John Guthrie Wood Aitken was the Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand from 1900 to 1905.
Aitken in about 1906
John Guthrie Wood Aitken caricature, 1900
The Mayor of Wellington is the head of the municipal government of the City of Wellington. The mayor presides over the Wellington City Council. The mayor is directly elected using the Single Transferable Vote method of proportional representation. The current mayor is Tory Whanau, elected in October 2022 for a three-year-term.
Mayor of Wellington
Image: George Hunter (mayor)
Image: William Guyton
Image: Joseph Dransfield