Sally Capp

Sally Anne Capp AO is a former Australian politician who was the 104th lord mayor of Melbourne, elected on 18 May 2018 and sworn in on 26 May 2018 with her term ending on 30 June 2024.

[2] Capp was educated at Presbyterian Ladies' College before graduating with honours in economics and law from the University of Melbourne.

[3] Previously Capp was chief of operations of the Victorian Employers Chamber of Commerce and the former Victoria agent-general in London from 2009 to 2012, the first woman to hold the office.

[11][12][13] Capp was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the 2023 King's Birthday Honours for "distinguished service to the people of Melbourne, to local government, to business, and to the community through various organisations".

[14] On 28 March 2024, Capp officially announced that she would not seek re-election and would stand down as Lord Mayor at the end of June, stating "Look it's with mixed emotions, but it's important for me, that I'm open and create as much certainty as I can is [sic] there been much conjecture I've decided not to contest the local government elections later this year, I absolutely love being the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, it's been a tumultuous, and tremendous six years, the trajectory now is so positive and I think it's the right time for me to go.