Jennifer Alden
Jennifer Alden | |
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| Mayor of the City of Greater Bendigo | |
| In office 2020–2021 | |
| Deputy | Andrea Metcalf |
| Preceded by | Margaret O'Rourke |
| Succeeded by | Andrea Metcalf |
| Deputy Mayor of the City of Greater Bendigo | |
| In office 2017–2018 | |
| Preceded by | Rod Fyffe |
| Succeeded by | Matt Emond |
| In office 2022–2023 | |
| Preceded by | Matthew Evans |
| Succeeded by | Matthew Evans |
| Councilor of the City of Greater Bendigo for Lockwood Ward | |
| In office 2016–2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Greens |
Jennifer Alden is an Australian former politician and health broker who served as Mayor of the City of Greater Bendigo from 2020 to 2021 and as a councillor from 2016 to 2024.[1] She served as Deputy Mayor twice.[2]
Political Career
[edit]In 1995 Alden Co-founded the Bendigo branch of the Australian Greens.[3] In the 2006 Victorian State Election, Alden ran as the Victorian Greens lead candidate for the Northern Victoria Region, although failed to be elected.[4] In the 2014 Victorian state election she unsuccessfully contested the division of Bendigo East.[5] In the 2016 Australian Federal Election, she was listed as the eighth candidate on the Greens' Senate ticket for Victoria. [6]
Alden was first elected to the City of Greater Bendigo Council in the 2016 election, where she received 8.86% of the primary vote in the Lockwood Ward.[7] In 2017 she was elected as Deputy Mayor of Bendigo, serving under mayor Margaret O'Rourke until 2018.
She was reelected in the 2020 election with 18.23% and was subsequently elected by the council to the position of mayor, with Andrea Metcalf serving as Deputy Mayor.[8][9] During her one-year term as Mayor, she worked to address the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022 she was elected as Deputy Mayor for a second time, serving until 2023.[10]
Alden did not contest the 2024 election, citing in part the changes to the ward system under the Local Government Act 2020.[11]
Alden holds a Doctorate of Public Health, Masters in Women's Health and is an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at La Trobe University.[12][13][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jennifer Alden". Urban Agriculture Forum 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "Past Councillors | City of Greater Bendigo". www.bendigo.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Bendigo East - VIC Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "Trove". trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "2014 State election results". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "Parliamentary Handbook". handbook.aph.gov.au. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "2016 council election results". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "Greater Bendigo City Council election results 2020". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ Pedler, Chris (17 November 2020). "Bendigo council names Jennifer Alden as mayor-elect". www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ Bottams, Tim (3 November 2022). "Mayoral duo decided". Bendigo Times. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "Revealed: ex-mayor leaving council, blasts 'inequitable' election changes". www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "Introducing Dr Jennifer Alden". Association for Sustainability in Business Inc. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ scholars.latrobe.edu.au https://scholars.latrobe.edu.au/jalden. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
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