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Stuart James

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Mayor
Stuart James
Mayor of the City of Monash
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 2025
Preceded byPaul Klisaris
In office
9 November 2021 – 14 November 2022
Preceded byBrian Little
Succeeded byTina Samardzija
In office
11 November 2019 – 24 October 2020
Preceded byShane McCluskey
Succeeded byBrian Little
Councillor for the City of Monash
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 October 2016
Preceded byBill Pontikis
Personal details
Born (1978-09-24) 24 September 1978 (age 47)
PartyLabor
Children4
EducationCarey Baptist Grammar School
Alma materMonash University
Websitehttp://stujames.com.au

Stuart James (born 24 September 1978) is an Australian politician. He was elected as a Councillor to the City of Monash in October 2016[1] and was re-elected in 2020 and 2024.[2] On 11 November 2019 he was elected as the 17th Mayor of the City of Monash[3] and was elected Mayor again in 2021-22 [4] and 2025-26[5]. He is married with three daughters and a son.[6]

In 2023, Stuart joined the Board of the Municipal Association of Victoria representing the Eastern Metropolitan region[7] and was elected Deputy President in 2024. He sits on the Board of the Australian Local Government Association and on the Board of the Alliance for Gambling Reform.[8] He is an active public transport advocate and was Chair of the Eastern Transport Coalition for 8 years,[9], sat on the Executive of the Public Transport Users Association for 7 years [10], on the Metropolitan Transport Forum and has written a number of transport focused op-eds.

References

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  1. ↑ "Monash City Council election results 2016 - Victorian Electoral Commission". Vec.vic.gov.au. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Monash City Council election results 2020". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "Sustainability and inclusiveness a focus for new Mayor in 2019/20". Monash.vic.gov.au. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "New mayor focuses on COVID recovery and sustainability in the year ahead". www.monash.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "Cr Stuart James elected Mayor". www.monash.vic.gov.au.
  6. ↑ "Mayor Stuart James". City of Monash. Victorian Government. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  7. ↑ https://www.mav.asn.au/who-we-are/governance/board
  8. ↑ https://www.agr.org.au/agrboard
  9. ↑ http://www.etc.org.au/news/etc-welcomes-new-chair-councillor-stuart-james-city-of-monash/
  10. ↑ https://ptua.org.au/about/team/
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