George Seymour (Australian politician)

George Nathan Seymour is an Australian politician currently serving as the Mayor of Fraser Coast Region in Queensland.[1][2] Prior to his election to the mayoralty in a 2018 by-election,[3] Seymour served as the Deputy mayor of Fraser Coast from 2013 to 2018,[4] and the Councillor for Division 10 from 2012 to 2018. He also served as Acting Mayor between February and May 2018.[5]

Councillor

George Seymour
Mayor of Fraser Coast
Assumed office
5 May 2018
DeputyDarren Everard
Preceded byChris Loft
Deputy Mayor of Fraser Coast
In office
1 May 2013 – 5 May 2018
Preceded byTrevor McDonald
Succeeded byDarren Everard
Fraser Coast Councillor
for Division 10
In office
28 April 2012 – 5 May 2018
Preceded byNew division
Succeeded byZane O'Keefe
Personal details
NationalityAustralian
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		Australian Labor Party
Spouse(s)Melissa Seymour
Children1
Alma materUniversity of the Sunshine Coast
OccupationLawyer
Disability Support Worker

He is the Deputy Chairperson of the Queensland Heritage Council[6] and has published books about Queensland history and architecture, including a biography of the architect Philip Oliver Ellard Hawkes. [7]

He is the national treasurer of Regional Capitals Australia.[8]

References
  1. Antrobus, Blake. "It's official: Seymour is the Fraser Coast's new mayor". Byron News. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. "Mayor and Councillors". frasercoast.qld.gov.au. Fraser Coast Regional Council. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. Goetze, Eliza. "Fraser Coast voters choose George Seymour as new Mayor in by-election, replacing sacked councillor, Chris Loft". abc.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  4. Crawley, Michael. "George Seymour is the new Fraser Coast Deputy Mayor". Chinchilla News. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  5. "Fraser Coast Mayor Chris Loft sacked by Local Government Minister". abc.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  6. "Councillor George Seymour now on heritage board". Fraser Coast Chronicle. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  7. Antrobus, Blake. "Deputy Mayor George Seymour launches new book". Fraser Coast Chronicle. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  8. "Governance Framework". regionalcapitalsaustralia.org/. Regional Capitals Australia. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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