Campbell Kevin Thomas Newman is an Australian former politician who served as the 38th Premier of Queensland from 26 March 2012 to 14 February 2015. He served as the member for Ashgrove in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland between 24 March 2012 and 31 January 2015. He was LNP Leader from 2 April 2011 to 7 February 2015;Newman previously served as the 15th Lord Mayor of Brisbane from 27 March 2004 to 3 April 2011.
Lawrence James Springborg is an Australian politician. He led the National Party in the Queensland Parliament from 2003 to 2006 and again in 2008,before becoming the first leader of the merged Liberal National Party from 2008 to 2009. He led the LNP again from 2015 to 2016 before announcing his retirement. He currently serves as Mayor of Goondiwindi Regional Council,having been elected in March 2020.
The Lord Mayor of Brisbane is the chief executive of the City of Brisbane,the capital of the Australian state of Queensland,and the head of the Brisbane City Council. Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner of the Liberal National Party was sworn in on 8 April 2019,following the resignation of Graham Quirk.
The Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP) is a major political party in Queensland,Australia. It was formed in 2008 by a merger of the Queensland divisions of the Liberal Party and the National Party. At a federal level and in most other states,the two parties remain distinct and often operate as a Coalition. The LNP is a division of the Liberal Party of Australia,and an affiliate of the National Party of Australia.
John-Paul HonoréLangbroek is an Australian politician who has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland representing the centre-right Liberal Party and its successor,the centre-right Liberal National Party,in the seat of Surfers Paradise since 2004. He was Leader of the Opposition and parliamentary leader of the LNP from 2009 to 2011—the first person from the Liberal side of the merger to hold the post. He was a minister in the Newman government before its defeat at the 2015 state election.
Michael Caltabiano is an Australian former politician who was a Liberal Party member of the Brisbane City Council from 1996 to 2005,and a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2005 to 2006. He also served briefly as the Director-General of the Department of Transport and Main Roads in the state government of Queensland,Australia until he was sacked by Premier Campbell Newman. Caltabiano was referred to the parliamentarian ethics committee in October 2012,after comments he made two year ago's estimates committee hearing about the employment of Ben Gommers,the son of then arts minister Ros Bates.
Jeffrey William Seeney is a former Australian politician and the former Deputy Premier,Minister for State Development and Minister for Infrastructure and Planning of Queensland. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1998 to 2017,representing Callide for the Nationals (1998–2008) and merged Liberal National Party (2008–2017).
Timothy James Nicholls is an Australian politician and a former leader of the Liberal National Party of Queensland. He served as the Treasurer of Queensland and the Minister for Trade of that state between March/April 2012 and 14 February 2015. He is the member for Clayfield in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. He was originally a member of the Liberal Party including a stint as its deputy leader,but joined the Liberal National Party in 2008 when the Liberal Party and the National Party merged in Queensland.
Mark Andrew Robinson is an Australian politician who is a former Deputy Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Since March 2009,he has held the seat of Oodgeroo in the Legislative Assembly for the Liberal National Party (LNP).
Adrian Jurgen Schrinner is the current Lord Mayor of Brisbane. He was first elected as the Councillor for Chandler Ward in 2005 and became a member of Civic Cabinet three years later. Schrinner became Deputy Mayor in 2011,and succeeded Graham Quirk as Lord Mayor in 2019,following his retirement from the council.
David Frank Crisafulli is an Australian politician who is the current leader of the Opposition in Queensland,holding office as the leader of the Liberal National Party since November 2020. He has been the member of the Legislative Assembly for Broadwater since 2017. He was the member for Mundingburra from 2012 to 2015,holding ministerial portfolios in the Newman government.
The 2012 Brisbane City Council election was held on 28 April 2012 to elect a lord mayor and 26 councillors to the City of Brisbane. The election was held as part of the statewide local government elections in Queensland,Australia.
The 2016 Brisbane City Council election was held on 19 March 2016 to elect a lord mayor and 26 councillors to the City of Brisbane. The election was held as part of the statewide local government elections in Queensland,Australia.
The 2008 Brisbane City Council election was held on 15 March 2008 to elect a lord mayor and 26 councillors to the City of Brisbane. The election was held as part of the statewide local government elections in Queensland,Australia.
The 2004 Brisbane City Council election was held on 27 March 2004 to elect a lord mayor and 26 councillors to the City of Brisbane. The election was held as part of the statewide local government elections in Queensland,Australia.
Angela Carolyn Owen is an Australian politician who has been a Councillor of Brisbane City Council (BCC),the local government authority for the City of Brisbane in the Australian state of Queensland,since 2008.
Julian Graham John Simmonds is a former Australian politician who was a member of the House of Representatives for one term from the 2019 federal election,representing the Division of Ryan in Queensland,until his defeat at the 2022 Australian federal election. He is a member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland and sat with the Liberal Party in federal parliament. He previously served on the Brisbane City Council from 2010 to 2019.
The 2020 Brisbane City Council election was held on 28 March 2020 to elect a lord mayor and 26 councillors to the City of Brisbane. The election was held as part of the statewide local government elections in Queensland,Australia.
Brisbane City Council (BCC) is the democratic executive local government authority for the City of Brisbane,the capital city of the state of Queensland,Australia. The largest City Council in Australia by population and area,BCC's jurisdiction includes 26 wards and 27 elected councillors covering 1,338 km2 (517 sq mi). BCC is overseen by the Lord Mayor of Brisbane,Adrian Schrinner,and the Council of Brisbane and the Civic Cabinet. The council's CEO is Colin Jensen,supported by EO Ainsley Gold.
The 2024 Brisbane City Council election is scheduled to be held on 16 March 2024 to elect a lord mayor and 26 councillors to the City of Brisbane. The election will be held as part of the statewide local government elections in Queensland,Australia.
