Mayor of Auckland
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The Mayor of Auckland is the directly elected head of the Auckland Council
, the local government authority for the Auckland region
in New Zealand
. The Mayor has significant executive powers, their own staff and the ability to appoint the chairpersons of the Council's boards.
The position was first elected on 9 October 2010 for the establishment of the Auckland Council on 1 November 2010. The Council replaced seven territorial authority councils and the Auckland Regional Council
. Before 2010, the term "Mayor of Auckland" applied to the mayor of Auckland City Council
.
In the first mayoral election for Auckland Council in 2010, former Mayor of Manukau
Len Brown
was elected. The mayoral office had a budget of $4.1 million and a staff of 18 in 2011.
Auckland Council
The Auckland Council is the council for the Auckland Region in New Zealand. It began operating on 1 November 2010, combining the functions of the existing regional council and the region's seven previous city and district councils into one "super council" or "super city" governed by a mayor, 20...
, the local government authority for the Auckland region
Auckland Region
The Auckland Region was one of the sixteen regions of New Zealand, named for the city of Auckland, the country's largest urban area. With one third of the nation's residents, it was by far the biggest population and economy of any region of New Zealand, but the second-smallest land area.On 1...
in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. The Mayor has significant executive powers, their own staff and the ability to appoint the chairpersons of the Council's boards.
The position was first elected on 9 October 2010 for the establishment of the Auckland Council on 1 November 2010. The Council replaced seven territorial authority councils and the Auckland Regional Council
Auckland Regional Council
The Auckland Regional Council was the regional council of the Auckland Region. Its predecessor the Auckland Regional Authority was formed in 1963 and became the ARC in 1989...
. Before 2010, the term "Mayor of Auckland" applied to the mayor of Auckland City Council
Auckland City Council
Auckland City Council was the local government authority representing Auckland City, New Zealand, and was amalgamated into the Auckland Council on 1 November 2010. It was an elected body representing the 404,658 residents of the city...
.
In the first mayoral election for Auckland Council in 2010, former Mayor of Manukau
Mayor of Manukau
The Mayor of Manukau was the head of the municipal government of Manukau City, New Zealand, from 1965 to 2010, and presided over the Manukau City Council. The mayor was directly elected using a first-past-the-post electoral system. The last serving mayor, elected in 2007, was Len Brown...
Len Brown
Len Brown
Len Brown is the Mayor of Auckland in New Zealand and the head of the Auckland Council. He won the 2010 Auckland mayoral election on 9 October 2010 and was sworn in as Mayor of Auckland on 1 November 2010, being the first to hold that title for the amalgamated Auckland 'Super City'...
was elected. The mayoral office had a budget of $4.1 million and a staff of 18 in 2011.
List of officeholders
| Name | Entered office | Left office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Len Brown |