Michael Regan
| Michael Regan | |
|---|---|
| 41st Mayor of Warringah | |
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In office 13 September 2008 – 12 May 2016 |
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| Deputy | Conny Harris Michelle Ray Julie Sutton Bob Giltinan Sue Heins Jose Menano-Pires Roslyn Harrison |
| Preceded by | Dick Persson (Administrator) |
| Succeeded by | Council abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
20 August 1974 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Political party | Wake Up Warringah (2008–2012) Your Warringah (2012–date) |
| Spouse(s) | Bronwen Regan |
| Alma mater |
Holroyd High School Meadowbank TAFE College |
| Profession | Public servant |
Michael Regan (born. 20 August 1974) is an Australian public servant and local government politician. He served as the Mayor of Warringah Council from 13 September 2008, when he was elected as the first directly-elected mayor of the council following its return from five years of state administration. Became the longest-serving mayor of Warringah since he overtook the 6 year cumulative term of Arthur Parr (as Shire President) in 2014 and was the last mayor of Warringah following its amalgamation into the new Northern Beaches Council.
Regan grew up in Greystanes, New South Wales in Western Sydney, attending Holroyd High School which he left in year 11 in 1991 with his leaving certificate. He worked as a public servant for the City of Sydney from 1990 as a Clerk in the Engineer’s Department and was appointed Chief Revenue Officer of the council in 1996. In 1999 Regan gained his Certificate IV in Management and Team Leadership from Meadowbank TAFE College. In 2000 he was made Operations Manager of Street Cleansing and Waste and left the council in 2001. In 2002 Regan took up a position as the Venue Cleaning Manager for Telstra Stadium before taking up a customer service position with Lane Cove Council and then as the Manager of Lodgement and Quality Control and Manager of Specialist Services for Manly Council from 2005 to 2009.
When Warringah Council was to be elected once more after five years under the state-appointed Administrator, Dick Persson, following its 2003 dismissal, Regan, who now lived in the Warringah suburb of Forestville with his family, on 22 February 2008 set up his own party ticket, "Wake Up Warringah", for the position of C Ward Councillor and for the now directly-elected mayoral position. Regan's main platform for election was to run "Council as a ‘Board of Directors’" to expunge the council's previous reputation for infighting and to encourage the better management of council. Regan was elected as mayor at the election on 13 September 2008 with 19.6% of the vote which meant that his ticket votes in C Ward flowed on to elect a councillor, while Wake Up Warringah candidates won a seat on A Ward and B Ward.
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