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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]
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.
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.
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
James Gerard Soorley (born 8 April 1951) is an Australian lobbyist and former politician.He served as Labor Lord Mayor of Brisbane from 1991 to 2003. [1] A laicised Catholic priest, [2] Soorley has a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in psychology, from Macquarie University, and a Master of Arts in organisational psychology from Loyola University Chicago.
The lord mayor William Jolly presented a cheque, paying for his electricity bill, as the first official transaction in the new building. [16] City Hall Ann Street foyer. Brisbane City Hall was opened in 1930 by Queensland Governor (Sir John Goodwin). [11] The building was officially opened on 8 April 1930 by Lord Mayor of Brisbane William Jolly ...