The mayor of Carterton is the mayor of the Carterton District, which is administered by Carterton District Council, and earlier the office oversaw the Carterton Borough from 1887 until 1989, when Carterton Borough and Wairarapa South County were amalgamated to form Carterton District.

Mayor of Carterton
Incumbent
Ron Mark
since 2022
StyleHis/Her Worship
Term lengthThree years
Inaugural holderRichard Fairbrother
Formation1887
WebsiteOfficial website

The current mayor of Carterton is Ron Mark who was elected in 2022,[1] he has previously held the office from 2010 until 2014, when he was elected as a New Zealand First MP.

Georgina Beyer, New Zealand's first transgender mayor, held the office from 1995 to 1999.

List

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# Name Term
1 Richard Fairbrother 1887–1891
2 Alfred Booth 1891–1892
3 George Deller 1892–1901
4 James Baillie 1901–1904
5 George Augustus Fairbrother 1904–1905
6 James Brown 1905–1907
7 William 'Willie' Moore 1907–1909
8 Adam Armstrong 1909–1910
9 J. A. Dudson 1910–1911
10 Frank Feist 1911–1914
11 M. D. Hornsby 1914–1915
12 J. T. Marryat Hornsby 1916–1917
13 Gordon Hughan 1917–1919
14 William Howard Booth 1919–1923
15 William Fisher 1923–1936
16 D. L. Taverner 1936–1947
17 Ron Wakelin 1947–1971
18 W. P. Chisholm 1971–1984
19 Barry Keys 1984–1995
20 Georgina Beyer[2] 1995–2000
Brian Cameron (acting)
2000
21 Martin Tankersley 2000–2004
22 Gary McPhee[3][4] 2004–2010
23 Ron Mark[5] 2010–2014
24 John Booth[6] 2014–2019
25 Greg Lang 2019–2022
(23) Ron Mark 2022–present

References

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  1. ^ "Three new mayors in Wairarapa". 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Carmen Rupe and Georgina Beyer – Gender diversity – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand". Teara.govt.nz. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Seven in a row for Mayor Bob – Local Vote 2004 – NZ Herald News". Nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Local Body Elections: Winners and Losers". TVNZ. Archived from the original on 13 October 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Former NZ First MP new Carterton mayor | Radio New Zealand News". Radionz.co.nz. 9 October 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  6. ^ Piers Fuller (29 October 2014). "Carterton welcomes new mayor – national". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 10 April 2015.