Campbell Newman, Lord Mayor of Brisbane


Campbell Newman was elected Lord Mayor of Brisbane on 27 March 2004.

A civil engineer by profession, Cr Newman had a 13-year career as an Australian Army Engineer, retiring at the end of 1993 with the rank of Major.

Following his service in the Army, Campbell worked as a management consultant, helping to improve the performance of large Australian companies such as Telstra, BHP Australia Coal and the Hydro Electric Commission in Tasmania.

Campbell Newman moved from consulting to leading Queensland agribusiness, Grainco Australia, where he developed a $60 million grain handling system for growers in southern NSW and Victoria. He later became responsible for the operations of the entire company, including export grain terminals in Mackay, Gladstone, Brisbane and Melbourne.

Prior to entering Council, Campbell established his own consulting firm, specialising in bulk commodity logistics.

Cr Newman has an honours degree in civil engineering from the University of New South Wales, a Master of Business Administration from the University of Queensland and is a graduate of the Royal Military College Duntroon. He is also a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia.

As Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Campbell Newman is drawing on his diverse experience to plan for Brisbane’s future.

Cr Newman is committed to making Brisbane a smart thinking, easy living city. His number one priority as Lord Mayor is to get Brisbane’s traffic moving by building a network of cross-city tunnels and improving the public transport system.

Campbell Newman is married to Lisa and has two daughters.