Margaret Esakoff

Cr. Margaret Esakoff is a councillor for the Glen Eira City Council. She was third elected to Jasper Ward in 2003 with 1,672 primary votes out of 20,259 formal votes (8.25%). In 2005, Esakoff was elected mayor of Glen Eira.

Esakoff has lived and been educated in the City of Glen Eira since the 1960s. She is married to husband Jack and has two adult daughters. Esakoff runs a small family business and has experince in business administration.

While being mayor, she with the other eight Glen Eira councillors were sacked by the Victorian Local Government Minister. Esakoff was one of the four sacked councillors who attempted to run again for council in November 2005 Glen Eira Elections for Rosstown Ward. She was the only sacked councillor to be elected into the Glen Eira City Council. Esakoff was elected first to Rosstown Ward with 3,015 out of 20,970 primary votes (14.38%).

In 2006, Esakoff was elected the 2007 Mayor of Glen Eira. Esakoff is the first Glen Eira councillor to be elected twice as mayor. In 2007, Esakoff was elected 2008 Deputy Mayor of Glen Eira.

References

* [http://www.vec.vic.gov.au/GlenEiraResult2003.html Jasper Ward Results 2003]
* [http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/government-sacks-incompetent-council/2005/08/11/1123353418690.html Sacking of Glen Eira Council]
* [http://www.vec.vic.gov.au/GlenEiraResult2003.html Rosstown Ward Results 2005]
* [http://www.gleneira.vic.gov.au/Page/page.asp?Page_Id=406&h=0 Councillor Profile]