Mayor of Queenstown-Lakes

The mayor of Queenstown-Lakes in New Zealand presides over the Queenstown-Lakes District Council. The district council has existed since 1986 and there have been seven mayors so far.

Mayor of Queenstown-Lakes
Coat of arms of the Queenstown-Lakes District Council[1]
Incumbent Glyn Lewers since 2022
Style	His Worship
Term length	Three years
Inaugural holder	John Davies
Formation	1986
Deputy	Quentin Smith[2]
Salary	$143,734[3]
Website	Official website

Queenstown-Lakes District Council

In 1986, the Queenstown Borough Council merged with the Lake County to form Queenstown-Lakes District Council. The last mayor of Queenstown Borough, John Davies, was elected as the first mayor of Queenstown-Lakes District. In 1989, Arrowtown Borough Council amalgamated with Queenstown-Lakes District Council in the 1989 local government reforms.

	Name	Portrait	Term	Notes
1	John Davies		1986–1989	last mayor of Queenstown Borough
2	David Bradford		1989–1995
3	Warren Cooper		1995–2001	previously mayor of Queenstown Borough
4	Clive Geddes		2001–2010
5	Vanessa van Uden		2010–2016	[4]
6	Jim Boult		2016–2022	[5]
7	Glyn Lewers		2022–present	[6]

Place names

Some streets and places in Queenstown are named after former borough council mayors; Robertson Street in Frankton, Hallenstein Street, Malaghan Road and Malaghan Street, Warren Park, Hotop Rise, Reid Street, St. Omer Park,^[7] Anderson Heights, Robins Road, Grant Road, and Davies Place.