Gary Baildon
Gary Baildon | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of the Gold Coast | |
| In office March 1997 – 27 March 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Ray Stevens |
| Succeeded by | Ron Clarke |
| In office 26 March 1994 – 11 March 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Lex Bell |
| Succeeded by | Ray Stevens |
| Councillor of the City of Gold Coast for Division 7 | |
| In office 19 March 2016 – 28 March 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Lex Bell |
| Succeeded by | Ryan Bayldon-Lumsden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1939[1] Nambour, Queensland, Australia |
| Political party | Independent |
Gary Baildon (born 1939) is an Australian former politician who served as mayor of the Gold Coast from 1994 until 1995, and again from 1997 until 2004.
Early life
[edit]Baildon was born in Nambour and moved to the Gold Coast in the 1960s.[1]
Political career
[edit]Baildon was first elected to Gold Coast City Council in 1988, and was elected mayor in 1994.[2] Following the merger of Albert Shire and Gold Coast City in 1995, Baildon was defeated by Ray Stevens. However, he re-contested the mayoralty in 1997, and this time defeated Stevens.[3]
At the 2004 election, Baildon was defeated by Ron Clarke.[4] He briefly returned to politics, successfully contesting Division 1 in 2016, before retiring after one term.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Baildon's son, Andrew Baildon, is a former freestyle and butterfly swimming champion, who represented Australia in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Gary Baildon: Former Gold Coast mayor's decades of services to the community". Gold Coast Bulletin.
- ^ "Campaign shock as former mayor Gary Baildon launches bid to return to council in Surfers". Gold Coast Bulletin. 6 February 2016.
- ^ "Gold Coast history: 25 years since Gold Coast and Albert Shire councils amalgamated in 1995". Gold Coast Bulletin. 8 March 2020.
- ^ Gold Coast City Council. "Mayor Cr Ron Clarke MBE". Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ "Cr Gary Baildon's amazing career". Gold Coast Bulletin.