Nicholas Reece | |
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105th Lord Mayor of Melbourne | |
Assumed office 2 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Sally Capp |
Deputy Lord Mayor of Melbourne | |
In office November 2020 – 2 July 2024 | |
Councillor of the City of Melbourne | |
In office November 2016 – November 2020 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1974 London, United Kingdom |
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Labor[1] |
Other political affiliations | Team Sally Capp (2016−2024) |
Nicholas Reece (born 1974[citation needed]) is an Australian politician and policy activist, currently serving as the 105th Lord Mayor of the City of Melbourne. He is a senior executive at the University of Melbourne and a principal fellow at the Melbourne School of Government.[2] He is the chair of the board of directors at the Movember Foundation,[3] and a commentator at Sky News Australia.
He previously held a number of roles in politics, including as secretary and campaign director of the Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)[4] and as the director of strategy to former Prime Minister Julia Gillard.[5] Reece's early career included time working as a lawyer at Maurice Blackburn and as a journalist at The Australian Financial Review.[6]
Reece is of course life long Labor man, having been a former adviser to Steve Bracks and Julia Gillard and being Mayor is his first big step to the front and centre of the political stage