Damien Ryan (born 8 September 1955) is a community leader and advocate from Central Australia and the longest serving Mayor of Alice Springs.

Damien Ryan opened a camera and photography shop in Alice Springs in 1971[3] which he owned and, for many years, operated until 2008, when he sold the business following his election as Mayor.

He served as the Chair of the Alice Springs Alcohol Reference Group from 2014 to 2020, a particularly challenging role considering the Northern Territory Emergency Intervention, which he supported.

[8] In 2013 Damien was appointed by the relatively new Chief Minister Adam Giles as the Chair of the Central Australian Health Service,[9] a role he maintained until 2017.

[16][17] In his final term as Mayor, fellow Country Liberal Party member (and future Senator) Jacinta Nampijinpa Price was elected to serve as his deputy.

Although he consistently ran for Mayor as an independent candidate, Damien Ryan is a member of the Alice Springs Branch of the Country Liberal Party (CLP).