Amy Eden
Amy Eden | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Cairns | |
| In office 16 March 2024 – 16 March 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Terry James |
| Leader of Team Eden | |
| Assumed office 2023 | |
| Councillor of the Cairns Region for Division 5 | |
| In office 28 March 2020 – 16 March 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Richie Bates |
| Succeeded by | Rob Pyne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Amy Maree Eden[1] |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Team Eden (since 2023) |
| Other political affiliations | Cairns Unity (until 2023) |
Amy Maree Eden is an Australian politician who has served as mayor of Cairns in Queensland since 2024. She is the second woman to hold the role, after Val Schier.
Political career
Eden was elected to Division 5 on Cairns Regional Council in 2020, narrowly defeating incumbent independent councillor Richie Bates (who had defected from Cairns Unity in 2017).[2][3]
In 2023, she herself defected from Unity to form Team Eden ahead of the 2024 local government elections.[4]
Eden was elected with 56.64% of the vote after preference distribution, defeating incumbent Terry James.[5][6]
References
- ^ "AMY MAREE EDEN". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Cairns Regional Division 5 Councillor". Electoral Commission of Queensland.
- ^ "Bates calls quits from Manning's Unity Team ticket". Cairns Post. 13 December 2017.
- ^ "Who is Cairns' likely mayor Amy Eden?". Cairns Post.
- ^ "Queensland local government election results show several incumbent mayors face 'kicking' from voters". ABC News.
- ^ "Cairns Regional Mayor". Electoral Commission of Queensland.