Stuart James (born 24 September 1978) is an Australian politician. He was elected as a Councillor to the City of Monash in October 2016[1] and was re-elected in 2020.[2] On 11 November 2019 he was elected as the 17th Mayor of the City of Monash[3] and was elected Mayor for the second time in November 2021.[4] He is married with three daughters and a son.

Stuart James
Mayor of the City of Monash
In office
11 November 2019 – 24 October 2020
In office
9 November 2021 – 14 November 2022
Deputy Mayor of the City of Monash
In office
1 November 2016 – 15 November 2017
City of Monash Councilor
Assumed office
22 October 2016
Personal details
Born (1978-09-24) 24 September 1978 (age 46)
PortfolioOakleigh Ward
Websitehttp://stujames.com.au

In 2024, Stuart joined the Board of the Municipal Association of Victoria representing the Eastern Metropolitan region [5] and the Board of the Alliance for Gambling Reform.[6] He is Chair of the Eastern Transport Coalition,[7] a group consisting of Melbourne's seven eastern metropolitan local governments that advocate for sustainable and integrated transport services reducing car dependency[8] and sits on the Public Transport Users Association Executive Committee.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Monash City Council election results 2016 - Victorian Electoral Commission". Vec.vic.gov.au. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Monash City Council election results 2020". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Sustainability and inclusiveness a focus for new Mayor in 2019/20". Monash.vic.gov.au. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  4. ^ "New mayor focuses on COVID recovery and sustainability in the year ahead". www.monash.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  5. ^ https://www.mav.asn.au/who-we-are/governance/board
  6. ^ https://www.agr.org.au/agrboard
  7. ^ http://www.etc.org.au/news/etc-welcomes-new-chair-councillor-stuart-james-city-of-monash/
  8. ^ ETC. "About ETC". Eastern Transport Coalition. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  9. ^ "The team | Public Transport Users Association (Victoria, Australia)". Ptua.org.au. 16 May 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
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