Les Tyrell

Les Tyrell
45th Mayor of Townsville
In office
15 March 2008 – 28 April 2012
Preceded byTony Mooney
Succeeded byJenny Hill
Personal details
Political partyTeam Tyrell
Other political
affiliations
Liberal (until 2008)
Liberal National (since 2008)
SpousePat Tyrell
Children7
ResidenceThuringowa

Les Tyrell is an Australian local government politician. He was the Mayor of the City of Townsville from 2008 until his retirement in 2012. He previously served as Mayor of the City of Thuringowa from 1991 until it became part of the City of Townsville in March 2008. He became mayor of the new larger City of Townsville after an upset victory over Tony Mooney, who had been Mayor of Townsville for twenty years until the amalgamation.[1]

  1. ^ Liz McKinnon (15 March 2008). "Tyrell in Landslide Win". Townsville Bulletin. Retrieved 20 March 2008.