Sutherland,Douglas William

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Unique IDPE-000007SurnameSutherlandGiven namesDouglas WilliamBirth date23rd September 1932Biographical noteDouglas William Sutherland was born in Sydney on 23 September 1932. He was educated at St Patrick's College, Strathfield, and has been a chartered accountant since 1958.

He was an Alderman of Burwood Municipal Council from 1959 to 1974, serving as Mayor for three terms. He was also an Alderman with Ashfield Municipal Council from 1974 to 1977, before becoming an Alderman on Sydney City Council.

He was an Alderman for Sydney City Council from 1977 to 1987, and Lord Mayor from 1980 to 1987, when the NSW State Government replaced the elected Council with three Commissioners.

He was re-elected to Sydney City Council when elections were held in 1989. He did not stand for re-election in the Council elections of September 1995.

In 1979 he was made a member of the Order of Australia for his services to local government.Relationship legacy dataRELATED TO: Mayoralty / Lord Mayoralty FN-0023
RELATED TO: Governance of the Council FN-0021
Occupational history1977-1987 Alderman for Fitzroy Ward, Sydney City Council
1980-1987 Lord Mayor of Sydney City Council
1989-1995 Alderman/Councillor of Sydney City CouncilLegacy dataRegistered by: Angela McGing
Registered date: 27/11/1995
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Last amendment date: None
Minister: 0Updated Date: 03/05/2005
Updated User: MigratedDataSource system ID7

Series

Lord Mayor Sutherland's Alphabetical Correspondence

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CollectionPeople and PositionsRelated functionsGovernance of the CouncilMayoralty / Lord Mayoralty

Registration

Date registered5th December 2018Registered byData Migration UserRegistration statusApprovedDetailed recordYes

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Sutherland,Douglas William