List of mayors of North Sydney

Mayor of North Sydney Council
Incumbent
Zoë Baker
since 10 January 2022
StyleHis/Her Worship the Mayor Councillor
AppointerNorth Sydney Council
Term lengthOne Year (1890–1982)
Four years (1983–2020)
Two years (2021–date)
Formation8 August 1890
First holderFrancis Punch
DeputyWilliam Bourke
Salary$30,550–71,300 (2022)[1]
Websitewww.northsydney.nsw.gov.au

The Mayor of North Sydney is the head of North Sydney Council, which is the local government area in the lower north shore region of Sydney including North Sydney, Neutral Bay, Cremorne and Crows Nest in the State of New South Wales, Australia. From 1983 to 2017, the mayor was directly elected, replacing the previous system of being internally elected annually by the councillors, nominally serving a four-year term.

Following a referendum in 2017, the mayor is now elected for a two-year term by the elected councillors, effective from the 2021 elections, and the office is currently held by Zoë Baker.[2] The mayor is assisted in their work by a deputy mayor, who is elected on an annual basis by the elected councillors.

  1. ^ "Annual report and determination under sections 239 and 241 of the Local Government Act 1993" (PDF). Local Government Remuneration Tribunal. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference bakerbourke was invoked but never defined (see the help page).