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The Right Honourable Lord MayorNicholas Reece
105th Lord Mayor of Melbourne
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 July 2024
DeputyRoshena Campbell (November 2024-present)
Preceded bySally Capp
Deputy Lord Mayor of Melbourne
In office
10 November 2020 – 2 July 2024
Preceded byArron Wood
Succeeded byRoshena Campbell
Councillor of the City of Melbourne
In office
November 2016 – 10 November 2020
Personal details
Born1974
London, United Kingdom
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLabor
Other political
affiliations		Team Sally Capp (2016−2024)

Nicholas Reece (born 1974) is an Australian politician and policy activist, currently serving as the 105th Lord Mayor of the City of Melbourne. He is a senior executive at the University of Melbourne and a principal fellow at the Melbourne School of Government. He is the chair of the board of directors at the Movember Foundation, and a commentator at Sky News Australia.

He previously held a number of roles in politics, including as secretary and campaign director of the Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch) and as the director of strategy to former Prime Minister Julia Gillard. Reece's early career included time working as a lawyer at Maurice Blackburn and as a journalist at The Australian Financial Review.

Political career

Labor Party

Until 2012, Reece held a number of roles as a ministerial staffer and Australian Labor Party executive, including:

  • State Secretary and Campaign Director of the Victorian Branch of the Australian Labor Party
  • Senior Adviser to Prime Minister Julia Gillard (Director of Strategy)
  • Senior Adviser to Premier John Brumby (Deputy Chief of Staff, Head of Policy)
  • Senior Adviser to Premier Steve Bracks (Press Secretary, Senior Economic Adviser)
  • Adviser, Policy Unit, Leader of the Opposition Kevin Rudd, 2007

Melbourne City Council

In 2016, Reece was elected as a councillor to the Melbourne City Council as a member of Team Doyle. Reece joined Team Sally Capp for the 2020 election, and he was elected as Deputy Lord Mayor.

On 2 July 2024, following the resignation of Sally Capp, Reece was sworn in as 105th Lord Mayor of the City of Melbourne.

Media career

Reece is a political commentator on Sky News and was the host of Politics HQ between 2017 and 2019. Reece also writes a regular column for The Age.

In 2015, Reece appeared in the award-winning documentary The Killing Season, which recounted the leadership struggles between Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard between 2010 and 2013.

Personal life

Reece was born in London in 1974.

Reece is married to Felicity and has three children. His wife is Greek.

In 2004, he was one of the original 'mo-bros' who got together to raise funds for the Movember Foundation. Since then, Movember has raised almost $1 billion for prostate cancer, testicular cancer and men's mental health. Reece has served as a Non-Executive Director on the Movember Foundation Board of Directors since the establishment of the Board in 2007.

References

  1. "Backroom Baz: Liberal Party candidate Angela Newhouse pops up at UK election". Herald Sun. Sunday Herald Sun. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024. Reece is of course life long Labor man, having been a former adviser to Steve Bracks and Julia Gillard and being Mayor is his first big step to the front and centre of the political stage
  2. Lawry, Rhys (9 April 2019). "Mr Nicholas Reece". Melbourne School of Government. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Movember Australia". Movember Australia. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  4. Rood, Paul Austin and David (9 September 2009). "Brumby gets his man, with Gillard's help". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  5. "PM loses key strategist, as mood shifts to hope". Crikey. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Reformer fit for combat". Australian Financial Review. 18 June 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  7. Rood, David (14 September 2009). "Chief Brumby adviser lands new Labor role". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  8. "Brumby's policy adviser to head election campaign". ABC News. 15 September 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  9. "Councillor Nicholas Reece - City of Melbourne". www.melbourne.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  10. "Nicholas Reece sworn in as new Lord Mayor". Melbourne News. City of Melbourne. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  11. Aubrey, Cara Waters, Sophie (2 July 2024). "New lord mayor to target 'completely unacceptable' safety issues, cleanliness". The Age. Retrieved 4 July 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. "We're heading for a 'hung parliament'". Sky News Australia. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  13. "Nicholas Reece". The Age. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  14. "Public sentiment had turned very strongly", Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 5 June 2015, retrieved 18 November 2019
  15. "Episode 1 - The Killing Season". www.abc.net.au. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  16. "'Proud' Greek by wedlock Nicholas Reece, to become Melbourne's new Lord Mayor". 28 March 2024.
  17. "Movember United States". Movember United States. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
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