List of mayors of Gold Coast

This is a list of mayors of Gold Coast, Queensland.

The Town of South Coast (Present-day Gold Coast) was formed through the amalgamation of Coolangatta and Southport on 17 June 1949. On 21 March 1958, the town of South Coast was officially renamed to the Town of Gold Coast, and the following year on 16 May 1959, the Gold Coast was proclaimed a city. In 1995, the Albert Shire Council and Gold Coast City Council areas were amalgamated to form one Gold Coast.

Pre-Amalgamation (1949-1995)

Mayor Term
Alderman Len Peak 1949-1958
Ald Ern Harley 1958–1967
Bruce Small 1967-1973
Robert Neumann 1973-1976
Bruce Small 1976-1978
Administrator John Andrews 1978-1979
Keith Hunt 1979-1982
Denis O'Connell 1982-1985
Denis Pie 1985-1988
Lex Bell 1988-1994

Post-Amalgamation (1995 – present)

Mayor Term
Ray Stevens 1995-1997
Gary Baildon 1997-2004
Ron Clarke 2004-2012
Tom Tate 2012-

Data drawn from Gold Coast City Council's History Archives.

References

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