Mayor of Wellington
| Mayor of Wellington | |
|---|---|
Coat of arms of the city of Wellington | |
Flag of the city of Wellington | |
since 15 October 2022 | |
| Wellington City Council | |
| Style | Her Worship |
| Type | Council Leader |
| Member of | Wellington City Council |
| Seat | Wellington Town Hall |
| Appointer | Electorate of Wellington City |
| Term length | Three years, renewable |
| Inaugural holder | George Hunter |
| Formation | 3 October 1842 |
| Deputy | Laurie Foon |
| Salary | $167,800 |
| Website | official website |
The mayor of Wellington is the head of the municipal government of the city of Wellington. The mayor presides over the Wellington City Council. The mayor is directly elected using the Single Transferable Vote method of proportional representation. The current mayor is Tory Whanau, elected in October 2022 for a three-year-term.
Whanau, a member of the Green Party who ran as an independent, won the 2022 Wellington mayoral election in a landslide. She was inaugurated within the same month. Whanau is the first indigenous person and the first Māori woman to hold the Wellington mayoralty.