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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.
Adrian Jurgen Schrinner (born 1977) 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. [4] Schrinner became Deputy Mayor in 2011, and succeeded Graham Quirk as Lord Mayor in 2019, following his retirement from the council. [5]
Major Sleeman became Lord Mayor of Brisbane in 1976 after the Labor party leader in the Brisbane City Council, Bryan Walsh, failed to hold his ward.The major project of his time in office was the building of the site for the 1982 Commonwealth Games, which is now named the Sleeman Centre in his honour.
In Canada, the only town with a lord mayor in the traditional sense is Niagara-on-the-Lake, as recognition of its role as the first capital of Upper Canada. [3] Unusually, the council of Brantford, Ontario took it upon itself to appoint an honorary Lord Mayor Walter Gretzky in addition to the elected mayor. [2]
As incumbent Lord Mayor, Adrian Schrinner was the Liberal National candidate, confirming in February 2023 that he would seek re-election. [18] North Brisbane lawyer and small business owner Tracey Price [19] was announced as the ALP candidate for Lord Mayor of Brisbane on 4 August 2023. [20] [21]
14th Lord Mayor of Brisbane; In office 30 May 2003 – 27 March 2004: Preceded by: Jim Soorley: Succeeded by: Campbell Newman: Deputy Lord Mayor of Brisbane; In office 1 May 1997 – 30 May 2003: Leader: Jim Soorley: Brisbane City Councillor for Dutton Park Ward; In office 1985 – 30 May 2003: Succeeded by: Helen Abrahams: Personal details; Born
This Category contains articles about Mayors of Brisbane, Queensland. Pages in category "Mayors and Lord Mayors of Brisbane" The following 60 pages are in this category, out of 60 total.
Graham Michael Quirk (born c. 1958) is a former Australian politician who served as the 16th Lord Mayor of Brisbane. [1] From 2008 until 2011, he was Deputy Lord Mayor under Campbell Newman, succeeding the latter when Newman stepped down to prepare to contest the 2012 Queensland State Election, at which he was elected as the Premier of Queensland.