September 2013	Guilian Vaccari (Liberal)
51	3 September 2013 – 30 September 2014	Daniel Bott (Labor)
–	30 September 2014 – 29 September 2015	Guilian Vaccari (Liberal)
52	29 September 2015 – 27 September 2016	Sang Ok (Liberal)
53	27 September 2016 – September 2017	Andrew Soulos (Independent)
–	26 September 2017 – 3 September 2019	Guilian Vaccari (Liberal)
54	3 September 2019 – 14 September 2021	Antoine Doueihi (Liberal)
55	14 September 2021 – 3 December 2021	Stephanie Kokkolis (Liberal)
56	12 January 2022 - 2 March 2023	Matthew Blackmore (Strathfield Independents)
57	2 March 2023 – Present	Karen Pensabene (Labor)

References

"Government Gazette Proclamations and Legislation". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 226. New South Wales, Australia. 2 June 1885. p. 3545. Retrieved 8 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
"MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF STRATHFIELD". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 395. New South Wales, Australia. 8 September 1885. p. 5839. Retrieved 8 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
"MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF STRATHFIELD". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 395. New South Wales, Australia. 8 September 1885. p. 5857. Retrieved 8 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
"MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF STRATHFIELD". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 89. New South Wales, Australia. 12 February 1886. p. 1058. Retrieved 8 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
"THE MAYOR OF STRATHFIELD". Australian Town and Country Journal. Vol. XXXVII, no. 950. New South Wales, Australia. 24 March 1888. p. 28. Retrieved 8 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
"MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF STRATHFIELD". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 99. New South Wales, Australia. 12 February 1889. p. 1223. Retrieved 8 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
"MAYORAL ELECTIONS". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 25, 620. New South Wales, Australia. 16 February 1920. p. 5. Retrieved 8 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
"DEATH OF MAYOR OF STRATHFIELD". Truth. No. 2630. New South Wales, Australia. 2 June 1940. p. 28. Retrieved 8 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
"NEW STRATHFIELD MAYOR". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31, 969. New South Wales, Australia. 15 June 1940. p. 14. Retrieved 8 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

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