This is a list of the Mayors and Lord Mayor

Lord Mayor

The Lord Mayor is the title of the Mayor of a major city, with special recognition.-Commonwealth of Nations:* In Australia it is a political position. Australian cities with Lord Mayors: Adelaide, Brisbane, Darwin, Hobart, Melbourne, Newcastle, Parramatta, Perth, Sydney, and Wollongong...

s of the City of Adelaide

City of Adelaide

The City of Adelaide is a local government area in the metropolitan area of Adelaide, South Australia. It covers the original Adelaide city centre settlement, , North Adelaide, and the Adelaide Park Lands which surround North Adelaide and the city centre.Established in 1840, the organisation now...

, a Local Government Area of South Australia

South Australia

South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...

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The first local government in Australia was formed on 31 October 1840 with the election of a Mayor, three Aldermen and fifteen Councillors to the new Adelaide Corporation. The first Mayor was James Hurtle Fisher and the first Council meeting was held on 4 November 1840.

Mayors (1840–1919)

	Mayor	Term
1		1840–1842
2		1842–1843
3	City managed as Government Department	1843–1849
4	City managed by Commissioners	1849–1852
5		1852
6		1852–1854
7		1854–1855
8		1855–1858
9		1858–1859
10		1859
11		1859–1862
12		1862–1863
13		1863–1864
14		1864–1866
15		1866–1869
16		1869–1871
17		1871–1873
18		1873–1874
19		1874–1875
20		1875–1877
21		1877–1878
22		1878–1879
23		1879–1882
24		1882–1883
25		1883–1886
26		1886–1887
27		1887–1888
28		1888–1889
29		1889–1890
30		1891–1892
31		1892–1894
32		1894–1898
33		1898–1901
34		1901–1904
35		1904–1907
36		1907–1909
37		1909–1911
38		1911–1913
39		1913–1915
40		1915–1917
41		1917–1919

Lord Mayors (since 1919)

The Official styled title of the Lord Mayor of Adelaide is The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of Adelaide.

The styled title The Right Honourable, (which has no connection with the Privy Council

Privy council

A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a nation, typically, but not always, in the context of a monarchic government. The word "privy" means "private" or "secret"; thus, a privy council was originally a committee of the monarch's closest advisors to give confidential advice on...

) attaches to the title of Lord Mayor, and not to their names, and is relinquished upon leaving office.

	Lord Mayor Lord Mayor The Lord Mayor is the title of the Mayor of a major city, with special recognition.-Commonwealth of Nations:* In Australia it is a political position. Australian cities with Lord Mayors: Adelaide, Brisbane, Darwin, Hobart, Melbourne, Newcastle, Parramatta, Perth, Sydney, and Wollongong...	Term
41		1919
42		1919–1921
43		1921–1923
44		1923–1925
45		1925–1926
46		1926–1927
47		1927–1930
48		1930–1933
49		1933–1935
50		1935–1936
51		1936–1937
52		1937–1941
53		1941–1942
54		1942–1943
55		1943–1946
56		1946–1949
57		1949–1950
58		1949–1950
59		1950–1953
60		1954–1957
61		1957–1960
62		1960–1963
63		1963–1966
64		1966–1968
65		1968–1971
66		1971–1973
67		1973–1975
68		1975–1977
69		1977–1979
70		1979–1981
71		1981–1983
72		1983–1985
73		1985–1987
74		1987–1993
75		1993–1997
76		1997–2000
77		2000–2003
78		2003–2006
79		2006–2009
80		2009–present

External links

• http://www.adelaidecitycouncil.com
• How Adelaide became a Lord Mayoralty, www.adelaidejmuseum.org
• Civic Leaders, www.adelaidejmuseum.org