Anna Reynolds (mayor)

Anna Reynolds is an Australian politician and the current Lord Mayor of Hobart, Tasmania.[1]

Education and early career

Reynolds graduated from ANU in 1987 with a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Political Science, and completed a Masters of Management from UTS in 1996.[2]

Anna served as President of the Cairns and far North Environment Centre (CAFNEC) during the 90’s. [3]

She began her career establishing a community legal centre in Northern Queensland,[4] before moving into a number of campaigning and advocacy roles.[5][6]

After four years with the Australian Conservation Foundation, in 1998 Reynolds founded the Climate Action Network Australia - the Australian environment movement’s first collective campaign on climate change.[7][8]

In 2002, Reynolds moved on to her first of two roles with leading conservation organisation WWF. Between 2002 and 2005, Reynolds established and managed WWF Australia’s first climate change program, then from 2005 to 2008, she held a role as Deputy Leader of WWF International’s Global Climate Program.[9][10]

In 2009, Reynolds moved to Hobart to take up an advisory role in the office of Bob Brown, then leader of the Australian Greens.[11][12] She then became the CEO of the Multicultural Council of Tasmania in 2013.[13]

Reynolds is the daughter of historian Henry Reynolds and former Queensland ALP Senator Margaret Reynolds.

City of Hobart

From 2014-2018, Reynolds was a Hobart City Council Alderman,[14] with her candidacy backed by the Tasmanian Greens.[15] She was Chair of the Parks and Recreation Committee during her term.

In November 2018, after standing as an Independent, Reynolds was elected Lord Mayor of Hobart, securing 63.35% of the vote and beating former Lord Mayor Damon Thomas into second place.[16]

Reynolds' election to Lord Mayor was only the third time a woman had been voted into the position.[17]

The turnout in the 2018 election was the highest since the 1990s, with 61.94% of eligible electors in the City of Hobart turning out to vote.[18]

References
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  4. "Regional Executive Committee". ICLEI Oceania. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
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  6. Editor. "Anna Reynolds confirmed as Greens Senate Candidate". Tasmanian Times. Retrieved 2020-11-17.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
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  8. "Greens slam US over greenhouse - ABC sc - Australian Broadcasting Corporation". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  9. "Penguins in Peril as Climate Warms, WWF | Press Releases | WWF". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  10. "Greens reveal federal Denison candidate". www.abc.net.au. 2012-07-27. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
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  12. "Lord Mayor of Hobart Anna Reynolds faces climate change head on". Australia. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  13. admin (2017-10-02). "Moonah welcomes dedicated Multicultural Hub". Glenorchy Gazette. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  14. "Tasmanian Electoral Commission". tec.tas.gov.au. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  15. Bonham, Kevin (2014-09-19). "Dr Kevin Bonham: Hobart City Council Elections Candidate Guide and Preview 2014". Dr Kevin Bonham. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  16. "2018 Hobart City Council election results - Tasmanian Electoral Commission". tec.tas.gov.au. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  17. "Lord Mayor Councillor Anna M. Reynolds". www.hobartcity.com.au. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  18. "Last-minute surge in Tasmanian council votes could delay early results". www.abc.net.au. 2018-10-29. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
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