Kon Vatskalis
Konstantine Vatskalis (born 4 April 1957) is a Greek-Australian politician and the current Lord Mayor of Darwin. Before becoming Lord Mayor in 2017 he was a Labor Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from September 2001 to October 2014, representing the Darwin-based electorate of Casuarina. He was Minister for Business and Economic Development, Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Defence Support, Minister for Sport and Recreation, Minister for Essential Services, Minister for Health, Minister for Mines and Energy, Minister for Primary Industries and Fisheries and Minister for Children and Families.
The Right Worshipful The Lord Mayor Kon Vatskalis | |
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Vatskalis in 2019 | |
| Lord Mayor of Darwin | |
| Assumed office 4 September 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Katrina Fong Lim |
| Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly for Casuarina | |
| In office 18 August 2001 – 18 September 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Adamson |
| Succeeded by | Lauren Moss |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Konstantine Vatskalis 4 April 1957 Cephalonia, Greece |
| Political party | Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Linda Cotton Margaret Vatskalis / Aihong Yu |
On 30 July 2014, Vatskalis announced that he would be resigning from the Legislative Assembly at the end of the August sittings, which triggered a 2014 Casuarina by-election.
In 2017, Vatskalis was elected Lord Mayor of Darwin.