Ted Mack (politician)

Ted Mack
39th Mayor of North Sydney
In office
29 September 1980 – 4 October 1988
DeputyPeter Tranter
Neil Hartley
Mark Singer
Neil Hartley
Preceded byCarole Baker
Succeeded byNeil Hartley (acting)
Alderman of the Municipality of North Sydney
for Kirribilli Ward
In office
21 September 1974 – 26 September 1987
Alderman of the Municipality of North Sydney
for East Ward
In office
26 September 1987 – 4 October 1988
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for North Shore
In office
19 September 1981 – 16 September 1988
Preceded byNew District
Succeeded byRobyn Read
Member of the Australian Parliament
for North Sydney
In office
24 March 1990 – 2 March 1996
Preceded byJohn Spender
Succeeded byJoe Hockey
Personal details
Born
Edward Carrington Mack

(1933-12-20)20 December 1933
Paddington, New South Wales, Australia
Died6 November 2018(2018-11-06) (aged 84)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyIndependent
SpouseWendy
Alma materUniversity of New South Wales
ProfessionArchitect

Edward Carrington Mack (20 December 1933 – 6 November 2018) was an architect and Australian politician. He is the only person ever to have been elected and re-elected as an independent to local, state, and federal government in Australia, and is often referred to as the "father of the independents". He chose to serve for only two terms in both the New South Wales state seat of North Shore and the federal seat of North Sydney to avoid receiving a parliamentary pension.[1]