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| honorific-prefix = [[Cairns Region|Councillor]]
| name = Amy Eden
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| birth_name = Amy Maree Eden<ref>{{cite web |title=AMY MAREE EDEN |url=https://event.elections.qld.gov.au/Candidate/CandidateDetail?EventID=622&EventType=2&ContestID=0&BoundaryID=0&LGAID=27&ID=49461 |publisher=Electoral Commission of Queensland |date=16 March 2024}}</ref>
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| office = [[List of mayors of Cairns|Mayor of Cairns]]
| term_start = 16 March 2024
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| predecessor = [[Terry James]]
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| office1 = Leader of Team Eden
| term_start1 = July 2023
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| office2 = Councillor of the [[Cairns Region]] <br/> for [[Cairns Region|Division 5]]
| term_start2 = 28 March 2020
| term_end2 = 16 March 2024
| predecessor2 = Richie Bates
| successor2 = [[Rob Pyne]]
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| party = [[List of local government political parties in Australia#Queensland|Team Eden]] (since 2023)
| otherparty = [[Cairns Unity Team|Cairns Unity]] (until 2023)
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'''Amy Maree Eden''' is an Australian politician who has served as [[List of mayors of Cairns|mayor of Cairns]] in [[Queensland]] since 2024. She is the second woman to hold the role, after [[Val Schier]].<ref>{{cite web |title=New Cairns mayor Amy Eden vows transparency at city hall |url=https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/farnorth-breakfast/new-cairns-mayor-amy-eden-vows-transparent-and-visible-council/103674310 |publisher=ABC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Swearing-in Of New Cairns Mayor And Councillors |url=https://www.miragenews.com/swearing-in-of-new-cairns-mayor-and-councillors-1209311/ |publisher=Mirage News |date=5 April 2024}}</ref>

==Political career==
Prior to entering politics, Eden worked as a social worker.<ref>{{cite web |title=Amy Eden ousts Richie Bates for a spot on Cairns Regional Council |url=https://www.tropicnow.com.au/2020/april/15/amy-eden-ousts-richie-bates-for-a-spot-on-cairns-regional-council |publisher=TropicNow |date=15 April 2020}}</ref>

Eden was selected by the [[Cairns Unity Team]] to contest [[Cairns Region|Division 5]] on [[Cairns Region|Cairns Regional Council]] at the [[2020 Cairns Regional Council election|2020 election]], challenging [[Independent politician|independent]] councillor Richie Bates (who had defected from Cairns Unity in 2017).<ref>{{cite web |title=Cairns council election: Amy Eden and Richie Bates face tense wait on Division 5 votes |url=https://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/cairns-council-election-amy-eden-and-richie-bates-face-tense-wait-on-division-5-votes/news-story/1fa75f29b8def0bc15e7e96bf58666ea |publisher=Cairns Post}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Bates calls quits from Manning's Unity Team ticket |url=https://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/cairns/bates-calls-quits-from-mannings-unity-team-ticket/news-story/a646699fa0132c05fd7affa0b13f1740?fbclid=IwAR1vAN83LyMBg4oa2uv3pDXL02ZsRTfvjgbtXViUtlMesbdOnBAlkFVtv0A_aem_AZxuEjWoqTX3IxVuX1xkQDQDGKJvFvqO623KPkpe7EtsnRsZ6d9XdYbyAesT6dC1JSRt17B6B_FqWHXB3pMBk6F5 |publisher=Cairns Post |date=13 December 2017}}</ref>

She was elected with 50.82% of the vote after preferences, narrowly defeating Bates.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cairns Regional Division 5 Councillor |date=July 2019 |url=https://results.elections.qld.gov.au/lga2020/01305/preference |publisher=Electoral Commission of Queensland}}</ref>

In July 2023, Eden defected from Unity to form [[List of local government political parties in Australia#Queensland|Team Eden]], announcing her decision to contest the mayoralty. Incumbent mayor [[Bob Manning (mayor)|Bob Manning]] had already stated he would not seek a fourth term in office, with Unity's [[Terry James]] the only other declared candidate.<ref>{{cite web |title=Who is Cairns' likely mayor Amy Eden? |url=https://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/cairns/who-is-cairns-likely-mayor-amy-eden/news-story/e152542de1b6dcb82bfd14cb7c867fe4 |publisher=Cairns Post}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Amy Eden recruits Emma Gelling for Division 5 and Shane Trimby for Division 6 |url=https://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/cairns/hyperlocal/amy-eden-recruits-emma-gelling-for-division-5-and-shane-trimby-for-division-6/news-story/e00fa80eb5015cdd7f02f4ac0fd11111 |publisher=Cairns Post}}</ref>

During the campaign, she was accused of plagiarising a Facebook post from [[Toowoomba Region|Toowoomba]] councillor Rebecca Vonhoff.<ref>{{cite web |title=Queensland could have 24 new mayors including the ‘weather girl’ who played a witch |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland-could-have-24-new-mayors-including-the-weather-girl-who-played-a-witch/news-story/78189ab489191e55b3a2a7bd551ae0a0 |publisher=The Courier Mail}}</ref> She later admitted to using passages of Vonhoff's post, and apologised.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cairns mayoral candidate Amy Eden accused of plagiarising Toowoomba councillor’s social media post |url=https://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/cairns/didnt-give-permission-cairns-mayoral-candidate-amy-eden-rejects-calls-to-withdraw-from-election-over-use-of-toowomba-councillors-social-media-post/news-story/f7ff9e763ffa47d053046091beb3ede6 |publisher=Cairns Post}}</ref>

Eden was [[2024 Cairns Regional Council election|elected]] with 56.64% of the vote after preference distribution, defeating incumbent [[Terry James]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Queensland local government election results show several incumbent mayors face 'kicking' from voters |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-17/regional-queensland-council-election-results/103598136 |newspaper=ABC News|date=17 March 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Cairns Regional Mayor |date=July 2019 |url=https://results.elections.qld.gov.au/2024QLGE/013/preference |publisher=Electoral Commission of Queensland}}</ref> The only other Team Eden candidate to be elected was Trevor Tim in [[Cairns Region|Division 4]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Cairns council elections: Trevor Tim wins hard fought Div 4 over Jeremy Neal |url=https://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/cairns/cairns-council-elections-trevor-tim-wins-hard-fought-div-4-over-jeremy-neal/news-story/cca306609ccbd05df097f5ece45379ec |publisher=Cairns Post}}</ref>

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