Mayor of Waikato

The mayor of Waikato officiates over the Waikato District of New Zealand's North Island.

Aksel Bech is the current mayor, having been elected to the position in the 2025 local elections. The previous mayor (2022-25) was Jacqui Church and, before her, Allan Sanson, a third generation farmer who had served on the council since 2001 and had been mayor since 2010. His predecessor was another conservative farmer, Peter Harris, who took over the job when the first mayor, another farmer, Angus Macdonald, stood down in 2001. Angus Macdonald died in 2010. The 2021 salary of the mayor was $148,500.

List of mayors

There have been five mayors of Waikato.

Name Portrait Term 1 Angus Macdonald 1989–2001 2 Peter Harris 2001–2010 3 Allan Sanson 2010–2022 4 Jacqui Church 2022–20255Aksel Bech 2025-present

List of deputy mayors Deputy Term Mayor Peter Harris –2001 Macdonald Ian McLennan –2007Harris Clint Baddeley 2007–2010 Dynes Fulton 2010–2019Sanson Aksel Bech 2019–2022 Carolyn Eyre 2022–2025 Church Eugene Patterson 2025–present Bech

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