Stretch Kontelj

Dr Stretch Kontelj OAM
City of Greater Geelong Councillor for Kildare Ward
In office 1998 – 31 July 2015
87th Mayor of Geelong
In office 2001–2002
Deputy	Michael Crutchfield
Preceded by	Barbara Abley
Personal details
Born	Srechko Jernej Kontelj 1961 Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Political party	Liberal Party
Profession	Lawyer

Srechko Jernej "Stretch" Kontelj, OAM (born 1961) is a former City of Greater Geelong councillor and former mayor of the city.

Kontelj was born in Geelong, the son of newly arrived migrants from Slovenia.

He holds degrees in law, economics, accounting, business administration, applied corporate governance, notarial practice and military law from the Universities of Monash, Melbourne, Victoria and Deakin. In 1999 he was awarded Deakin University Law School's first Doctorate in Juridical Science.

First elected in 1998, Dr Kontelj served for 17 years on the Greater Geelong City Council, representing the Kildare Ward, which takes in Newtown, Chilwell, Manifold Heights, Herne Hill, the township of Fyansford and parts of Stonehaven.

During his time on Council, Kontelj also served as Mayor of Geelong from March 2001 until April 2002, and also served as Deputy Mayor from 27 November 2012 to 27 May 2013.

Kontelj announced his resignation from Council effective 31 July 2015, as he has taken a job with Specsavers which will see him relocate with his family to Guernsey.

Kontelj is a long-standing member of the Liberal Party. Kontelj ran unsuccessfully for the division of Corio in the 1996 Australian federal election, and for the electoral district of Geelong in the 2002 Victorian state election.

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