Tom Tate
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Mayor Tom Tate |
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| 13th Mayor of the Gold Coast | |
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In office 28 April 2012 – Present |
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| Deputy | Donna Gates |
| Preceded by | Ron Clarke |
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| Born |
15 January 1959 Vientiane, Laos |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations |
Liberal Party of Australia |
| Spouse(s) | Ruth Tate |
| Alma mater | University of NSW |
| Website | mayortomtate.com.au |
Tom Tate is an Australian politician and the current Mayor of the City of Gold Coast, first elected on 28 April 2012 and re-elected on 19 March 2016 with 73% of the two-candidate vote.
As Mayor, he is charged with representing the City and is directly elected by residents. Presiding over all council meetings; he is the only councillor to not represent a specific Gold Coast Council Division; and is the foremost representative of the City of Gold Coast and its policies.
The City maintains a budget of $1.2 billion annually (the second highest of municipal governments in Australia), and is the second largest local government area in Australia, maintaining a staff of over 3,500.
The mayor's office is primarily located in the Southport Town Hall building in Southport, Queensland.
Tate was elected after former Mayor, Cr. Ron Clarke, resigned on 27 February 2012, after announcing his nomination as an independent candidate for the seat of Broadwater in the 2012 Queensland state election, with Mr Clarke achieving a primary vote of only around 4%.
Tate was born in Vientiane, the capital Laos in 1959. He speaks three languages: English, Thai and Laotian.
He attended school at Scots College in Sydney where he was a drummer in the school's pipe band.
A civil engineer by trade, Tate graduated from the University of NSW in the early 1980s. He started his career in the construction industry and later moved into the tourism and hospitality industry.
Tom has been married to his wife, Ruth, for 36 years and together they have four children.
Cr Tate worked across the world before joining his father, Warwick Tate's development company at the age of 35.
In 1992, Tate Sr bought the Islander Resort Hotel in Surfers Paradise, where Tate performed a refit of the building.
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