Mayor of Waikato

The Mayor of Waikato officiates over the Waikato District of New Zealand's North Island.^[2]

Mayor of Waikato
Incumbent Jacqui Church since 15 October 2022
Style	His/Her Worship
Member of	Waikato District Council
Seat	Ngāruawāhia
Term length	3 years, renewable
Formation	1989
Deputy	Carolyn Eyre
Salary	$157,039[1]
Website	Official website

Jacqui Church is the current mayor.^[3] The previous mayor was Allan Sanson, a third generation farmer who had served on the council^[4] since 2001 and had been mayor since 2010. His predecessor was another conservative farmer, Peter Harris, who took over the job when the first mayor, another farmer, Angus Macdonald, stood down in 2001.^[5][6] Angus Macdonald died in 2010.^[7] The 2021 salary of the mayor was $148,500.^[8]

List of mayors

Waikato mayor (centre) in 2013

There have been 4 mayors of Waikato.

	Mayor		Term
1		Angus Macdonald	1989–2001[9]
2		Peter Harris	2001–2010[10]
3		Allan Sanson	2010–2022[11]
4		Jacqui Church	2022–present[12]

List of deputy mayors

Deputy	Term	Mayor
Peter Harris	–2001[13]	Macdonald
Ian McLennan	–2007[14]	Harris
Clint Baddeley	2007–2010[15]
Dynes Fulton	2010–2019[16]	Sanson
Aksel Bech	2019–2022[17]
Carolyn Eyre	2022–present[12]	Church

References

1. Edmunds, Susan (13 June 2024). "How much your local council gets paid". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
2. "About Us". waikatodistrict.govt.nz. Waikato District.
3. "Mayor and councillors". waikatodistrict.govt.nz. Waikato District Council.
4. "Waikato District Council Mayor Allan Sanson". Open Waikato / YouTube. Waikato District Council. 9 November 2014.
5. Holloway, Bruce (20 October 2009). "Sanson sets his sights on mayoral job". Stuff. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
6. Holloway, Bruce (14 December 2010). "Local body leader lauded". Stuff. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
7. Holloway, Bruce (14 December 2010). "Local body leader lauded". Stuff. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
8. "Local Government Members (2021/22) Determination 2021 (LI 2021/173) (as at 02 September 2021)". www.legislation.govt.nz. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
9. Aronson, Cathy (14 October 2001). "New Waikato mayor savours role reversal". New Zealand Herald.
10. Holloway, Bruce (9 October 2010). "Mayor called shovel a shovel". Stuff.
11. Ward, Stephen (2 March 2022). "Stalwart of Waikato local government hanging up his chains after 12 years as mayor". Waikato Times. Stuff.
12. "Jacqui Church Confirmed As New Waikato District Council Mayor". Scoop.co.nz. Waikato District Council. 15 October 2022.
13. Aronson, Cathy. "New Waikato mayor savours role reversal". New Zealand Herald.
14. "McLennan's belated decision leaves void". Waikato Times. Stuff.
15. "Queen's Birthday honour 'humbling, kind' – Clint". The Raglan Chronicle. 4 June 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020.
16. "Waikato district deputy mayor says farewell". Waikato District Council. 8 October 2019.
17. Ward, Stephen (4 March 2022). "Waikato district deputy seeks mayoral chains, councillor plans tilt at regional role". Stuff.