His father, Kevin, represented the federal seat of Bass from to , and was a minister in the Fraser government. Newman was elected lord mayor as a member of the Liberal Party.
Newman was selected as one of 25 mayors from across the world shortlisted for the World Mayor Prize, an online competition aimed at raising the profile of civic leaders. When the results were announced, Newman was declared the fifth best mayor in the world. 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 re-election in Ranked on the list of most popular Civil Engineer.
Also ranked in the elit list of famous celebrity born in Australia. Campbell Newman celebrates birthday on August 12 of every year. The next day he won the LNP preselection for Ashgrove, unopposed. Langbroek resigned, and Newman was elected his successor.
Despite allegations of inappropriate dealings for personal benefit, a week before the election the CMC finalised its assessment that there was no evidence of official misconduct by Newman while he was Lord Mayor of Brisbane. Consequently, no further investigation was warranted nor would be conducted by the CMC concerning Newman.
On 25 January , Bligh announced that a 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 needed not only to win Ashgrove, but also lead the LNP to at least an seat gain. However, the LNP were unbackable favourites to win the election; as mentioned above they had been leading in opinion polling for all but a few months since July Campbell Newman Birthday Countdown 0 0 0.
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In October the Newman government passed new legislation which handed discretionary powers to the state Attorney-General to indefinitely extend the detention of sex offenders. Newman responded by describing opponents of the law as "apologists for sex offenders and paedophiles".
In addition to targeting sex offenders, other legislation aims to imprison members and associates of "outlaw motorcycle clubs", naming 26 clubs. The bill attracted a large amount of criticism from law professionals to Amnesty International.
In particular, the bill was criticised by Amnesty International for sweeping so broadly that innocent conduct may be caught and infringing the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty, although Newman claimed that Queenslanders wanted the tough new laws. Newman led the LNP to a landslide victory in the state election winning 78 of 89 seats from a seat, At the same time, he won election to the seat of Ashgrove in western Brisbane.
He was sworn in as premier two days later, becoming the first Brisbane-based non-Labor premier in 97 years. If he won preselection, Newman said, he would then make a bid for the LNP leadership.
According to ABC News, the LNP's organisational wing wanted Newman to run for a state seat and the leadership when polls showed he was the only non-Labor politician who matched Premier Anna Bligh's popularity during the —11 Queensland floods. Newman stated his support for same-sex marriage.
The LNP, however, stated prior to the election that if they win government they may move to repeal such laws. On 25 January , Bligh announced that a 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 needed not only to win Ashgrove, but also lead the LNP to at least an seat gain. However, the LNP were unbackable favourites to win the election; as mentioned above they had been leading in opinion polling for all but a few months since July On 15 March , Bligh referred to the Crime and Misconduct Commission material concerning an office in a building owned by interests associated with Newman's family.
Despite allegations of inappropriate dealings for personal benefit, a week before the election the CMC finalised its assessment that there was no evidence of official misconduct by Newman while he was Lord Mayor of Brisbane. Consequently, no further investigation was warranted nor would be conducted by the CMC concerning Newman.
Langbroek resigned, and Newman was elected his successor. As Newman was not a member of the 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 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 re-election in 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. However, as late as a day before Newman's announcement, Langbroek insisted he would not do so.
The next day he won the LNP preselection for Ashgrove, unopposed. 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 , the Crime and Misconduct Commission announced that the investigation found no evidence to support Fraser's allegations and all parties were cleared.
Newman was selected as one of 25 mayors from across the world shortlisted for the World Mayor Prize, an online competition aimed at raising the profile of civic leaders. When the results were announced, Newman was declared the fifth best mayor in the world. Newman was elected lord mayor as a member of the Liberal Party.
In the election, Newman was re-elected and the Liberals took control of the council by taking at least six wards from Labor. In the election, Newman narrowly defeated Labor incumbent Tim Quinn. However, a majority of wards returned Labor councillors, meaning Newman had to work with a Labor-dominated civic cabinet and a Labor deputy mayor. Jones held Ashgrove with a margin of 7. However, according to Australian Broadcasting Corporation elections analyst Antony Green, Newman carried The Gap ward, which contains the bulk of Ashgrove Brisbane City Council wards are almost as large as state electorates , with 56 percent of the two-party vote in and almost 70 percent in Newman is a director of the AIP.
I know people who are going to vote for him who would be stalwarts of the Liberal party. There is plenty of competition for that space in Queensland politics but the LDP clearly senses an opportunity.
He says he has been searching for other high-profile candidates. Lockdowns, he says, have presented the party with an issue where its ideology appeals to a potential bloc of disaffected votes. And, particularly since leaving the LNP, Newman has been beating the freedom drum harder than most.
He was liked for that. From our point of view, he was Joh Bjelke-Petersen 2. He behaved like a classic Queensland authoritarian. It happened because bikies rioted. Newman points to other policies — opposition to lockouts in the Fortitude Valley nightclub district and removing a statewide mandate for local councils to put fluoride in the water supply — as evidence of his liberal credentials. He has also spoken in favour of drug legalisation.
The former premier had been on the outer with the LNP for some time but a final straw came when the former president, Cynthia Hardy, attempted to install him as a party trustee — a position that would tap into his fundraising network.
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