Grant Charles Smith[1] is the 29th mayor of Palmerston North, New Zealand.

He was first elected to the Palmerston North City Council in 2013, and was elected as mayor in the February 2015 by-election when Jono Naylor resigned.

[2] He then won the 2016 election with around 17,500 more votes than his only rival.

[4] He came from a background of marketing and media, selling his design business when first elected as mayor.

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