Service history for Mayors, Deputy Mayor and Aldermen (later Councillors) from 1885 to 2020 in PDF format.
- Strathfield’s Mayors 1885-2020 (PDF Format)
- Strathfield’s Deputy Mayors Service (PDF Format)
- Strathfield Alderman & Councillors 1885-2021
Mayors
The first Mayor of Strathfield was mining agent George Hardie, who was elected in August 1885. Some biographies are available by following the hyperlinks.
- 1885: George Hardie
- 1886-88: Wilhelm Von der Heyde
- 1889: Albert Allen
- 1890: John Hinchcliffe
- 1891: Albert Allen
- 1892: John Hinchcliffe
- 1893-94: Albert Allen
- 1895-97: Frederick W Parsons
- 1898-1901: Thomas F H Mackenzie*
- 1902-03: Thomas J Dickson
- 1904-05: Frederick W Parsons
- 1906-07: John Price
- 1908-10: Thomas F H Mackenzie
- 1911-12: Charles C Capper
- 1913-15: Benjamin R Gelling
- 1916: John Robert Firth
- 1917-18: Ernest Laurence
- 1919-20: Arthur J Kessell
- 1921-22: William Pilgrim
- 1923-24: Frederick J Wallis
- 1925: John Curnow
- 1926-27: George Arthur Davey
- 1928-32: John Robert Firth
- 1933-38: Percy Douglas Shortland
- 1939-40: Alexander Melville
- 1940-43: William Winter Cosgrove
- 1944-49: Colin Hudson
- 1950-51: Charles Morgan
- 1952-54: Arthur Cave
- 1955-57: William Dunlop
- 1957-59: Stanley Nelson Hedges
- 1960-62: Bruce W Ward
- 1963-64: Beresford Calverley
- 1965-66: Harvey C Ford
- 1967: Frederick D Cartwright
- 1968: James E Smith
- 1969-70: William H Boyce
- 1971-72: Frank Zions
- 1973-76: William H Boyce
- 1977-83: Clarrie G Edwards
- 1984: Robert Kell
- 1985: Rodney J Rimes
- 1986-88: Robert Kell
- 1989-90: John Elvy
- 1991: Robert Kell
- 1992: Eve Dutton
- 1993-1994: Leo T O’Donnell
- 1994-1995: John Elvy
- 1995-1996: Eve Dutton
- 1996-1997: Peter Smith
- 1997-1998: Elizabeth Gewandt
- 1998-2000: Laurel O’Toole
- 2000-2003: Virginia Judge
- 2003-2004: John Abi-Saab
- 2004-2005: Alfred Tsang
- 2005-2007: Bill Carney
- 2007-2008: Scott Farlow
- 2008: Paul Barron
- 2008-2009: Keith Kwon
- 2009-2011: Tony Maroun
- 2011-2012: Paul Barron
- 2012-2013: Guilian Vaccari
- 2013-2014: Daniel Bott
- 2014-2015: Guilian Vaccari
- 2015-2016: Sang Ok
- 2016-2017: Andrew Soulos
- 2017-2019: Guilian Vaccari
- 2019-2021: Antoine Doueihi
- 2021: Stephanie Kokkolis
- 2022-2023: Matthew Blackmore
- 2023: Karen Pensabene
Deputy Mayors
The first Deputy Mayor appointed at Strathfield was Joseph Airey in 1918. There were Deputy Mayors appointed from 1918-1924. In 1940 William Cosgrove was elected Deputy Mayor, due to the illness of the Mayor Alexander Melville. Deputy Mayors were not regularly appointed until 1948-49, after the amalgamation with Homebush Council and Enfield Council.
- 1918-1919: Joseph Airey
- 1919-1920: Joseph Airey
- 1920-1921: John Robert Firth
- 1921-1922: Joseph Airey
- 1922-1923: Joseph Airey
- 1924: Joseph Airey
- 1940: William Cosgrove
- 1948-49: Charles Morgan
- 1949-50: Arthur Cave
- 1950-51: Arthur Lowndes
- 1951-52: Arthur Lowndes
- 1952-53: Arthur Lowndes
- 1953-54: William Edwards
- 1954-55: Keith Sutherland
- 1955-56: Arthur Lowndes
- 1956-57: Stanley Hedges
- 1957-58: Bruce Ward
- 1958:59: Bruce Ward
- 1959-60: Beresford Calverley
- 1960-61: Beresford Calverley
- 1961-62: Beresford Calverley
- 1962: Beresford Calverley
- 1963: Frank Zions
- 1964: Frank Zions
- 1965: Frank Zions
- 1966: William Dunlop
- 1967: Frank Zions
- 1968: Frederick Cartwright
- 1969: William Dunlop
- 1970: Not appointed
- 1971: William Boyce
- 1972: William Boyce
- 1973: Frank Zions
- 1974: John Kelly
- 1975: John Kelly
- 1976: Clarrie Edwards
- 1977: William Boyce
- 1978: William Boyce
- 1979: Rod Thurgar
- 1980: Rod Thurgar
- 1981-82: John Elvy
- 1982-83: Rod Thurgar
- 1983-84: Rod Thurgar
- 1984-85: Mary Farr
- 1985-86: George Turner
- 1986-87: Nola Forster
- 1987-88: Leo O’Donnell
- 1988-89: Ray Wilson
- 1989-90: Leo O’Donnell
- 1990-91: Leo O’Donnell
- 1991-92: Ron Thurgar
- 1992-93: Leo O’Donnell
- 1993-94: John Elvy
- 1994-95: Leo O’Donnell
- 1995-1996: Peter Smith
- 1996-1997:
- 1997-1998: Laurel O’Toole
- 1998-1999: Elizabeth Gewandt
- 1999-2000: Elizabeth Gewandt
- 2000: John Abi-Saab
- 2000-01: Alfred Tsang
- 2001-02: Alfred Tsang
- 2002-03: Alfred Tsang
- 2003-04: Alfred Tsang
- 2004-05: Elizabeth Gewandt
- 2005-06: Elizabeth Gewandt
- 2005-06: Elizabeth Gewandt
- 2006-07: Paul Barron
- 2007-08: Paul Barron
- 2008: Bill Carney
- 2008-2009: Hope Brett-Bowen
- 2009-2010: Keith Kwon
- 2010-2011: Hope Brett-Bowen
- 2011-2012: Bill Carney
- 2012: Helen McLucas
- 2012-2013: Andrew Soulos
- 2013-2014: Sang Ok
- 2014-2015: Andrew Soulos
- 2015-2016: Andrew Soulos
- 2016-2017: Stephanie Kokkolis
- 2017-2018: Nella Hall
- 2018-2020: Matthew Blackmore
- 2020-2021: Karen Pensebene
- 2021: Nella Hall
- 2022-2023: Karen Pensabene
- 2023: Matthew Blackmore
- 2023 (from May 9 2023): Benjamin Cai
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