Peter Costigan

Peter Costigan

Infobox_Officeholder |
honorific-prefix =
name= Peter Costigan


caption=
nationality=Australian
order=101st Lord Mayor of Melbourne
term_start=May 1999
term_end=October 2001
deputy =Wellington LeeClem Newton-Brown
predecessor=Ivan Devenson
successor= John So
birth_date=Birth date|1935|6|21|df=yes
birth_place=Melbourne, Australia
death_date=Death date and age|2002|8|5|1935|6|21|df=yes
death_place=Melbourne, Australia
spouse=Susie Norton
party=Independent

Peter Costigan (21 June 1935 – 5 August 2002) was an Australian journalist and Lord Mayor of Melbourne from 1999 to 2001. In 1999, Costigan was elected a Councillor of the City of Melbourne and subsequently elected Lord Mayor by fellow Councillors, defeating rival Councillor John So with a majority of 5-to-4 votes.

Costigan grew up in Preston, a suburb of Melbourne and was educated by the Jesuits at St Patricks College, East Melbourne. He completed his tertiary education at the University of Melbourne.

Costigan was the brother of barrister Frank Costigan QC. [ [http://www.presscouncil.org.au/pcsite/apcnews/aug02/costigan.html Peter Costigan in memoriam ] ]

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