{{Short description|Australian businessman|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use Australian English|date=April 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Keith Fagg | image = File:Keith Fagg.jpg | order = 94th Mayor of Geelong | term_start = 5 November 2012 | term_end = 16 August 2013 | deputy = Bruce Harwood | predecessor = John Mitchell | successor = Darryn Lyons | birth_name = Keith Andrew Fagg | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1955|09|30}} | birth_place = Geelong, Victoria, Australia | profession = Businessman | party = Independent }}
'''Keith Andrew Fagg''' (born 30 September 1955) is an Australian businessman who served as the 94th Mayor of Geelong.
Fagg serves as a director of long-established family-run business, Fagg's Mitre 10 in Geelong.<ref>{{Citation | url = https://givewhereyoulive.com.au/2014/09/mighty-helpful-faggs-mitre-10/ | title = Mighty Helpful Fagg's Mitre 10 | publisher = Give Where You Live | accessdate = 10 April 2015 | date = 10 September 2014}}</ref> Samuel and William Fagg founded the firm in 1854, after migrating from Deal in England.<ref>{{cite web|title=Our History|url=http://www.faggs.com.au/about-us/our-history|website=Fagg's Mitre 10|accessdate=2015-12-08}}</ref>
Fagg was elected for a four-year term as Mayor of Geelong in the 2012 mayoral election, winning with a significant primary vote of 43%,<ref>{{Citation | url = https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Results/geelongresult2012.html | title = Results for Greater Geelong City Council Elections 2012 | accessdate = 10 April 2015 | publisher = Victorian Electoral Commission | archive-date = 14 April 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150414133840/https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Results/geelongresult2012.html | url-status = dead }}</ref> and was sworn in on 5 November 2012.<ref>{{Citation| url = http://www.geelongaustralia.com.au/council/councillor/item/KeithFagg.aspx | title = Cr Keith Fagg | accessdate = 10 April 2015 | publisher = City of Greater Geelong | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20130729115741/http://www.geelongaustralia.com.au/council/councillor/item/KeithFagg.aspx | archivedate = 29 July 2013}}</ref>
This was the first time the office was selected by means of a direct election, following changes introduced by the Victorian Government in 2012.<ref>{{Citation| url = http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/3092-direct-democracy-delivered-for-greater-geelong.html | title = Direct democracy delivered for Greater Geelong | date = 9 February 2012 | accessdate = 10 April 2015 | publisher = Premier of Victoria | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20131211231903/http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/3092-direct-democracy-delivered-for-greater-geelong.html | archivedate=11 December 2013}}</ref> Previous mayors of Geelong were elected by fellow members of the city council.
On 16 August 2013, Fagg announced his resignation from the position, citing unspecified health concerns.<ref>{{Citation | url = http://www.g21.com.au/news/keith-fagg-resigns-city-greater-geelong-mayor | title = Keith Fagg resigns as City of Greater Geelong Mayor | publisher = G21 | accessdate = 10 April 2015 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> It was later reported that Fagg had been suffering from stress.<ref>{{Citation | url = http://geelong.starcommunity.com.au/indy/2013-11-15/fagg-backs-jarvis-as-replacement-mayor-2/ | title = Fagg backs Jarvis as replacement mayor | date = 15 November 2013 | accessdate = 10 April 2015 | publisher = Geelong Independent }}{{Dead link|date=October 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>
Prominent Geelong figure Frank Costa claimed that Fagg had been "bullied to the point of breakdown", however did not specify the source of the bullying.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Murphy|first1=Noel|title=Fagg 'bullied out of mayoralty', says Costa|url=http://geelong.starcommunity.com.au/indy/2013-10-14/fagg-bullied-out-of-mayoralty-says-costa/|accessdate=15 May 2015|work=Geelong Independent|date=14 October 2013}}{{Dead link|date=October 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> Reports of an "entrenched culture of bullying" in the City of Greater Geelong council have since come to light.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Squires|first1=Mandy|title=Whistleblower psychologist says Geelong council's bullying probe 'a whitewash waiting to happen'|url=http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/news/geelong/whistleblower-psychologist-says-geelong-councils-bullying-probe-a-whitewash-waiting-to-happen/story-fnjuhovy-1227213711462|accessdate=15 May 2015|work=Geelong Advertiser|date=10 February 2015}}</ref> Keith Fagg has stated that he agrees that a skilled investigator was needed to uncover the full extent of bullying within the council, rather than a mediator.<ref>{{cite news|title=Geelong council bully survey: Who should conduct the probe into bullying?|url=http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/news/geelong/geelong-council-bully-survey-who-should-conduct-the-probe-into-bullying/story-fnjuhovy-1227216059870|accessdate=15 May 2015|work=Geelong Advertiser|date=11 February 2015}}</ref>
Keith Fagg currently writes a regular opinion piece for the ''Geelong Advertiser''.
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