# List of mayors of Geelong

This is a list of the mayors of the City of Greater Geelong, a local government area, and the second largest city in Victoria, Australia. Before amalgamation in 1993 the central area of Geelong was covered by the City of Geelong, with the surrounding suburbs falling into the Shire of Barrabool, Shire of Bannockburn, Rural City of Bellarine, Shire of Corio, City of Geelong West, City of Newtown, and City of South Barwon.

## Town of Geelong (1849–1910)

| # | Mayor | Term |
| 1 | Foster Fyans | 1849–1850 |
| 2 | Alexander Thomson | 1850–1851 |
| 3 | James Austin | 1851–1852 |
| 4 | James Cowie | 1852–1853 |
| 5 | Dr William Baylie | 1853–1855 |
| 6 | Alexander Thomson | 1855–1858 |
| 7 | William Burrow | 1858–1860 |
| 8 | William Bell | 1860–1862 |
| 9 | Edward Knight | 1862–1863 |
| 10 | Andrew Parker | 1863–1864 |
| 11 | Charles Kernot | 1864–1865 |
| 12 | Robert de Bruce Johnstone | 1865–1868 |
| 13 | Thomas Newnham Couves | 1868–1870 |
| 14 | William Francis Ducker | 1870–1872 |
| 15 | Robert Reeves | 1872–1873 |
| 16 | George Frederick Belcher | 1873–1874 |
| 17 | William Upton | 1874–1875 |
| 18 | George Frederick Belcher | 1875–1876 |
| 19 | John Garratt | 1876–1878 |
| 20 | Joseph Henry Connor | 1878–1880 |
| 21 | George Cunningham | 1880–1883 |
| 22 | John Longville Price | 1883–1884 |
| 23 | George Martin | 1884–1885 |
| 24 | William Newton Sommers | 1885–1886 |
| 25 | William Bell | 1886–1887 |
| 26 | Henry Meakin | 1887–1888 |
| 27 | William Humble | 1888–1889 |
| 28 | William Picken Carr | 1889–1890 |
| 29 | James Strong | 1890–1891 |
| 30 | Joseph Henry Connor | 1891–1892 |
| 31 | John Rout Hopkins | 1892–1893 |
| 32 | Joseph Grey | 1893–1894 |
| 33 | Horace Frank Richardson | 1894–1896 |
| 34 | Sidney Austin | 1896–1899 |
| 35 | William Picken Carr | 1899–1901 |
| 36 | Solomon Jacobs | 1901–1902 |
| 37 | Isaac Hodges | 1902–1903 |
| 38 | Neil Campbell | 1903–1905 |
| 39 | Thomas Edward Bostock | 1905–1908 |
| 40 | Walter Higgins | 1908–1909 |
| 41 | Herbert Arthur Austin | 1909–1910 |

## City of Geelong (1910–1993)

| # | Mayor | Term |
| 42 | Edward Philpott | 1910–1911 |
| 43 | Robert Williams | 1911–1912 |
| 44 | William Robert Anderson | 1912–1913 |
| 45 | Edward George Gurr | 1913–1914 |
| 46 | William Brownbill | 1914–1915 |
| 47 | Arthur John Holden | 1915–1916 |
| 48 | George Frederick Taylor | 1916–1917 |
| 49 | Howard Hitchcock | 1917–1922 |
| 50 | Joseph Charles King | 1922–1923 |
| 51 | Robert Purnell | 1923–1924 |
| 52 | Francis Ritchie | 1924–1925 |
| 53 | Joseph Alexander Thear | 1925–1926 |
| 54 | Julius Solomon | 1926–1927 |
| 55 | Thomas Walls | 1927–1928 |
| 56 | Solomon Jacobs | 1928–1930 |
| 57 | Oswald Hearne | 1930–1932 |
| 58 | Edward Allan McDonald | 1932–1935 |
| 59 | Charles Naples Brown | 1935–1938 |
| 60 | Solomon Jacobs | 1938–1939 |
| 61 | Robert Charles Thear | 1939–1942 |
| 62 | Frederick Hilton Wallace | 1942–1945 |
| 63 | J. J. Young | 1945–1948 |
| 64 | Frank Evan Richardson | 1948–1949 |
| 65 | Bervin Ellis Purnell | 1949–1952 |
| 66 | Morris Jacobs | 1952–1954 |
| 67 | Sir Roy Fidge | 1954–1956 |
| 68 | Albert Leslie Backwell | 1956–1959 |
| 69 | Vautin Andrews | 1959–1961 |
| 70 | Ranald McAllister | 1961–1964 |
| 71 | Sir Roy Fidge | 1964–1968 |
| 72 | Oliver Wood | 1968–1971 |
| 73 | James Dowsett | 1971–1973 |
| 74 | Harold George Verrall | 1973–1975 |
| 75 | John Holt | 1975–1977 |
| 76 | Howard Glover | 1977–1980 |
| 77 | Des Podbury | 1980–1982 |
| 78 | Graham Bruce Adams | 1982–1983 |
| 79 | Ian Inglis | 1983–1985 |
| 80 | Hayden Spurling | 1985–1987 |
| 81 | Jim Fidge | 1987–1989 |
| 82 | Brian Fowler | 1989–1991 |
| 83 | Frank De Stefano | 1991–1993 |

## Commissioners (1993–1995)

| Commissioners | Term |
| Bill Dix (Chairman) | 1993–1995 |
| Glyn Jenkins (Deputy Chairman) | 1993–1995 |
| Frank Wilkes | 1993–1995 |
| Toni McCormack | 1993–1995 |

## City of Greater Geelong (since 1993)

| # | Mayor | Term |
| 84 | Gerry Smith | 1995–1998 |
| 85 | Ken Jarvis | 1998–2000 |
| 86 | Michael Crutchfield | 2000–2001 |
| 87 | Srečko Kontelj | 2001–2002 |
| 88 | Barbara Abley | 2002–2004 |
| 89 | Ed Coppe | 2004 |
| 90 | Shane Dowling | 2004–2005 |
| 91 | Peter McMullin | 2005–2006 |
| 92 | Bruce Harwood | 2006–2008 |
| 93 | John Mitchell | 2008–2012 |
| 94 | Keith Fagg | 2012–2013 |
| 95 | Bruce Harwood | 2013 (acting) |
| 96 | Darryn Lyons | 2013–2016 |
| 97 | Bruce Harwood | 2017–2019 |
| 98 | Stephanie Asher | 2019–2022 |
| 99 | Peter Murrihy | 2022–2022 |
| 100 | Trent Sullivan | 2022 - Incumbent |

## Administrators (2016–2017)

| Administrator | Term |
| Yehudi Blacher (interim administrator) | April–May 2016 |
| Kathy Alexander (chairperson) | 2016–2017 |
| Peter Dorling | 2016–2017 |
| Laurinda Gardner | 2016–2017 |
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