Winsome McCaughey

Winsome McCaughey
86th Lord Mayor of Melbourne
In office
1988–1989
Preceded by Alexis Ord
Succeeded by William Deveney
Personal details
Nationality Australian

Winsome McCaughey, AO (née Howell), was Lord Mayor of Melbourne from 1988-1989.[1] She was the second woman to hold that position after succeeding Alexis Ord.

Early life

Winsome Howell was born and raised at Baddaginnie near Benalla, Victoria. After primary school she was sent away to board in Geelong to attend Morongo Girls' College, a sister school to Geelong College.[2]

She was married to Patrick McCaughey.[3]

When her term as mayor ended, she headed Melbourne's bid for the 1996 Olympic Games. She also spent three years as the CEO of the Australia New Zealand Food Authority.[4]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE4560b.htm
  2. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19891022&id=UkslAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bZEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2664,2946039
  3. ↑ Boland, Michaela (2 January 2010). "Michael Williams - A way with words". The Australian (News Corp Australia). Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  4. ↑ http://www.pokerface.com.au/poker-face-articles/2005/3/30/what-ever-happened-to-winsome-mccaughey/
Preceded by
Alexis Ord		 Lord Mayor of Melbourne
1988-1989 		Succeeded by
William Deveney


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