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Date Posted: 09:08:23 03/25/12 Sun Campbell Newman From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Campbell Newman MP Member of the Queensland Parliament for Ashgrove Incumbent Assumed office 24 March 2012 Preceded by Kate Jones Leader of the Liberal National Party Incumbent Assumed office 2 April 2011 Deputy Tim Nicholls Preceded by John-Paul Langbroek 15th Lord Mayor of Brisbane In office 27 March 2004 – 3 April 2011 Deputy David Hinchliffe (2004–2008) Graham Quirk (2008–2011) Preceded by Tim Quinn Succeeded by Graham Quirk Premier-elect of Queensland Taking office 26 March 2012 Monarch Elizabeth II Governor Penelope Wensley Deputy Jeff Seeney Succeeding Anna Bligh Personal details Born Campbell Kevin Thomas Newman (1963-08-12) 12 August 1963 (age 48) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Nationality Australian Political party Liberal National Party of Queensland Spouse(s) Lisa Newman (née Monsour) Relations Kevin Newman (father) Jocelyn Newman (mother) Alma mater Royal Military College, Duntroon University of New South Wales University of Queensland Launceston Church Grammar School Military service Nickname(s) Noddy Allegiance Australia Service/branch Australian Army Years of service 1981–1993 Rank Major Unit Royal Australian Engineers Awards Australian Defence Medal Campbell Kevin Thomas Newman (born 12 August 1963) is the Premier-elect of Queensland. He has been the leader of the Liberal National Party of Queensland since April 2011, and was the 15th Lord Mayor of Brisbane from 2004 to 2011. He was elected to the lord mayoralty in 2004 and re-elected in 2008.[1] Newman was elected Lord Mayor as a member of the Liberal Party of Australia. Following the July 2008 merger of the Queensland Liberals and Nationals[2], Newman has been a member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland. In March 2011, Newman announced that he would challenge Leader of the Opposition John-Paul Langbroek for the leadership of the LNP. Langbroek resigned, and Newman was elected his successor. As Newman was not a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, former state Nationals leader Jeff Seeney was elected interim opposition leader while Newman headed the party's election team from outside the legislature. Newman led the LNP to a landslide victory in the 2012 state election, and will be sworn in as premier on 26 March. Contents [hide] 1 Early life and military career 2 Lord Mayor of Brisbane 3 State politics and LNP leadership 4 Premier 5 Personal life and family 6 References 7 External links [edit] Early life and military careerBorn in Canberra, Newman is the son of Kevin Newman (former Member for Bass and Federal Minister) and Jocelyn Newman (former Senator and Federal Minister). He was raised in Tasmania, where his father held the federal seat of Bass, then returned to Canberra where his mother served as a Senator.[3] Newman joined the Australian Army as a Staff Cadet at the Royal Military College Duntroon in 1981, graduating as a Lieutenant in 1985.[3] He spent thirteen years in the army, resigning with the rank of Major in 1993. At Duntroon he was nicknamed "Noddy", in reference both to his appearance and to his misadventures during his time in the Army.[4] He has an honours degree in civil engineering from the University of New South Wales.[1][5] He moved to Queensland, where he graduated with an MBA from the University of Queensland, then worked for the agricultural storage company Grainco, before deciding to stand for election as Lord Mayor of Brisbane.[3] [edit] Lord Mayor of BrisbaneDue to the laws governing the election of Brisbane's Lord Mayor and City Councillors, Newman was elected directly to replace Tim Quinn. However, in the 2004 election a majority of wards returned ALP Councillors, meaning Newman had to work with a Civic Cabinet dominated by his Opposition, and a Labor Deputy Mayor. In the 2008 election, the ALP lost at least 6 wards to the Liberal Party, giving the Liberals a majority.[6] Newman was selected as one of 25 mayors from across the world shortlisted for the 2010 World Mayor Prize, an online competition aimed at raising the profile of civic leaders.[7] When the results were announced, Newman was declared the 5th best mayor in the world.[8] During both of his election bids, Newman's slogan was "Can Do Campbell."[9] [edit] State politics and LNP leadershipOn 18 March 2011, Nine News Queensland's Spencer Jolly reported that the LNP's organisational wing was engineering a plan to make Newman the leader of the LNP. According to Jolly, party president Bruce McIver was trying to arrange for Bruce Flegg, the former leader of the Queensland Liberals and the MP for Moggill, the only safe LNP seat in Brisbane, to resign his seat. Newman would then run for the seat in a by-election, and if he won, would then challenge Opposition Leader John-Paul Langbroek for the leadership of the LNP.[10] Newman subsequently acknowledged he had been approached about moving up to state politics. Although he did not rule out running in the next state election, he stated that for the time being, he was committed to serving out his term as Lord Mayor and running for reelection in 2012.[11] However, on 22 March, Newman announced that he was seeking preselection for the state electoral district of Ashgrove, held by Labor's Kate Jones, and if successful, he would then make a bid for the LNP leadership.[12] According to ABC News, the LNP's organisational wing engineered Newman's bid for leadership when polls showed he was the only non-Labor politician who matched Premier Anna Bligh's popularity during the 2010–2011 Queensland floods.[13] Newman needed at least a seven-percent swing to win the seat. Within hours of Newman's announcement, Langbroek and deputy leader Lawrence Springborg both resigned their posts. Langbroek had been under growing pressure from the LNP's organisational wing to stand down after Labor's polling numbers rebounded in the wake of the floods, but insisted he would not do so as late as a day before Newman's announcement.[14][13] On 2 April 2011, Newman was elected as the leader of the LNP. His first act was to announce a new slogan for the LNP, "Can Do Queensland" (stylised as "CanDoQld").[15] The next day, he won the LNP preselection for Ashgrove unopposed.[9] Since Newman was not in parliament, standard practice called for an LNP MP from a safe seat to resign so that Newman could enter parliament via a by-election. However, a by-election could not be arranged.[16] To solve this problem, former state Nationals leader Jeff Seeney was elected as interim parliamentary leader of the LNP—and hence Leader of the Opposition—while Newman will lead the LNP election team. Seeney agreed to cede the post of parliamentary leader to Newman should Newman win election to the legislature.[17] Newman's ascent to the role of leader outside of Parliament led Bligh to briefly consider breaking her previous vow to let the legislature run full-term. She had promised to focus exclusively on recovery in 2011, but was concerned that the LNP's leadership situation could make the cooperation necessary for the recovery effort impossible.[18] Bligh also accused Newman of "abandoning" the Lord Mayor's post, saying that Newman should not have "cut and run" while the recovery effort was still underway.[13] The first Newspoll taken after Newman assumed the leadership showed that the LNP had regained the lead in opinion polling; it had led most polls from July until the floods. Newman has also consistently led Bligh as preferred premier.[19] Soon after Newman became leader of the LNP, Labor state Treasurer Andrew Fraser used parliamentary privilege to claim he had received information from within the LNP that Flegg had been given an inducement to resign and allow Newman to run for his seat in a by-election. On 18 July 2011, the Crime and Misconduct Commission announced that the investigation found no evidence to support Fraser's allegations and all parties were cleared.[20] Billionaire and LNP benefactor Clive Palmer said the "CMC [was] colluding with the government" while the LNP accused Fraser of "knowing too much about the investigation".[21][22][23] Newman made it clear that when he took over the LNP leadership, all policies previously announced would be scrapped and essentially become "null and void" with new policy announcements to be made.[24] In an attempt to win voter support in regional Queensland, Newman's first official LNP policy announcement was that he would not support daylight saving in Queensland or South East Queensland, even though as Brisbane's Lord Mayor he had been a vocal advocate for daylight saving.[25] Newman has stated his support for same-sex marriage, however the LNP have stated that if they win government, they may move to repeal such laws.[26] On 25 January 2012, Bligh announced that state election would be held in Queensland on 24 March, but that she would not formally ask the Governor to dissolve parliament until 19 February. For Newman to unseat Bligh as premier, he not only needed to win Ashgrove, but he also needed to lead the LNP to at least an 11-seat gain. In the election, Newman led the LNP to one of the most lopsided victories at the state level in Australian history. The LNP is projected to win at least 78 seats against only seven for Labor—a swing of 14.5 percent and 44 seats. If this result holds, Newman will have the largest majority government in Queensland history. Newman himself won a convincing victory in Ashgrove, scoring a 13.8 percent swing, almost double the swing he needed. Newman formally claimed victory at 8:45 pm Queensland time, saying he'd received a mandate to make Queensland "a can-do place once more." He also said his government will focus on renewing the economy.[27] [edit] PremierSee also: Newman Ministry The day after the election, Newman announced that he and his top two lieutenants, Seeney and Tim Nicholls, would be sworn in as an interim government on 26 March with Seeney as deputy premier and Nicholls as treasurer.[28] Although the LNP's victory was beyond doubt, counting was still underway in several seats. Upon being sworn in as Queensland's 38th premier, Newman will become the first non-Labor premier from the Brisbane area since 1915. [edit] Personal life and familyNewman lives in Brisbane with his wife Lisa and their two daughters, Rebecca and Sarah. [edit] References^ a b Brisbane City Council – Lord Mayor Campbell Newman, retrieved 17 November 2007[dead link] ^ Sandy, Alison. "Brisbane City councillors in LNP muddle". http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,24136277-3102,00.html. Retrieved 6 August 2008. [dead link] ^ a b c Thomas, Hedley: Brisbane mayor Campbell Newman begins long march, The Australian, 23 March 2011. ^ The Age, retrieved 8 February 2008 ^ Notable Graduates, Royal Military College Duntroon. ^ "3 seats still not called after Bris council election". ABC. 17 March 2008. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/03/17/2191141.htm?section=australia. Retrieved 22 March 2011. ^ "Campbell Newman in running to be world's best mayor". Sarah Vogler (The Courier-Mail). 2 June 2010. http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/campbell-newman-in-running-to-be-worlds-best-mayor/story-e6freoof-1225874708154. Retrieved 3 June 2010. ^ "Results: The top 10 mayors of World Mayor 2010". Worldmayor.com. http://www.worldmayor.com/contest_2010/world-mayor-2010-results.html#Anchor-The-11481. Retrieved 22 March 2011. ^ a b McKenna, Michael (2011-04-04). "Campbell Newman wins preselectiom, resigns as lord mayor, launches campaign". The Australian. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/campbell-newman-wins-preselectiom-resigns-as-lord-mayor-launches-campaign/story-fn59niix-1226032925580. ^ Knives out for Langbroek. Nine News Queensland, 17 March 2011. ^ Newman denies state politics ambitions. Nine News Queensland, 19 March 2011. ^ Martin, Lisa (22 March 2011). "Outsider Newman eyes Qld premier's office". Melbourne: News.theage.com.au. http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-national/campbell-newman-to-run-for-state-seat-20110322-1c4g7.html. Retrieved 22 March 2011. ^ a b c Newman's bid for leadership. 7.30 (ABC News), 22 March 2011. ^ Campbell Newman's Queensland coup. 6PM with George Negus (Ten News), 22 March 2011. ^ Jessica Marszalek (2 April 2011). "Newman unanimously endorsed as LNP leader". Sydney Morning Herald. http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/newman-unanimously-endorsed-as-lnp-leader-20110404-1ctf6.html. ^ Green, Antony. Queensland election preview. Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 25 January 2012. ^ "Newman to head LNP election team". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 March 2011. http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/newman-to-head-lnp-election-team-20110322-1c4oi.html. Retrieved 22 March 2011. ^ Barrett, Roseanne; Walker, Jamie. Anna Bligh ramps up early Queensland election speculation. The Australian, 26 March 2011. ^ Polling conducted by Newspoll and published in The Australian. ^ Steven Wardill (18 July 2011). "CMC clears LNP boss Bruce McIver of offering inducements to Bruce Flegg". couriermail.com.au. http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/cmc-clears-lnp-boss-bruce-mciver-of-offering-inducement-to-bruce-flegg/story-e6freoof-1226096909540. ^ "Fraser says LNP member leaked info to him". News.smh.com.au. 8 April 2011. http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/fraser-says-lnp-member-leaked-info-to-him-20110408-1d6s4.html. Retrieved 26 January 2012. ^ "LNP gave out CMC probe information: Fraser". Abc.net.au. 8 April 2011. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/04/08/3185983.htm. Retrieved 26 January 2012. ^ "LNP at odds with Palmer over CMC". Mysunshinecoast.com.au. 8 April 2011. http://www.mysunshinecoast.com.au/articles/article-display/lnp-at-odds-with-palmer-over-cmc,21045. Retrieved 26 January 2012. ^ "I will scrap all LNP policy and start again, says Campbell Newman". The Courier Mail. 29 March 2011. http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/i-will-scrap-all-lnp-policy-and-start-again-says-campbell-newman/story-e6freoof-1226030081194. Retrieved 17 April 2011. ^ "Newman rejects daylight saving for Queensland". Brisbane Times. 1 April 2011. http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/newman-rejects-daylight-saving-for-queensland-20110401-1crq2.html. Retrieved 17 April 2011. ^ "LNP leader Campbell Newman branded a hypocrite for 'double standard' on gay civil unions". Couriermail.com.au. 2 December 2011. http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/gay-civil-unions-to-face-delay/story-e6freoof-1226211829343. Retrieved 26 January 2012. ^ LNP sweeps to power in landslide victory. ABC News, 24 March 2012. ^ Newman to form interim cabinet on Monday. Seven News Brisane, 2012-03-25. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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