Jon Raven (politician)

Mayor
Jon Raven
Mayor of Logan City
Incumbent
Assumed office
16 March 2024
DeputyScott Bannan
Preceded byDarren Power
Deputy Mayor of Logan City
In office
April 29 2020 – April 27 2022
MayorDarren Power
Succeeded byNatalie Willcocks
Logan City Councillor
for Division 5
In office
28 March 2020 – 16 March 2024
Succeeded byPaul Jackson
In office
19 March 2016 – 2 May 2019
Preceded byGraham Able
Succeeded byCouncil administration
Advocate for the City of Logan
In office
1 June 2019 – 31 December 2019
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Political partyIndependent Labor
SpouseAllison
Children2
ResidenceWaterford West, Queensland
OccupationSmall business owner

Jon Raven is an Australian politician currently serving as the Mayor of Logan City, the fourth-most populous local government area (LGA) in Queensland, Australia.[1] He has served in this position since his election in March 2024, and concurrently serves as a director of the Council of Mayors South East Queensland (SEQ), and the Logan City representative to the Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) and Australian Local Government Association (ALGA).[2][3]

Prior to his election as mayor, Raven served as a member of Logan City Council, representing Division 5 from 2016 to 2019. Under council administration in 2019, he served as a member of the Interim Management Committee of Logan and was re-elected to council in 2020.[4] He was elected the Chair of the Planning, Economic Development and Environment Committee in the same year. Raven was elected by unanimous council vote to become Deputy Mayor of Logan on April 29, 2020 for a one year term.[5][6][7] He was re-elected to this position in April 2021 for a second consecutive term.[8][9][10]

Personal Life and Career

Prior to his election to council, Raven owned and operated an asbestos removal and demolition business and served as the managing director of Advanced Deconstruction.

He is a member of the Labor Party, however has not been endorsed by the party in local government elections.

Raven is a patron and supporter of registered charitity Empower Assistance Dogs.[11]

He currently residents in Waterford West with his two children and partner Allison.[12] He and Allison married in a backyard ceremony in July 2024.[13][14]

Logan City Councillor

In April 2019, Raven became one of only four remaining Logan City councillors, as eight others along with mayor Luke Smith were automatically suspended following the Crime and Corruption Commission handing down charges of corruption on each of them as part of Operation Belcarra.[15][16][17]Following their suspension, Queensland Local Government Minister Stirling Hinchliffe dismissed Logan City Council and placed it under formal administration, citing the inability for the remaining four councillors to form a working quorum.[18] Along with the three other remaining councillors, Raven was appointed to an advisory position assisting the administrator, known originally as Advocates for the City of Logan but formally titled the Logan City Interim Management Committee.[19][20]

In November 2023, Raven announced his candidacy for mayor in the upcoming local government elections, noting "managing growth and cost-of-living-pressure, and delivering infrastructure and services to the city" as his top priorities.[21][22]

In 2024, Raven received a positive endorsement by local multicultural print and online publication Brisbane Indian Times, who described him as "dedicated and hardworking."[23]

Mayor of Logan City

In July 2024, Raven announced that the City of Logan was hiring 48 new development approvals staff to "cut red tape and get people into new homes faster."[24]

Mayor Raven announced the expansion of the Logan City safety camera network, which included the use of AI technology with mobile and covert cameras. Approximately 1300 cameras were in operation throughout the city, with 30 being added annually.[25]

Mayoral election results

Incumbent mayor Darren Power (Independent) did not recontest[26]

2024 Queensland mayoral elections: Logan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Labor 92,858 55.58 +55.58
Independent Brett Raguse 49,997 29.92 +11.01
Independent James Reid 24,221 14.50 +14.50
Total formal votes 167,076 93.57 +1.73
Informal votes 11,486 6.43 −1.73
Turnout 178,562 78.60 +2.43
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Labor 96,472 63.59 +63.59
Independent Brett Raguse 55,229 36.41 +0.45
Independent Labor gain from Independent[27] Swing N/A
See also: 2024 Queensland mayoral elections


References

  1. ^ "Mayor Jon Raven". City of Logan. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Mayor Jon Raven". Council of Mayors (SEQ). Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Mayor Jon Raven". Our Logan. Logan City Council. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  4. ^ "2020 Local Government Elections - Logan City Division 5 Councillor". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Jon Raven beats Lisa Bradley for Deputy Mayor". The Courier Mail. Nationwide News Pty Ltd. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Logan City Council leadership team decided". Mirage News. Mirage.News. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  7. ^ "Division 5 Cr Jon Raven elected deputy mayor in Logan City Council first post-election meeting". Jimboomba Times. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  8. ^ "Logan City Council has appointed Division 11 Councillor Natalie Willcocks as the new Deputy Mayor". Jimboomba Times. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  9. ^ "City of Logan appoints Deputy Mayor". Council Magazine. Prime Creative Media. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  10. ^ "Logan Deputy Mayor re-elected". Inside Local Government. JSL Media. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  11. ^ "Deputy Mayor, Logan City Council". ivvy.com.au. Empower Assistance Dogs. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  12. ^ "Who is Jon Raven?". ravenformayor.com. Noeline Clamp. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  13. ^ "Jon Raven marries in secret backyard surprise". MyCity Logan. MyCityLogan. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  14. ^ "Logan's First Couple: Mayor weds in 'surprise' backyard ceremony". Courier Mail. Nationwide News Pty Ltd. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  15. ^ "Seven Logan councillors to be automatically suspended". Brisbanetimes. Nine. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  16. ^ "Suspended Logan mayor Luke Smith and seven Logan councillors to be charged by CCC". Brisbanetimes. Nine. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  17. ^ "Logan councillors, including suspended mayor Luke Smith, charged with criminal offences". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  18. ^ "Logan City Council sacked by Queensland government". 9News. Nine. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  19. ^ "How a retired public servant reformed a Queensland council". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  20. ^ "Whistleblower Logan councillors brace for Minister's decision on their fate". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  21. ^ "Game on as Raven soars into battle". MyCity Logan. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  22. ^ "Councillor Jon Raven announces mayoral candidacy". Living in Logan. Living in Logan Magazine. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  23. ^ "A humble man's journey from the construction site to the Mayoral Chambers of a major Australia City". Australian Indian Times. Queensland Multicultural Times. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  24. ^ "Qld's fastest growing city hires 48 new staff for building approvals". Realestate.com.au. REA Group Ltd. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  25. ^ "AI technology helping keep Logan safe". Local Government Focus. Star News Group. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  26. ^ "Logan mayor to step down at next election". The Brisbane Times. 28 October 2023.
  27. ^ "2024 Logan City Mayor election". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.