The City of Greater Geraldton in the Mid West region of Western Australia was originally established as a municipality under the Municipal Institutions Act in 1871, and from 1871 until 1885 the Municipality of Geraldton was headed by a chairman, with all incumbents during this time being men. From 1885 to 1961 the Municipality of Geraldton was headed by a mayor.

With the passage of the Local Government Act 1960 all Western Australia municipalities became towns, effective 1 July 1961, and on 22 April 1988 Geraldton was declared a city. From 1961 until 2007 both the Town of Geraldton and the City of Geraldton were headed by a mayor.

In July 2007, the City of Geraldton merged with the surrounding Shire of Greenough to form the City of Geraldton-Greenough, and in July 2011 the City of Geraldton-Greenough merged with the Shire of Mullewa to form the City of Greater Geraldton. From 2007 to the present day (2026) both the City of Geraldton-Greenough and the City of Greater Geraldton have been headed by a mayor.

The various incumbents chairmen and mayors are listed below.

Municipality of Geraldton Chairman / Mayor Term Capt. Daniel Scott (1st Chairman) 1871–1874 Charles Crowther 1875–1876 Arthur Houssemayne du Boulay 1877–1878 George Baston Sen. 1879–1880 Charles Crowther 1881 George Baston Sen. 1882 Edward Shenton 1883 William Hepburn Gale 1884 George Baston Sen. (1st Mayor) 1885–1886 William Jose 1887–1888 Edward Shenton 1889–1891 Henry Spalding 1892 William Jose 1893 Charles Watson Gray 1894 Charles Reilly 1895 Harry Ainsworth 1896 Henry Spalding 1897 Robert Hutchinson 1898–1900 Edward Pope 1901 William Jose 1902–1904 Frank E. Davis 1905 Francis Gow Armstrong 1905–1907 John Greenwood Smith 1908 William Jose 1909 John Urch 1910–1911 Benjamin M. Fuller 1912 Launcelot Machell Hungerford 1913 George Adam Kempton 1913–1915 William Bower Fallowfield 1915–1917 Frank Green 1917–1919 George Adam Kempton 1919–1921 George Ernest Sewell 1921–1922 George Adam Kempton 1922–1923 Frank Green 1923–1925 George Ernest Sewell 1925–1929 George Alexander Houston 1929–1930 John McCabe 1930–1931 George Lester 1931–1936 Richard Carson 1936–1945 Dr James McAleer 1945–1957 Charles Stewart Eadon-Clarke 1957–1961

Town of Geraldton Mayor Term Charles Eadon-Clarke 1961–1968 Vic Askew 1968–1972Harry Assad 1972–1977 Lyle James Harris 1977–1982 Phil Cooper 1982–1988

City of Geraldton Mayor Term Faye Simpson 1988–1991 Edward Whelan 1991–1994 Phil Cooper 1994–2001 Vickie Petersen 2001–2007

City of Geraldton-Greenough Mayor Term Ian Carpenter 2007–2011

City of Greater Geraldton Mayor Term Ian Carpenter 2011–2015 Shane Van Styn 2015-2023Jerry Clune2023-present

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