Adrian Schrinner is the incumbent
Lord Mayor of Brisbane
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 ...
. He was sworn in on 8 April 2019 after outgoing Lord Mayor
Graham Quirk
Graham Quirk (born c. 1958) is a former Australian politician who served as the 16th Lord Mayor of Brisbane. From 2008 until 2011, he was Deputy Lord Mayor under Campbell Newman, succeeding the latter when Newman became the Premier of Queenslan ...
announced his resignation, Schrinner was endorsed by the LNP Party Room on 31 March 2019 as Quirk's successor. He has represented the ward of Chandler for the
Liberal National Party of Queensland
The Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP) is a major political party in Queensland, Australia. It was formed in 2008 by a merger of the Queensland divisions of the Liberal Party and the National Party. At a federal level and in most other ...
since September 2005.
Schrinner was elected Deputy Mayor in April 2011 after the post was vacated by incoming Lord Mayor
Graham Quirk
Graham Quirk (born c. 1958) is a former Australian politician who served as the 16th Lord Mayor of Brisbane. From 2008 until 2011, he was Deputy Lord Mayor under Campbell Newman, succeeding the latter when Newman became the Premier of Queenslan ...
. Schrinner is the youngest person in Brisbane's history to be in the position.
On 28 March 2020, Schrinner was popularly elected to the Lord Mayoralty defeating Labor's candidate, Patrick Condren.
Early life
Schrinner was raised in
Brisbane
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's south-eastern suburbs and attended
Citipointe Christian College
Citipointe Christian College, previously known as Christian Outreach College Brisbane (COCB), is a K-12 Christian independent day school located in Carindale, Queensland, Australia. It is allied to the Evangelical founding church of the Christi ...
in
Mansfield, Queensland
Mansfield is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mansfield had a population of 8,695 people.
Geography
Mansfield is situated approximately by road south-south-east of the Brisbane CBD.
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A keen amateur pilot, Schrinner qualified to fly light aircraft solo at age sixteen. After leaving school he commenced training to become an officer in the
Royal Australian Air Force
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He holds a Bachelor of Arts from the
University of Queensland
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Political career
Newman Administration
Schrinner stood for the Chandler Ward by-election in September 2005 after the previous councillor
Michael Caltabiano was elected to state parliament.
Following the 2008 election, the Lord Mayor appointed Schrinner as the Chairman of the Finance and Administration Committee. This committee was later expanded to become the Finance, Administration and Economic Development Committee.
Quirk Administration
Following the resignation of Campbell Newman as Lord Mayor in March 2011, the Council appointed Deputy Mayor Graham Quirk to fill the role of Lord Mayor until the 2012 election. At the same meeting, Schrinner was elected as Deputy Mayor.
The Quirk Administration was elected in its own right in April 2012 and Schrinner continued to serve as Deputy Mayor following the election.
Following the election, the Lord Mayor appointed Schrinner chair of the Infrastructure Committee. This role included oversight of major projects such as the $1.5 billion
Legacy Way
The M5 Legacy Way (formerly Northern Link Tunnel) is a long tunnel linking the Western Freeway at Toowong and the Inner City Bypass at Kelvin Grove, Brisbane. The project consisted of two bored tunnels carrying two motorway grade lanes of tr ...
Tunnel, open level crossing eliminations at Bald Hills and Geebung and the reconstruction of the New Farm Riverwalk after the
2011 Queensland floods. He also trialled and successfully introduced pedestrian countdown timers at traffic signals across the city.
In 2014 he led the Brisbane Parking Taskforce, which aimed to reform car parking management across the city. The package of measures included the introduction of 15-minute free parking at more than 7,000 metered spaces.
In March 2016 election, the Quirk Administration was returned with an increased majority and Schrinner was re-elected Deputy Mayor unopposed.
Following the election, Schrinner was tasked with chairing the Public and Active Transport Committee, with special responsibility for the Brisbane Metro project.
Following the resignation of
Graham Quirk
Graham Quirk (born c. 1958) is a former Australian politician who served as the 16th Lord Mayor of Brisbane. From 2008 until 2011, he was Deputy Lord Mayor under Campbell Newman, succeeding the latter when Newman became the Premier of Queenslan ...
, Schrinner succeeded Quirk as Lord Mayor.
Personal life
Schrinner lives in the suburb of
Carindale, Queensland
Carindale is a suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is located by road south-east of the Brisbane GPO, and borders Belmont, Carina, Carina Heights, Mackenzie, Mansfield, Mount Gravatt East, and Tingalpa. In the , Car ...
. He and his wife Nina have four children, Octavia, Wolfgang, Monash and Petra.
He has supported and assisted a wide range of local community groups. These include environment and bushcare groups, sporting groups, P&C Associations, church groups and charities, Neighbourhood Watch groups and seniors associations.
Adrian is the patron of the Tramway Museum at Ferny Grove. He is also vice patron for the Queensland Target Sports Inc., home of the Queensland Olympic Rifle sports shooting disciplines in Belmont.
Adrian is a member and former State Councillors of the Australian National Flag Association of Queensland. This organisation aims to promote the importance of the Australian flag and campaigns to prevent it from being changed in the future.
References
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Living people
Mayors and Lord Mayors of Brisbane
People from Brisbane
Liberal National Party of Queensland politicians
Queensland local councillors
University of Queensland alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)