List of mayors of Hornsby


This is a list of presidents and mayors of Hornsby Shire, a local government area in the Northern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The Shire stretches from the suburbs of Beecroft and North Epping in the south to the Hawkesbury River town of Wisemans Ferry in the north. The first council was elected on 24 November 1906 after the incorporation of the shire.

Presidents and mayors

PresidentTerm
John HuntDec 1906-Oct 1907
William NixonOct 1907-Dec 1909
Lord Livingstone RamsayDec 1909-Dec 1913
John SchwebelDec 1913-Dec 1915
Paul JamesDec 1915-Dec 1920
Frank ChapmanDec 1920-Dec 1921
Paul JamesDec 1921-Dec 1923
Richard AllenDec 1923-Dec 1924
Paul JamesDec 1924-Dec 1927
Frank ChapmanDec 1927-Dec 1928
Paul JamesDec 1928-Dec 1931
Thomas RofeDec 1931-Dec 1932
Sydney StoreyDec 1932-Dec 1934
Percy LawDec 1934-Dec 1935
Charles SomervilleDec 1935-Dec 1942
George VaughanDec 1942-Dec 1946
Sydney StoreyDec 1946-Dec 1950
Charles SomervilleDec 1950-Dec 1953
Harold HeadenDec 1953-Dec 1955
Lin GreenDec 1955-Dec 1956
Harold HeadenDec 1956-Dec 1960
Max RuddockDec 1960-Dec 1961
Donald TullochDec 1961-Dec 1967
Gordon CurbyDec 1967-Sept 1972
Donald EvansSept 1972-Sept 1977
Gordon CurbySept 1977-Sept 1978
Donald EvansSept 1978-Sept 1983
Ronald PayneSept 1983-Sept 1986
Gordon CurbySept 1986-Sept 1987
Lindsey BrownSept 1987-Sept 1988
Ronald PayneSept 1988-Sept 1989
Brian CareySept 1989-Sept 1990
Nan HorneSept 1990-Sept 1992
MayorTerm
Steven PringleSept 1992-Sept 1993
Chris MeanySept 1993-Sept 1994
Mick GallagherSept 1994-Sept 1995
Steven PringleSept 1995-Sept 1996
John MuirheadSept 1996-Sept 1998
Steven PringleSept 1998-Sept 1999
Robert BrowneSept 1999-Sept 2000
John MuirheadSept 2000-Sept 2001
Steven PringleSept 2001-Sept 2002
John Muirhead ^Sept 2002-Mar 2004
Nick Berman ^^Mar 2004-Sept 2012
Steve RussellSept 2012-Sept 2017
Philip RuddockSept 2017-

^ Term extended prior to direct election

^^ First directly elected mayor