Mayor of Carterton
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The mayor of Carterton is the mayor of the Carterton District, which is administered by Carterton District Council, and earlier the office oversaw the Carterton Borough from 1887 until 1989, when Carterton Borough and Wairarapa South County were amalgamated to form Carterton District.
| Mayor of Carterton | |
|---|---|
| |
| Style | His/Her Worship |
| Term length | Three years |
| Inaugural holder | Richard Fairbrother |
| Formation | 1887 |
| Deputy | Grace Ayling |
| Salary | $100,365[2] |
| Website | Official website |
The current mayor of Carterton is Steve Cretney who was elected in 2025.[1]
Georgina Beyer, New Zealand's first transgender mayor, held the office from 1995 to 1999.
List of mayors
| Name | Portrait | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor of Carterton Borough | |||
| 1 | Richard Fairbrother | 1887–1891 | |
| 2 | Alfred Booth | 1891–1892 | |
| 3 | George Deller | 1892–1901 | |
| 4 | James Baillie | 1901–1904 | |
| 5 | George Augustus Fairbrother | 1904–1905 | |
| 6 | James Brown | 1905–1907 | |
| 7 | Willie Moore | 1907–1909 | |
| 8 | Adam Armstrong | 1909–1910 | |
| 9 | J. A. Dudson | 1910–1911 | |
| 10 | Frank Feist | 1911–1914 | |
| 11 | M. D. Hornsby | 1914–1915 | |
| 12 | J. T. Marryat Hornsby |  |
1916–1917 |
| 13 | Gordon Hughan | 1917–1919 | |
| 14 | William Howard Booth | 1919–1923 | |
| 15 | William Fisher | 1923–1936 | |
| 16 | D. L. Taverner | 1936–1947 | |
| 17 | Ron Wakelin | 1947–1971 | |
| 18 | W. P. Chisholm | 1971–1984 | |
| 19 | Barry Keys | 1984–1989 | |
| Mayor of Carterton District | |||
| 19 | Barry Keys | 1989–1995 | |
| 20 | Georgina Beyer[3] | .jpg) |
1995–2000 |
| – | Brian Cameron (acting)[a] | 2000 | |
| 21 | Martin Tankersley | 2000–2004 | |
| 22 | Gary McPhee[4][5] | 2004–2010 | |
| 23 | Ron Mark[6] |  |
2010–2014 |
| – | John Booth (acting)[b] | 2014 | |
| 24 | John Booth[8] | 2014–2019 | |
| 25 | Greg Lang | 2019–2022 | |
| (23) | Ron Mark[9] | |
2022–2025 |
| 26 | Steve Cretney[1] | .jpg) |
2025–present |
List of deputy mayors
| Name | Term | Mayor |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy mayor of Carterton Borough | ||
| Adam Armstrong | fl. 1906[10] | Brown |
| Unknown | c. 1906– c. 1921 | – |
| William Fisher | fl. 1921[11] | Booth |
| Unknown | c. 1921–1923 | – |
| Gordon Hughan | 1923–c. 1930[12][13] | Fisher |
| Unknown | c. 1930–c. 1934 | |
| D. L. Taverner | fl.1934–1936[14][15] | |
| W. CM. Sorensen[c] | 1936–1938[17][18] | Taverner |
| Edward McKenzie | 1938–1944[19][20] | |
| Herbert Mortenson | 1944–1950[21][22] | |
| Taverner
Wakelin | ||
| C. J. Churchouse | 1950–?[23] | Wakelin |
| Unknown | c. 1950–1988 | – |
| Eion Clarke | fl.1988[24] | Keys |
| Deputy mayor of Carterton District | ||
| Neil Wilson Monk | 1989–?[25] | Keys |
| Unknown | c. 1989–c. 2000 | – |
| Brian Cameron | ?–2000[26] | Beyer |
| Position vacant (April 2000)[a] | Cameron (acting) | |
| Richard Booth | ?–2004[27] | Tankersley |
| Bill Knowles | 2004–2007[28] | McPhee |
| Ruth Carter | 2007–2010[29][30] | |
| Elaine Brazendale | 2010–2013[31] | Mark |
| John Booth | 2013–2014[32] | |
| Position vacant (September–October 2014)[33][b] | Booth (acting) | |
| Elaine Brazendale | 2014–2016[34] | Booth |
| Russell Keys | 2016–2019[35] | |
| Rebecca Vergunst | 2019–2022[36] | Lang |
| Dale Williams | 2022–2024[37][38] | Mark |
| Steve Cretney | 2024–2025[39] | |
| Grace Ayling | 2025–present[40] | Cretney |
Footnotes
- Georgina Beyer stepped down as mayor upon her election as a member of the New Zealand Parliament for Wairarapa, resulting in deputy mayor Brian Cameron's appointment as acting mayor and the vacancy of the deputy mayor position.
- Ron Mark stepped down as mayor of Carterton upon his election as a member of the New Zealand Parliament in the 2014 general election. This resulted in deputy mayor John Booth's appointment as acting mayor, with the deputy mayor position becoming vacant during this time.[7]