The

City of Albany The City of Albany is a local government area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about south-southeast of Perth, the capital of Western Australia. It covers an area of , including the Greater Albany metropolitan area and the ...

is a

local government area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...

in the Great Southern region of

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

. It has been led by

mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...

s including: :1885

William Finlay William Thomas Finlay (July 12, 1853 – May 9, 1914) was a merchant, politician and cabinet minister in Alberta and Northwest Territories, Canada. Finlay served as the second mayor of Medicine Hat, represented the electoral district of Med ...

, the inaugural mayor of Albany :1886 to 1888

William Grills Knight William Grills Knight (23 January 1839 3 May 1903) was a prominent businessman and politician who served as the Mayor of Albany in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. Knight was born 23 January 1839 in Fremantle, Western Australi ...

:1888

Lancel Victor de Hamel Lancel Victor de Hamel (10 September 1849 – 25 November 1894) was a publisher, solicitor and politician who represented the people of Albany, Western Australia, Albany in the Great Southern (Western Australia), Great Southern region of Western ...

:1889 to 1890 John Moir :1891

Robert Andrew Muir Robert Andrew Muir (20 June 1821 18 August 1904) was a merchant and politician who served as the mayor of Albany, Western Australia. Muir was born in Fife, Scotland on 20 June 1821; his family emigrated to Western Australia when he was a young ...

:1894 to 1897 John Moir :1897 to 1899

:1899 to 1907 Cuthbert McKenzie :1908 to 1912 Harry Sims :1913 to 1915 Herbert Robinson :1916 E.G. McKenzie :1917 A.F. Cuddihy :1918 to 1921 W.J.Day :1923 to 1926

Charles Wittenoom Charles Horne Wittenoon (6 December 1879 – 18 September 1969) was an Australian politician. He was a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for twelve years. Born in Geraldton, Western Australia on 6 December 1879, he was the so ...

:1926 to 1931 Charles Wittenoom :1931 George William Stead :1936 to 1939 Henry John Chadwick Hanrahan :1940 to 1952 Charles Wittenoom :1953 to 1955 Denis Robinson :1985 June Hodgson :1988 to 1998 Annette Knight :1999 to 2007 Alison Goode :2007 to 2011 Milton Evans :2011 to present (until 2021) Dennis Wellington

References

{{Lists of local government leaders in Western Australia * Albany