List of mayors and lord mayors of Melbourne

This is a list of mayors and lord mayors of the City of Melbourne, a local government area of Victoria, Australia.

Mayors (1842–1902) No. Mayor Term1 Henry Condell 1842–18442 Henry Moor 1844–18453 Sir James Frederick Palmer 1845–18464 Henry Moor 1846–18475 Andrew Russell 1847–18486 William Montgomerie Bell 1848–18497 Augustus Greeves 1849–18508 William Nicholson 1850–18519 John Thomas Smith 1851–185310 John Hodgson 1853–185411 John Thomas Smith 1854–185612 Peter Davis 1856–185713 John Thomas Smith 1857–185814 Henry Sallows Walsh 1858–185915 Richard Eades 1859–186016 John Thomas Smith 1860–186117 Robert Bennett 1861–186218 Edward Cohen 1862–186319 John Thomas Smith 1863–186420 George Wragg 1864–186521 William Bayles 1865–186622 William Williams 1866–186723 James Stewart Butters 1867–186824 Thomas Moubray 1868–186925 Samuel Amess 1869–187026 Thomas McPherson 1870–187127 Orlando Fenwick 1871–187228 Thomas O'Grady 1872–187329 John McIlwraith 1873–187430 James Gatehouse 1874–187531 Alexander Kennedy Smith 1875–187632 James Paterson 1876–187733 John Pigdon 1877–187834 Joseph Story 1878–187935 George Meares 1879–188136 Cornelius Job Ham 1881–188237 James Dodgshun 1882–188338 Charles Smith 1883–188439 Godfrey Downes Carter 1884–188540 James Cooper Stewart 1885–188641 William Cain 1886–188742 Sir Benjamin Benjamin 1887–188943 Matthew Lang 1889–189244 Sir Arthur Snowden 1892–189545 William Strong 1895–189746 Sir Malcolm McEacharn 1897–190047 Sir Samuel Gillott 1900–1902

Lord mayors (1902–1980) The title of "Lord Mayor" was conferred on the position of mayor by King Edward VII on 18 December 1902. No. Lord mayor Term48 Sir Samuel Gillott 1902–190349 Sir Malcolm McEacharn 1903–190450 Charles Pleasance 1904–190551 Sir Henry Weedon 1905–190852 James Burston 1908–191053 Thomas James Davey 1910–191254 Sir David Valentine Hennessy 1912–191755 Frank Stapley 1917–191856 William Whyte Cabena 1918–191957 John Aikman 1919–192058 Sir John Warren Swanson 1920–192359 Sir William Brunton 1923–192660 Sir Stephen Joseph Morell 1926–192861 Harold Daniel Luxton 1928–193162 Sir Harold Gengoult Smith 1931–193463 Sir Alexander George Wales 1934–193764 Edward Campbell 1937–193865 Sir Arthur Coles 1938–194066 Sir Frank Beaurepaire 1940–194267 Sir Thomas Sydney Nettlefold 1942–194568 Sir Francis Raymond Connelly 1945–194869 Sir James Stanley Disney 1948–195170 Oliver John Nilsen 1951–195271 William John Brens 1952–195372 Robert Henry Solly 1953–195473 Sir Francis Palmer Selleck 1954–195774 Sir Frederick William Thomas 1957–195975 Brigadier Sir Bernard Evans 1959–196176 Maurice Arnold Nathan 1961–196377 Edward Leo Curtis 1963–196578 Ian Beaurepaire 1965–196779 Reginald Thomas Anthony Talbot 1967–196980 Ted Best 1969–197181 Alwynne Rowlands 1971–197282 Alan Douglas Whalley 1972–197483 Ron Walker 1974–197684 Donald Osborne 1976–197785 Irvin Rockman 1977–197986 Ralph Angelo Bernardi 1979–198087 John William Woodruff 1980–1981

Commissioners (1981–1982) Commissioners Term Peter Francis Thorley (Chairman) 1981–1982 Neil Smith Richard Allston

Lord mayors (1982–1993) No. Lord mayor Term88 John William Gardner 1982–198389 Kevin Chamberlin 1983–198490 Edwin John Beacham 1984–198591 Thomas Simon Lynch 1985–198692 Trevor Huggard 1986–198793 Alexis Ord 1987–198894 Winsome McCaughey 1988–198995 William Deveney 1989–199096 Richard Wynne 1990–199197 Richard Meldrum 1991–199298 Desmond Clark 1992–199399 Alan Watson 1993–1993

Commissioners (1993–1996) Commissioners TermKevan Gosper (Chief Commissioner) 1993–1996John Rose (Deputy Chief Commissioner)Catherine WalterKevin Rose

Lord mayors (1996−present) No.ImageLord MayorPartyTerm startTerm endNotes 100 Ivan Deveson Melbourne First 26 March 1996 May 1999 Resigned 101 Peter Costigan Independent May 1999 22 July 2001 Council dismissed. Did not seek re-election 102 John So Melbourne Living 22 July 2001 1 December 2008 Retired 103 Robert Doyle Team Doyle 1 December 2008 4 February 2018 Resigned amid sexual harassment allegations 104 Sally Capp Independent 26 May 2018 21 September 2020 Resigned after choosing not to seek re-election Team Sally Capp 21 September 2020 2 July 2024 105 Nicholas Reece 2 July 2024 current Incumbent

Electoral results 2024

2020

2018 by-election

2016

See also Melbourne Town Hall List of Town Halls in Melbourne Local government areas of Victoria

References

Lords Mayor of Melbourne

External links List of Mayors at RULERS Melbourne City Council