Lord Mayor of Darwin

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The lord mayor of Darwin is the head of the local government for the City of Darwin in the Northern Territory, Australia.

StyleThe Right Worshipful the Lord Mayor of Darwin[1]
Member ofDarwin City Council
AppointerDirectly elected
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Lord Mayor of Darwin
Incumbent
Peter Styles
since 2025
StyleThe Right Worshipful the Lord Mayor of Darwin[1]
Member ofDarwin City Council
AppointerDirectly elected
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Mayors (1915–1980)

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1 Percy Kelsey1915–1917[3]
2 Douglas Crombie (Jim) Watts1917–1919[4]
3 Robert Toupein1919–1921[5]
4 Jack Field Burton1921–1922[6]
5 Arthur William Adams1922–1924[7][8]
6 John Alfred (Jack) Porter1925–1927[9]
Douglas Crombie (Jim) Watts1927–1929[10]
7 John Henry (Jack) Brogan1929–1937
Darwin Town Council ceased functioning between 1937 and 1957 due to bankruptcy caused by cyclone and World War II.[2][11]
8 Lucius (Bill) Richardson1957–1958[12]
9 John "Tiger" Lyons1958–1959[a]
10 (Norman) Harold Cooper1959–1966
11 Harry Chan1966–1969[12]
Lucius (Bill) Richardson1969–1971[12]
12 Kenneth Colin Waters1971–1972[12]
13 Harold "Tiger" Brennan1972–1975
14 Ella Stack1975–1979
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Lord mayors (since 1980)

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14 Ella Stack1980
15 Cecil Black1980–1984
16 Alec Fong Lim1984–1990
17 Alan Markham1990–1992
18 George Brown1992–2002
19 Peter Adamson2002–2007
20 Garry Lambert2007–2008
21 Graeme Sawyer2008–2012
22 Katrina Fong Lim2012–2017
23 Kon Vatskalis2017–2025
24 Peter Styles 2025-present
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Footnotes

  1. Subsequently elected to the Northern Territory Legislative Council (1962–1965)[12]

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