Grant Smith

Mayor

Head and shoulders photo of Mayor Grant Smith.

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
  • Culture and Sport
  • Economic Growth
  • Strategy and Finance
  • Sustainability
  • Rangitāne o Manawatū Committee (Chair)
  • Risk and Assurance Committees

Appointments to outside organisations

  • Accelerate 25 Lead Team (Horizons)
  • Arena Masterplan Steering Group
  • Civic and Cultural Masterplan Steering Group
  • Climate Action Joint Committee (Horizons)
  • Design Working Party for Te Motu o Poutoa
  • Electoral College (CEDA)
  • Horizons Regional Transport Committee
  • Manawatū River Accord (Horizons)
  • Manawatū – Whanganui Civil Defence Emergency Management Group (Horizons)
  • Manawatū – Whanganui Mayoral Forum
  • Nature Calls - Adaptive Management Steering Group
  • New Zealand Local Government Association (Zone 3)
  • Palmerston North City Housing Steering Group (HSG)
  • Palmerston North Performing Arts Trust
  • Palmerston North Public Transport Services Advisory Group 
  • Streets for People Steering Group
  • Te Āpiti Governance Group (Horizons)

Mayor Smith is also a Justice of the Peace.