This is the list of mayors and chairmen of the City of Ipswich in Queensland, Australia.
Prior to 1921, mayors were elected on an annual basis from amongst the councillors. After 1921, mayors were elected for three year terms, which became four years in 2000.
The title was "chairman" until 1994.
Mayors 1860−present No.PortraitMayorPartyTerm startTerm endNotes 1 John Murphy Independent 1860 1861 Later elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Ipswich 2 John Johnston Independent 1862 1862 3 Francis North Independent 1863 8 August 1864 Died in office 4 John Pettigrew Independent September 1864 1865 Later elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Stanley (1) John Murphy Independent 1865 1867 Second term 5 Henry Williams Independent 1868 1868 Concurrently served in the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the member for Ipswich 6 Harry Hooper Independent 1869 1869 7 James Foote Independent 1870 1870 Later served in the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the member for West Moreton, Bundamba and Rosewood respectively 8 Samuel Shenton Independent 1871 1872 First term 9 Thomas Pryde Independent 1873 1874 10 Robert Tallon Independent 1875 1875 11 John MacFarlane Independent 1876 1876 12 Charles Frederick Chubb Independent 1877 1877 Solicitor and father of Justice Charles E. Chubb 13 Josiah Francis Independent 1878 1879 14 Peter Brown Independent 1880 1880 15 John Swain Willey Independent 1881 1882 (10) Robert Tallon Independent 1883 1883 (13) Josiah Francis Independent 1884 1886 (14) Peter Brown Independent 1887 1888 (8) Samuel Shenton Independent 1889 1889 Second term (14) Peter Brown Independent 1890 1890 16 James McGill Independent 1891 1891 17 Jacob Spresser Independent 1892 1892 18 Denis Thomas Keogh Independent 1893 1893 19 Henry E. Wyman Independent 1894 1894 (10) Robert Tallon Independent 1895 1895 20 William Thomas Deacon Independent 1896 1897 21 Roderick McLeod Independent 1898 1898 22 Thomas Baines Independent 1899 1899 (14) Peter Brown Independent 1900 27 June 1900 Died in office 23 Michael Real Independent 1901 1901 24 C. W. L. (Louis) Heiner Independent 1902 1902 25 William Henry Summerville Labor 1903 1903 Concurrently served in the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the member for Stanley 26 Hugh Reilly Independent 1904 1904 27 Isaac Ham Independent 1905 1905 28 Frederick Goleby Independent 1906 1906 — available online 29 Alfred John Stephenson Independent 1907 1907 Previously served in the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the member for Ipswich (20) William Thomas Deacon Independent 1908 1908 30 James Cooper Independent 1909 1909 31 Maurice Bowers Independent 1910 1910 32 Richard P. Watson Independent 1911 1911 33 Alfred Tully Stephenson Independent 1912 1912 Son of Alfred John Stephenson 34 Rockley Battye Independent 1913 1913 (33) Alfred Tully Stephenson Independent 1914 1914 Second term 35 Frederick George Springall Independent 1915 1915 36 T.J. Smith Independent 1916 1916 37 Pearson Welsley Cameron Independent 1917 1917 38 Frank Barker Independent 1918 1918 39 Edward John Loftus Easton Independent 1919 1919 40 John Francis Lobb Independent 1920 1920 (33) Alfred Tully Stephenson Independent 1921 1929 Third term 41 Oliver Perry Independent 1930 1932 (33) Alfred Tully Stephenson Independent 1933 29 September 1938 Fourth term. Died in office — available online 42 Allan Godfrey Sutton Independent 1938 1939 Appointed following Stephenson's death to serve remainder of his term 43 James Charles Minnis (1877-1954) Independent 1939 1949 44 James Finimore Independent 1950 1973 45 Arthur Hastings Independent 1973 1979 46 Des Freeman Labor 1979 1991 Retired 47 David Underwood Labor 28 March 1991 11 March 1995 Lost re-election 48 John Nugent Independent Labor 11 March 1995 27 March 2004 Mayor of Moreton from 1994 to 1995 49 Paul Pisasale Independent Labor 27 March 2004 6 June 2017 Resigned 50 Andrew Antoniolli Independent Labor 19 August 2017 21 August 2018 Won by-election. Lost position when council dismissed in 2018 51 Teresa Harding Independent LNP 28 March 2020 present Incumbent
Election results 2024
2020
2017 by-election
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