Tony Bleasdale
Emeritus Mayor Tony Bleasdale | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Blacktown | |
| In office 14 October 2019 – 3 May 2024 | |
| Deputy | Julie Griffiths Brad Bunting Christopher Quilkey |
| Preceded by | Stephen Bali |
| Succeeded by | Brad Bunting |
| Deputy Mayor of Blacktown | |
| In office 17 September 2016 – 9 October 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Kathie Collins |
| Succeeded by | Julie Griffiths |
| Councillor of the City of Blacktown | |
| In office November 1996 – 3 May 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1946 Liverpool, Huyton, England |
| Died | (aged 77) |
| Party | Labor |
| Spouse | Nina Bleasdale |
| Relations | Alan Bleasdale (cousin) Kristina Keneally (cousin) |
| Children | 4 |
| Occupation | Trade Union Official, Businessman |
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Anthony John Bleasdale (1946 – 3 May 2024) was an Australian politician who served as a Labor councillor on Blacktown City Council from 1996. He was Deputy Mayor from 2016 to 2019 and Mayor of Blacktown from October 2019 until his death in May 2024.
Bleasdale succeeded Stephen Bali as mayor at an extraordinary council meeting in October 2019 and was re-elected unopposed on 9 September 2020.
In the 2010 Australia Day Honours, he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for “service to the community as a supporter of charitable organisations, and to local government in the Blacktown area.”