Grant Smith is the Mayor of Palmerston North. He was first elected to Council in 2013 and elected Mayor in a by-election in 2015.
Committee membership
- Community Resilience & Sustainability
- Finance, Performance & Audit
- Arts, Culture and Heritage
- Sport & Recreation
Appointments to outside organisations
- Palmerston North Performing Arts Trust
- Te Motu o Poutoa Project Group
- Arena Masterplan Steering Group
- Central City Transformation (Streets for People) Steering Group
- Civic and Cultural Masterplan Steering Group
- International Partnership Steering Group
- Nature Calls - Adaptive Management Steering Group
- Palmerston North Future Development Strategy Joint Steering Group
- Accelerate 35 Lead Team (Horizons)
- Climate Action Joint Committee (Horizons)
- Horizons Regional Transport Committee
- Manawatū River Accord (Horizons)
- Manawatu –Whanganui Civil Defence Emergency Management Group (Horizons)
- Manawatū- Whanganui Mayoral Forum
- New Zealand Local Government Association (Metro Sector)
- New Zealand Local Government Association (Zone 3)
- PN Public Transport Services Advisory Group
- Te Apiti Manawatū Gorge Governance Group (Horizons)
- District Licensing Committee - Appointment Panel
- Electoral College (CEDA)
- Civic Honour Selection Panel
Mayor Smith is also a Justice of the Peace, serves on the National Council and is also the Metro sector chair for Local Govt New Zealand.