John Fowler (mayor)

John William Fowler (19 July 1954 – 29 September 2023) was an Australian high school teacher and a former mayor of the City of South Sydney.[1]

South Sydney Mayor John Fowler presents a Certificate of Australian Citizenship to future Premier of New South Wales Kristina Keneally

John Fowler
Mayor of the City of South Sydney
In office
September 2000 – September 2002
Preceded byVic Smith
Succeeded byTony Pooley
Councillor of the City of South Sydney
In office
September 1989 – 4 February 2004
Personal details
Born(1954-07-16)16 July 1954
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died29 September 2023(2023-09-29) (aged 69)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyIndependent
OccupationHigh school English teacher

Early life and family

Fowler was born in Sydney and his family lived in Wallacia when he was a child. He attended Newington College (1968–1971).[2] In 1908 his grandfather John Fowler was appointed postmaster in the town we now know as Wallacia and he became an alderman on the Mulgoa Municipal Council.[3][4] His father Bernard Noel Fowler was an Independent Mayor of Penrith in 1956 and 1957.[5] His older brother, Ross Fowler OAM, was a Liberal Mayor of the same city on three occasions: 1995-1996, 2013-2014 and 2018-2020.[6]

City of South Sydney

Fowler was an independent councillor for the City of South Sydney from 1989 until becoming the first non-Labour mayor in 2000. He served in that role until the council was merged with the Sydney City Council. He was the first openly gay mayor in Sydney.[7]

References
  1. Costly loss for South Sydney as court rules on council turf war Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  2. Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 pp67 (Syd, 1999)
  3. Mayoral Speech Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  4. Welcome to Ross Fowler & Co Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  5. "Ald. B. Fowler Elected Mayor of Penrith". Nepean Times. Vol. 72, no. 5081. New South Wales, Australia. 13 December 1956. p. 1. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. Councillor Ross Fowler elected as Penrith Mayor Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  7. Sth Sydney Council recognises same-sex couples Retrieved 10 October 2013.
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