Grant Smith is the Mayor of Palmerston North. He was first elected to Council in 2013 and elected Mayor in a by-election in 2015.
Committee membership
- Community
- Culture and Sport
- Economic Growth
- Strategy and Finance
- Sustainability
- Rangitāne o Manawatū Committee (Chair)
- Risk and Assurance Committees
Appointments to outside organisations
- Accelerate 25 Lead Team (Horizons)
- Arena Masterplan Steering Group
- Civic and Cultural Masterplan Steering Group
- Climate Action Joint Committee (Horizons)
- Design Working Party for Te Motu o Poutoa
- Electoral College (CEDA)
- Horizons Regional Transport Committee
- Manawatū River Accord (Horizons)
- Manawatū – Whanganui Civil Defence Emergency Management Group (Horizons)
- Manawatū – Whanganui Mayoral Forum
- Nature Calls - Adaptive Management Steering Group
- New Zealand Local Government Association (Zone 3)
- Palmerston North City Housing Steering Group (HSG)
- Palmerston North Performing Arts Trust
- Palmerston North Public Transport Services Advisory Group
- Streets for People Steering Group
- Te Āpiti Governance Group (Horizons)
Mayor Smith is also a Justice of the Peace.