| Post: | Mayor |
| Body: | Yarra |
| Incumbent: | Stephen Jolly |
| Incumbentsince: | 19 November 2024 |
| Appointer: | Stephen Jolly |
| Termlength: | 1 year |
| Formation: | March 1996 |
| Inaugural: | John Sawyer |
| Deputy: | Sarah McKenzie |
This is a list of mayors of the City of Yarra, a local government area in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.[1]
The current mayor is Stephen Jolly, who was voted into the position by councillors on 19 November 2024 following the 2024 local government elections.[2]
| Commissioners | Term | |
|---|---|---|
| Julian Walmsley (Chief Commissioner) | 1994–1996 | |
| Barbara Champion | 1994–1995 | |
| Frank Thompson | 1994–1996 | |
| Carmen Watson | 1995–1996 |
| No. | Image | Mayor (Ward) | Party | Term start | Term end | Council control (term) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Sawyer (Carringbush) | Labor | March 1996 | March 1997 | Labor majority | |||
| 2 | Linda Hoskins (MacKillop) | Labor | March 1997 | March 1998 | ||||
| 3 | John Phillips (Nicholson) | Labor | March 1998 | March 1999 | ||||
| 4 | Steve Watson (MacKillop) | Labor | March 1999 | March 2000 | ||||
| (3) | John Phillips (Nicholson) | Labor | March 2000 | March 2001 | ||||
| 5 | Sue Corby (Carringbush) | Labor | March 2001 | March 2002 | ||||
| March 2002 | March 2003 | No overall control | ||||||
| 6 | Greg Barber (MacKillop) | Greens | March 2003 | March 2004 | ||||
| 7 | Kay Meadows (Docker) | Labor | March 2004 | November 2004 | ||||
| (Melba) | November 2004 | November 2005 | ||||||
| 8 | Jackie Fristacky (Nicholls) | Independent | November 2005 | November 2006 | ||||
| 9 | Jenny Farrar (Langridge) | Greens | November 2006 | November 2007 | ||||
| 10 | Judy Morton (Melba) | Independent Labor | November 2007 | November 2008 | ||||
| 11 | Amanda Stone (Nicholls) | Greens | November 2008 | November 2009 | ||||
| 12 | Jane Garrett (Nicholls) | Labor | November 2009 | November 2010 | ||||
| 13 | Alison Clarke (Melba) | Greens | November 2010 | November 2011 | ||||
| 14 | Geoff Barbour (Langridge) | Labor | November 2011 | November 2012 | ||||
| (8) | Jackie Fristacky (Nicholls) | Independent | November 2012 | November 2013 | ||||
| November 2013 | November 2014 | |||||||
| 15 | Phillip Vlahogiannis (Melba) | Independent | November 2014 | November 2015 | ||||
| 16 | Roberto Colanzi (Nicholls) | Labor | November 2015 | 9 November 2016 | ||||
| (11) | Amanda Stone (Langridge) | Greens | 9 November 2016 | 28 November 2017 | ||||
| 17 | Daniel Nguyen (Melba) | Independent | 28 November 2017 | 27 November 2018 | ||||
| 18 | Danae Bosler (Langridge) | Labor | 27 November 2018 | 28 November 2019 | ||||
| 19 | Misha Coleman (Nicholls) | Independent | 28 November 2019 | 17 November 2020 | ||||
| 20 | Gabrielle de Vietri (Langridge) | Greens | 17 November 2020 | 26 November 2021 | Greens majority | |||
| 21 | Sophie Wade (Nicholls) | Greens | 26 November 2021 | 28 November 2022 | ||||
| 22 | Claudia Nguyen (Melba) | Independent | 28 November 2022 | 15 November 2023 | No overall control | |||
| 23 | Edward Crossland (Melba) | Greens | 15 November 2023 | 19 November 2024 | ||||
| 24 | Stephen Jolly (MacKillop) | Yarra For All | 19 November 2024 | incumbent | ||||
The position of Deputy Mayor of Yarra was established in November 2017.[3]
| No. | Image | Deputy Mayor (Ward) | Party | Term start | Term end | Mayor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Misha Coleman (Nicholls) | Independent | 28 November 2017 | 27 November 2018 | D. Nguyen | |||
| 27 November 2018 | 28 November 2019 | Bosler | ||||||
| 2 | Mi-Lin Chen Yi Mei (Melba) | Labor | 28 November 2019 | 17 November 2020 | Coleman | |||
| 3 | Claudia Nguyen (Melba) | Independent | 17 November 2020 | 26 November 2021 | De Vietri | |||
| 4 | Edward Crossland (Melba) | Greens | 26 November 2021 | 28 November 2022 | Wade | |||
| 28 November 2022 | 15 November 2023 | C. Nguyen | ||||||
| 5 | Anab Mohamud (Langridge) | Greens | 15 November 2023 | 27 February 2024 | Crossland | |||
| Independent | 27 February 2024 | 19 November 2024 | ||||||
| 6 | Sarah McKenzie (Yarra Bend) | Labor | 26 November 2021 | 19 November 2024 | Jolly | |||