List of mayors of Warringah

Mayor of Warringah Council
Incumbent Cr. Michael Regan Your Warringah since 8 September 2008
Style	His/Her Worship
Appointer	Warringah Council
Term length	Four years
Inaugural holder	Cr. Thomas Fishbourne (Shire President) Cr. Brian Green (Mayor)
Formation	14 June 1906 (as Shire President) 28 September 1993 (as Mayor)
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 local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The official title of Mayors while holding office is: 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, since 2008 it has been directly elected every four years. The current Mayor of Warringah is Councillor Michael Regan (Your Warringah), elected in 2008.

List of incumbents

#	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 – present	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
25 August 2015 – present	Roslyn Harrison

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."^[7]

• Paul Couvret: Shire President 1979–1983, Councillor 1973–1995.^[8] 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".^[9]

• 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".^[10]

• 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.^[11] 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".^[12] In 2001 he was also awarded the Centenary Medal for services to veterans^[13] 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.^{[14][15][16][17]}

• 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."^[18]

• 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.

References

1. Warringah Council. "Presidents, Mayors, Councillors, Shire Clerks and General Managers of Warringah Council" (PDF). Warringah Council. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
2. Morcombe, John (11 March 2016). "Could 110 be Warringah Council’s last birthday?". The Manly Daily. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
3. "Regan heads new-look Council". The Manly Daily. 22 September 2008. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
4. "New Deputy Mayor". The Manly Daily. 15 October 2009. p. 9.
5. "Media Release - Julie Sutton elected Deputy Mayor". Warringah Council. Retrieved 2011-10-08.
6. Chang, Charis (24 October 12). "New chums at Warringah Council agree on everything". The Manly Daily. Retrieved 4 November 2012. Check date values in: |date= (help)
7. "CAPUTO, John Gennaro - OAM". It's an Honour database. Australian Government. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
8. O'Dea, Jonathan (28 June 2007). "Mr Paul Couvret". Hansard. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
9. "COUVRET, Paul - OAM". It's an Honour database. Australian Government. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
10. "GREEN, Brian - Centenary Medal". It's an Honour database. Australian Government. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
11. "JACKSON, Edward Walter - BEM". It's an Honour database. Australian Government. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
12. "JACKSON, Edward Walter - OAM". It's an Honour database. Australian Government. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
13. "JACKSON, Edward Walter - Centenary Medal". It's an Honour database. Australian Government. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
14. "WARRINGAH SHIRE ELECTRIFICATION.". The Sydney Morning Herald (26,555) (New South Wales, Australia). 14 February 1923. p. 10. Retrieved 14 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
15. "WARRINGAH SHIRE.". The Sydney Morning Herald (26,593) (New South Wales, Australia). 30 March 1923. p. 8. Retrieved 14 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
16. "COUNCILLOR A. G. PARR.". The Sydney Morning Herald (29,223) (New South Wales, Australia). 2 September 1931. p. 15. Retrieved 14 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
17. "COUNCILLOR PARR". Sunday Times (2035) (New South Wales, Australia). 1 February 1925. p. 7 (Social and Magazine Section). Retrieved 14 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
18. "SAINSBERY, Desmond Sendall - OAM". It's an Honour database. Australian Government. Retrieved 16 September 2012.

External links

• Warringah Online (Council website)