Nicholas Reece | |
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| 105th Lord Mayor of Melbourne | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Sally Capp |
| Deputy Lord Mayor of Melbourne | |
| In office November 2020 – 2 July 2024 | |
| Councillor of the City of Melbourne | |
| In office November 2016 – November 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1974 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Labor[1] |
| Other political affiliations | Team Sally Capp (2016−2024) |
Nicholas Reece (born 1974 in London[citation needed]) is an Australian politician and policy activist, currently serving as the 105th Lord Mayor of the City of Melbourne. He is a senior executive at the University of Melbourne and a principal fellow at the Melbourne School of Government.[2] He is the chair of the board of directors at the Movember Foundation,[3] and a commentator at Sky News Australia.
He previously held a number of roles in politics, including as secretary and campaign director of the Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)[4] and as the director of strategy to former Prime Minister Julia Gillard.[5] Reece's early career included time working as a lawyer at Maurice Blackburn and as a journalist at The Australian Financial Review.[6]
- ^ "Backroom Baz: Liberal Party candidate Angela Newhouse pops up at UK election". Herald Sun. Sunday Herald Sun. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
Reece is of course life long Labor man, having been a former adviser to Steve Bracks and Julia Gillard and being Mayor is his first big step to the front and centre of the political stage
- ^ Lawry, Rhys (9 April 2019). "Mr Nicholas Reece". Melbourne School of Government. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ "Movember Australia". Movember Australia. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ Rood, Paul Austin and David (9 September 2009). "Brumby gets his man, with Gillard's help". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ "PM loses key strategist, as mood shifts to hope". Crikey. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ "Reformer fit for combat". Australian Financial Review. 18 June 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2019.