George Seymour (Australian politician)
George Nathan Seymour is an Australian politician currently serving as the mayor of Fraser Coast Region in Queensland. Prior to his election to the mayoralty in a 2018 by-election, Seymour served as the Deputy mayor of Fraser Coast from 2013 to 2018, and the Councillor for Division 10 from 2012 to 2018. He also served as Acting Mayor between February and May 2018.
George Seymour | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Fraser Coast | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2018 | |
| Deputy | Denis Chapman |
| Preceded by | Chris Loft |
| Deputy Mayor of Fraser Coast | |
| In office 1 May 2013 – 5 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Trevor McDonald |
| Succeeded by | Darren Everard |
| Fraser Coast Councillor for Division 10 | |
| In office 28 April 2012 – 5 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | New division |
| Succeeded by | Zane O'Keefe |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse | Melissa Seymour |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | University of the Sunshine Coast |
| Occupation | Lawyer Disability Support Worker |
He was the Deputy Chairperson of the Queensland Heritage Council and has published books about Queensland history and architecture, including biographies of the writer Cecil Lowther (Bannerman) and the architect Philip Oliver Ellard Hawkes. His most recent book, "Public Life" published in 2022, is a history of local government in Maryborough, Queensland and the 52 people who served as the mayor of Maryborough from the period of Maryborough Council being formed in 1861 and being amalgamated into the Fraser Coast Region in 2008.
He has been on the national board of Regional Capitals Australia for a number of years, serving as treasurer and Queensland representative and is the current chairperson of the Wide Bay Burnett Regional Organisation of Councils.