title: List of mayors and lord mayors of Darwin
text: # List of mayors and lord mayors of Darwin
  
  This is a list of the Mayors and Lord Mayors of the City of Darwin local government area, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
  
  ## Mayors (1915–1980)
  
  | # | Mayor | Term |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Percy Kelsey | 1915–1917 |
  | 2 | Douglas Crombie (Jim) Watts | 1917–1919 |
  | 3 | Robert Toupein | 1919–1921 |
  | 4 | Jack Field Burton | 1921–1922 |
  | 5 | Arthur William Adams | 1922–1924 |
  | 6 | John Alfred (Jack) Porter | 1925–1927 |
  | – | Douglas Crombie (Jim) Watts | 1927–1929 |
  | 7 | John Henry (Jack) Brogan | 1929–1937 |
  | Darwin Town Council ceased functioning between 1937 and 1957 due to bankruptcy caused by cyclone and World War II. |||
  | 8 | Lucius Richardson | 1957–1958 |
  | 9 | John "Tiger" Lyons | 1958–1959 |
  | 10 | (Norman) Harold Cooper | 1959–1966 |
  | 11 | Harry Chan | 1966–1969 |
  | – | Lucius Richardson | 1969–1971 |
  | 12 | Kenneth Colin Waters | 1971–1972 |
  | 13 | Harold "Tiger" Brennan | 1972–1975 |
  | 14 | Ella Stack | 1975–1979 |
  
  ## Lord Mayors (since 1980)
  
  | # | Lord Mayor | Term |
  | - | - | - |
  | 14 | Ella Stack | 1980 |
  | 15 | Cecil Black | 1980–1984 |
  | 16 | Alec Fong Lim | 1984–1990 |
  | 17 | Alan Markham | 1990–1992 |
  | 18 | George Brown | 1992–2002 |
  | 19 | Peter Adamson | 2002–2007 |
  | 20 | Garry Lambert | 2007–2008 |
  | 21 | Graeme Sawyer | 2008–2012 |
  | 22 | Katrina Fong Lim | 2012–2017 |
  | 23 | Kon Vatskalis | 2017–present |
  