Tom Tate is an Australian politician and the current Mayor of the City of Gold Coast,
first elected on 28 April 2012 and re-elected on 19 March 2016.
As Mayor, he is charged with representing the City and is directly elected by residents. Presiding over all council meetings; he is the only councillor to not represent a specific Gold Coast Council Division; and is the foremost representative of the City of Gold Coast and its policies.
The City maintains a budget of $1.2 billion annually (is the second highest of municipal governments in Australia), is the second largest local government area in Australia, and maintains a staff of over 3,500.
The mayor's office is primarily located in the Southport Town Hall building in Southport, Queensland.
Tate was elected after former Mayor, Cr. Ron Clarke, resigned on 27 February 2012, after announcing his nomination as an independent candidate for the seat of Broadwater in the 2012 Queensland state election, with Mr Clarke achieving a primary vote of only around 6%.
As Mayor, he is charged with representing the City and is directly elected by residents. Presiding over all council meetings; he is the only councillor to not represent a specific Gold Coast Council Division; and is the foremost representative of the City of Gold Coast and its policies.
The City maintains a budget of $1.2 billion annually (is the second highest of municipal governments in Australia), is the second largest local government area in Australia, and maintains a staff of over 3,500.
The mayor's office is primarily located in the Southport Town Hall building in Southport, Queensland.
Tate was elected after former Mayor, Cr. Ron Clarke, resigned on 27 February 2012, after announcing his nomination as an independent candidate for the seat of Broadwater in the 2012 Queensland state election, with Mr Clarke achieving a primary vote of only around 6%.
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