Draft:Barry Ackerman
Barry Ackerman is a British-Australian former politician, serving as mayor of the City of Greater Bendigo twice.
Early life and career
[edit]Ackerman was born in Whetstone, United Kingdom c. 1935. He attended Finchley County Grammar School before attending the National College for four years. After graduating he began working for Empire Rubber. In 1976, as a member of the Board of Directors, Ackerman was asked to help finalise the factory of the Australian subsidiary in Melbourne in its move from to Bendigo, where he stayed for six weeks. After returning to the United Kingdom, Ackerman was then offered a job as the Managing Director of Empire Rubber in Bendigo. Although initially planning to move back to the United Kingdom after eighteen months, Ackerman and his family stayed in Bendigo permanently. [1]
Political career
[edit]After being approached by City of Greater Bendigo Council's then Chief Executive Officer, Peter Seamer, to consider running for the newly amalgamated council, Ackerman was elected to the inaugural council in the 1996 election as a member of the Grassy Flat Ward. He was then reelected in the 1999 election. Ackerman served as the mayor of the City of Greater Bendigo on two occasions, from 1997 to 1998 and from 2001 to 2002.[2] He retired as a councilor in 2002 to spend more time with his grandchildren in Melbourne
References
[edit]- ^ Pang, Simon (2013). THE LOCAL HEROS - VOLUME 3 CITY OF GREATER BENDIGO EDITION. Local Heros Publications. pp. 10–15. ISBN 978-0-9806160-2-6.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ "Past Councillors". City of Greater Bendigo. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.