This is a list of mayors of the Far North

Far North Queensland

Far North Queensland, or FNQ, is the northernmost part of the Australian state of Queensland. The region, which contains a large section of the Tropical North Queensland area, stretches from the city of Cairns north to the Torres Strait...

 Queensland

Queensland

Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...

 city of Cairns

City of Cairns

The City of Cairns was a Local Government Area centred on the Far North Queensland city of Cairns. Established in 1885, for most of its existence it consisted of approximately around Cairns itself, with much of the metropolitan area being located in the Shire of Mulgrave...

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Cairns was originally established as a Borough with a Chairman from 1885 until 1903, when the Local Authorities Act 1902 transformed it into a Town with a Mayor. The Town achieved City status in 1923. In 1995, when the Shire of Mulgrave

Shire of Mulgrave (Queensland)

The Shire of Mulgrave was a Local Government Area surrounding the City of Cairns in the Far North region of Queensland. The shire, administered from Cairns, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 1995, when it was dissolved and amalgamated into the City of...

 amalgamated into the City, the Mayor was elected by a much larger base of voters. In 2008, when the City was amalgamated with the Shire of Douglas

Shire of Douglas

The Shire of Douglas was a Local Government Area in Far North Queensland. It was located on the coast north of the city of Cairns. The shire, administered from the town of Mossman, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1880 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the City...

 into the Cairns Region, the Mayor's voter base expanded yet again.

Cairns Regional Council (2008–present)

Mayor Mayor In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....	Term
Val Schier	3 April 2008 - Current

City of Cairns Council (1995–2008)

Mayor	Term
Kevin Byrne Kevin Byrne Kevin Byrne was Mayor of the City of Cairns in Queensland, Australia, from 1992 to 1995, and then from 2000 to 2008. Tom Pyne, father of Cairns Regional Councillor Robert Pyne, was the Mayor of the Shire of Mulgrave from 1979 to 1995, then was re-elected to the first term of when the Shire...	2000–2008
Tom Pyne Tom Pyne Thomas Alfred Pyne became the Mayor of Cairns when the Shire of Mulgrave and the City of Cairns merged in 1995. He was succeeded by Kevin Byrne.-Biography:...	1995–2000

City of Cairns Council (1923–1995)

Mayor	Term
Kevin Byrne Kevin Byrne Kevin Byrne was Mayor of the City of Cairns in Queensland, Australia, from 1992 to 1995, and then from 2000 to 2008. Tom Pyne, father of Cairns Regional Councillor Robert Pyne, was the Mayor of the Shire of Mulgrave from 1979 to 1995, then was re-elected to the first term of when the Shire...	1992–1995
John Cleland	1990–1991
Keith Goodwin	1988–1990
Ron Davis	1979–1988
Kevin Crathern	1973–1978
David De Jarlais	1969–1973
Colin Penridge	1967–1969
S. Darcy Chataway	1960–1967
William Fulton	1952–1960
William Henry Murchison	1949–1952
William A Collins	1927–1949
Alec Draper	1924–1927
John George Hoare	1923–1924

Town of Cairns (1903–1923)

Mayor	Term
John George Hoare	1920–1923
Richard Gelling	1919
Alec Draper	1918–1919
Thomas Henry Donaldson	1917
Thomas Dillon	1915–1916
John Griffiths	1915
Thomas Dillon	1914
Charles McKenzie	1912–1913
John George Hoare	1911
Andrew Hartill-Law	1910
John Coxall John Coxall John Coxall was an Australian politician and mayor of Cairns, Queensland in 1909. He was born in Tenterfield, New South Wales in 1864 and worked as a stockbroker. He died in 1936.-References:...	1909
Sinclair Miller	1908
Charles McKenzie	1905
Donald McLachlan	1904
Louis Severin	1903

Borough of Cairns (1885–1903)

Chairman	Term
Alec Draper	1902
Richard Tills	1900–1901
Lyne Brown	1899
Karl Aumuller	1898
Alec Draper	1897
James Lyons	1895–1896
Daniel Patience	1893–1894
Alec Draper	1891–1893
Louis Severin	1891
Callaghan Walsh	1890
Richard Kingsford	1889
Louis Severin	1886–1888
Richard Kingsford	1885–1886

Data drawn from Cairns City Council's History Archives.http://www.cairns.qld.gov.au/tourism/mayors_of_cairns.htm