Councillor
Tony Bleasdale
OAM JP
Mayor of Blacktown
Assumed office
14 October 2019
DeputyJulie Griffiths
Brad Bunting
Christopher Quilkey
Preceded byStephen Bali
Deputy Mayor of Blacktown
In office
17 September 2016 – 9 October 2019
Preceded byKathie Collins
Succeeded byJulie Griffiths
Councillor for the City of Blacktown
Assumed office
4 November 1996
Personal details
BornLiverpool, England
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLabor
SpouseNina Bleasdale
Children4

Tony Bleasdale is an Australian politician currently serving as the mayor of the City of Blacktown,[1][2] the second-largest local government area in New South Wales by population, and fifth most-populous local government in Australia. He previously served as deputy mayor from 2016 to 2019,[3] and has been a Blacktown City Councillor since his election in 1996.[4]

Bleasdale succeeded Stephen Bali as mayor in an extraordinary meeting of council in October 2019 and was re-elected unopposed by council on 9 September 2020.[5][6]

He was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in 2010 for his service to the community.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "Tony Bleasdale OAM Elected Mayor of Blacktown". nationaltribune.com.au. The National Tribune Australia. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "Mayor, Councillor Tony Bleasdale, OAM, JP". Blacktown City Council. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Bali re-elected for fourth term as mayor". The Hawkesbury Gazette. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "Councillor Tony Bleasdale OAM elected Mayor". miragenews.com. Mirage News. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Mayor and Deputy Mayor re-elected unopposed". Blacktown City Council. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Blacktown Council elects new mayor Tony Bleasdale". The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Blacktown Council mayoral election almost upstaged by controversial councillor Jess Diaz". The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "Liverpool man Tony Bleasdale stoked after being awarded Order of Australia". liverpoolecho.co.uk. Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 9 November 2020.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.