Peter Tagliaferri
| Peter Tagliaferri | |
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| Mayor of the City of Fremantle | |
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In office 2001–2009 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Utting |
| Succeeded by | Brad Pettit |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1960 (age 56–57) East Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Citizenship | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Albina |
Peter Tagliaferri (born 1960) is an Australian politician. He is a former Mayor of the City of Fremantle, a position he held for eight and a half years.
His grandfather migrated to Australia in 1932 and, after working in the mines for seven years, Tagliaferri’s father Osvaldo also migrated. Peter Tagliaferri is the second oldest of four children after Maria, followed by younger siblings Lucy and Gino.
Osvaldo died of leukemia in 1983 when Tagliaferri was a 23-year-old, leaving him with the responsibility of family, mortgage and the family business (Interfoods, an icon on Fremantle’s Cappuccino Strip for more than 35 years).
Tagliaferri was born in East Fremantle, and educated at Lady of Fatima in Palmyra, St Brendan's in Beaconsfield and in 1977 graduated from Christian Brothers College, Fremantle. His background is retailing, manufacturing and farming in York.
His first involvement with local government came that same year, in an effort to speak up for the concerns of southern suburbs residents, oppose a highway through Beaconsfield and address parking and retail issues.
He was first elected to council in 1983; representing the East Ward, at the time becoming the youngest person ever elected to local government in Western Australia. He was elected mayor in 2001 and re-elected in 2005 — the first Mayor to be re-elected since John Cattalini, who served from 1984-1994.
Tagliaferri’s principal platform in the 2001 mayoral election was reclaiming Fremantle for its residents, strong financial management and an open-door policy. He was elected in by 1000 votes and was successfully re-elected as Mayor in 2005, winning 62% of the 8711 votes.
He believes his biggest challenge upon becoming Mayor was taking a budget in deficit and turning it around so it now delivers a surplus each year. Tagliaferri’s focus for his second term has been on stability, integrity and credibility and providing leadership on numerous important issues that affect Fremantle.
In 2003, he was awarded the Centenary Medal and in 2004 was awarded the Champion for the Year of the Built Environment. He received the Heart Foundation President’s Award in 2007 in recognition of work to ensure a smoke-free environment in Fremantle and is patron of The One World Project, as well as being a Mayor for Peace.
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