Jennifer Alden
Jennifer Alden | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of the City of Greater Bendigo | |
| In office 2021–2021 | |
| Deputy | Andrea Metcalf |
| Preceded by | Margaret O'Rourke |
| Succeeded by | Andrea Metcalf |
| Deputy Mayor of the City of Greater Bendigo | |
| In office 2017–2018 | |
| Preceded by | Rod Fyffe |
| Succeeded by | Matt Emond |
| In office 2022–2023 | |
| Preceded by | Matthew Evans |
| Succeeded by | Matthew Evans |
| Councilor of the City of Greater Bendigo for Lockwood Ward | |
| In office 2016–2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Greens |
Jennifer Alden is an Australian former politician who served as mayor of the City of Greater Bendigo from 2020 to 2021 and as a councillor from 2016 to 2024. She served as Deputy Mayor twice.[1]
Political career
In 1995 Alden Co-founded the Bendigo branch of the Australian Greens. In the 2006 Victorian State Election, Alden ran as the Victorian Greens lead candidate for the Northern Victoria Region, although failed to be elected.[2] In the 2014 Victorian state election she unsuccessfully contested the division of Bendigo East.[3]
Alden was first elected to the City of Greater Bendigo Council in the 2016 election, where she received 8.86% of the primary vote in the Lockwood Ward.[4] In 2017 she was elected as Deputy Mayor of Bendigo, serving under mayor Margaret O'Rourke until 2018.
She was reelected in the 2020 election with 18.23% and was subsequently elected by the council to the position of mayor, with Andrea Metcalf serving as Deputy Mayor.[5][6] During her one-year term as Mayor, she worked to address the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022 she was elected as Deputy Mayor for a second time, serving until 2023.[7]
Alden did not contest the 2024 election, citing in part the changes to the ward system under the Local Government Act 2020.[8]
References
- ^ "Past Councillors | City of Greater Bendigo". www.bendigo.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "Trove". trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "2014 State election results". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "2016 council election results". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "Greater Bendigo City Council election results 2020". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ Pedler, Chris (17 November 2020). "Bendigo council names Jennifer Alden as mayor-elect". www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ Bottams, Tim (3 November 2022). "Mayoral duo decided". Bendigo Times. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "Revealed: ex-mayor leaving council, blasts 'inequitable' election changes". www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.