Linda Scott (councillor)

Linda Scott
Deputy Lord Mayor of Sydney
In office
17 September 2018 – 9 September 2019
Lord MayorClover Moore
Preceded byJess Miller
Succeeded byJess Scully
Councillor of the City of Sydney
In office
8 September 2012 – 14 September 2024
Personal details
PartyLabor
Websitewww.lindascott.org.au Archived 15 October 2024 at the Wayback Machine
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Linda Scott is a former Labor Party councillor on the City of Sydney Council, first elected in 2012 and re-elected in 2016 and 2021. She served as Deputy Lord Mayor between September 2018 and September 2019. She retired in 2024.

In November 2020, Scott was elected unopposed as the president of the Australian Local Government Association, having been vice president since November 2018 and a board member since 2017.

Scott served on the National Federation Reform Council with Australia's prime minister, premiers and treasurers, and a range of National Cabinet subcommittees.

Scott previously served as the first female president of Local Government NSW from 2017 to 2021.