Graeme Sawyer

The Right Worshipful
Graeme Sawyer
15th Lord Mayor of Darwin
In office
April 2008  April 2012
Deputy Rotating
Preceded by Garry Lambert
Succeeded by Katrina Fong Lim
Personal details
Born (1957-01-28) 28 January 1957
Nationality Australian
Political party Independent

Graeme Sawyer (born 28 January 1957) is the former Lord Mayor of the City of Darwin, the capital of the Northern Territory, Australia. He became Lord Mayor at an election in April 2008, when he won 56.8% of the vote after preferences.[1] At the 2012 Local Government elections, he was beaten by Katrina Fong Lim, daughter of former Lord Mayor Alec Fong Lim, who received over 56% of the primary vote.

Sawyer was a guest on Dirty Jobs during an episode that featured the catching of cane toads, an invasive species in northern Australia. Sawyer runs an organization which attempts to control the toad's population.

References

  1. Graeme Sawyer wins Darwin mayoral vote. ABC News, accessed 2008-07-05.


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