|image = File:Campbell Newman being interviewed (cropped) b.jpg|caption = Newman {{ca.}} 2012|deputy2 = Jeff SeeneyLiberal National Party of Queensland>Leader of the Liberal National Party|predecessor2 = John-Paul LangbroekLiberal Democratic Party (Australia)>Liberal Democrats (2021â€“present)KENNY >FIRST1=CHRIS URL=HTTPS://WWW.THEAUSTRALIAN.COM.AU/NATION/CAMPBELL-NEWMAN-QUITS-FAILED-LIBERAL-NATIONAL-PARTY/NEWS-STORY/84D3D6BED3EEB7EFABF396D1779D75DD PUBLISHER=NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA ARCHIVE-DATE=1 DECEMBER 2021 URL-STATUS=LIVE, Liberal Party of Australia (Queensland Division)>Liberal Party (2004â€“2008) Liberal National Party of Queensland (2008â€“2021)|deputy1 = Jeff Seeney|monarch1 = Elizabeth II|governor1 = Penelope Wensley Paul de JerseyPremier of QueenslandElections: 2012 Queensland state election>2012, 2015|predecessor1 = Anna Bligh|successor1 = Annastacia Palaszczuk|successor2 = Lawrence Springborg|birth_name = Campbell Kevin Thomas Newmandf=y8|12}}Canberra, Australian Capital Territory>A.C.T., Australia|death_date =|death_place =|nationality = Australian|spouse=Lisa Newman (nÃ©e Monsour)Kevin Newman (politician)>Kevin Newman (father)Jocelyn Newman (mother)|children=RebeccaSarah|alma_mater = Royal Military College, Duntroon University of New South Wales University of Queensland Launceston Church Grammar School|profession = Civil engineerDATE=28 MAY 2011BRISBANE TIMES>ACCESS-DATE=20 MARCH 2017ARCHIVE-DATE=21 MARCH 2017, live, |allegiance = |branch = Australian Army|serviceyears = 1981â€“1993|rank = Major|unit = Royal Australian Engineers|commands =|battles =|awards = Australian Defence Medal|term_start1 = 26 March 2012|term_end1 = 14 February 2015|term_start2 = 2 April 2011|term_end2 = 7 February 2015Electoral district of Ashgrove>Ashgrove|parliament3 = Queensland|term_start3 = 24 March 2012|predecessor3 = Kate Jones|successor3 = Kate Jones|term_end3 = 31 January 2015Lord Mayor of BrisbaneElections: 2004 Brisbane City Council election>2004, 2008|term_start4 = 27 March 2004|term_end4 = 3 April 2011|deputy4 = David Hinchliffe (2004â€“2008)Graham Quirk (2008â€“2011)|predecessor4 = Tim Quinn|successor4 = Graham Quirk}}Campbell Kevin Thomas Newman {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AO}} (born 12 August 1963) is an Australian former politician who served as the 38th Premier of Queensland from 26 March 2012 to 14 February 2015. He served as the member for Ashgrove in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland between 24 March 2012 and 31 January 2015. He was LNP Leader from 2 April 2011 to 7 February 2015; Newman previously served as the 15th Lord Mayor of Brisbane from 27 March 2004 to 3 April 2011.Newman was elected to the lord mayorship as a member of the Liberal Party. He became a member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP) following the July 2008 merger of the Queensland Liberals and the Nationals.NEWS, Sandy, Alison, Brisbane City councillors in LNP muddle,www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,24136277-3102,00.html,www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,24136277-3102,00.html," title="archive.today/20120905101709www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,24136277-3102,00.html,">archive.today/20120905101709www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,24136277-3102,00.html, dead, 5 September 2012, 6 August 2008, 6 August 2008, In March 2011, Newman announced that he would challenge opposition leader 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 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 in the 2012 state election, winning 78 of 89 seats from a 44-seat two-party swing, a record for Queensland. At the same time, he was elected 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. At the 2015 state election, the Newman-led LNP suffered a 14.0-point two-party swing, resulting in a hung parliamentâ€”of 89 seats, Labor won 44 seats and the statewide two-party vote while the LNP were reduced to 42 seats. Newman himself lost his own seat to his Labor predecessor, Kate Jones.NEWS,www.abc.net.au/news/qld-election-2015/guide/ashg/, Ashgrove Results, Queensland Election 2015, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 1 February 2015, 1 February 2015,www.abc.net.au/news/qld-election-2015/guide/ashg/," title="web.archive.org/web/20150203041851www.abc.net.au/news/qld-election-2015/guide/ashg/,">web.archive.org/web/20150203041851www.abc.net.au/news/qld-election-2015/guide/ashg/, 3 February 2015, live, On 10 February 2015, Newman submitted his resignationNEWS,www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-10/campbell-newman-resigns-as-premier-of-queensland/6082710, Queensland election 2015: Campbell Newman resigns as Queensland Premier, ABC News (Australia), ABC News, Australia, 10 February 2015, 10 February 2015,www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-10/campbell-newman-resigns-as-premier-of-queensland/6082710," title="web.archive.org/web/20150210233028www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-10/campbell-newman-resigns-as-premier-of-queensland/6082710,">web.archive.org/web/20150210233028www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-10/campbell-newman-resigns-as-premier-of-queensland/6082710, 10 February 2015, live, and he was replaced as premier by Annastacia Palaszczuk four days later as Labor formed a minority government.In July 2021, Newman resigned from the LNP, and in August 2021 announced he had joined the Liberal Democrats and would be standing as the party’s lead Senate candidate in Queensland at the 2022 Australian federal election.NEWS, Campbell Newman seeks political comeback outside LNP,www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-08/campbell-newman-to-seek-federal-election-with-liberal-democrats/100360050, 25 October 2021, ABC News, 8 August 2021, en-AU, 25 October 2021,web.archive.org/web/20211025053056/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-08/campbell-newman-to-seek-federal-election-with-liberal-democrats/100360050, live, To date, Newman remains the only premier of Queensland from the Liberal National Party.

Early life and military career

Campbell Newman was born on 12 August 1963 in Canberra, to parents who later both represented Tasmania in the federal parliament and were both ministers in Liberalâ€“National coalition governments. His father, Kevin, represented the federal seat of Bass from 1975 to 1984, and was a minister in the Fraser government. His mother, Jocelyn Newman (nÃ©e Mullett), was a Senator for Tasmania (1986â€“2002) and a minister in the Howard government. Campbell Newman was raised in Tasmania, attending Launceston Church Grammar School, then returned to Canberra.NEWS, Thomas, Hedley,www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/brisbane-mayor-campbell-newman-begins-long-march/story-e6frg6z6-1226026357981, Brisbane mayor Campbell Newman begins long march, The Australian, 23 March 2011, 23 March 2011,www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/brisbane-mayor-campbell-newman-begins-long-march/story-e6frg6z6-1226026357981," title="web.archive.org/web/20121017045758www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/brisbane-mayor-campbell-newman-begins-long-march/story-e6frg6z6-1226026357981,">web.archive.org/web/20121017045758www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/brisbane-mayor-campbell-newman-begins-long-march/story-e6frg6z6-1226026357981, 17 October 2012, live, He joined the Australian Army as a staff cadet at the Royal Military College, Duntroon in 1981, graduating as a lieutenant in 1985. He spent 13 years in the army, resigning in 1993 with the rank of major. He has an honours degree in civil engineering from the University of New South Wales.WEB,www.thepremier.qld.gov.au/about.aspx, Biography, Campbell Newman, The State of Queensland (Department of the Premier and Cabinet), 9 December 2013, dead,www.thepremier.qld.gov.au/about.aspx," title="web.archive.org/web/20131213212756www.thepremier.qld.gov.au/about.aspx,">web.archive.org/web/20131213212756www.thepremier.qld.gov.au/about.aspx, 13 December 2013, He moved to Queensland, where he graduated with an MBA from the University of Queensland, then worked as a consultant for PA Consulting Group, and subsequently for the agricultural storage company Grainco, before deciding to stand for election as lord mayor of Brisbane.

Lord Mayor of Brisbane

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In the 2004 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.NEWS,www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/03/27/1080330990066.html, Brisbane lord mayor concedes defeat, The Sydney Morning Herald, Australian Associated Press, 28 March 2004, 2 February 2015,www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/03/27/1080330990066.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20150924140625www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/03/27/1080330990066.html,">web.archive.org/web/20150924140625www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/03/27/1080330990066.html, 24 September 2015, live, The most significant infrastructure item initiated or delivered during this first term was the TransApex package of bridge, traffic and tunnel projects.WEB,www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/traffic-transport/roads-infrastructure-bikeways/tunnels-bridges-transport-links, Tunnels, bridges and transport links, Shanahan, Leah, brisbane.qld.gov.au, 14 March 2016,www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/traffic-transport/roads-infrastructure-bikeways/tunnels-bridges-transport-links," title="web.archive.org/web/20160404113956www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/traffic-transport/roads-infrastructure-bikeways/tunnels-bridges-transport-links,">web.archive.org/web/20160404113956www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/traffic-transport/roads-infrastructure-bikeways/tunnels-bridges-transport-links, 4 April 2016, live, In the 2008 election, Newman was re-elected and the Liberals took control of the council by taking at least six wards from Labor.WEB,www.abc.net.au/news/2008-03-17/3-seats-still-not-called-after-bris-council/1074726, 3 seats still not called after Bris council election, ABC, 17 March 2008, 7 September 2020, 25 February 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210225170220/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-03-17/3-seats-still-not-called-after-bris-council/1074726, live, 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.NEWS, Campbell Newman in running to be world’s best mayor, Sarah Vogler, The Courier-Mail, 2 June 2010,www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/campbell-newman-in-running-to-be-worlds-best-mayor/story-e6freoof-1225874708154, 3 June 2010,www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/campbell-newman-in-running-to-be-worlds-best-mayor/story-e6freoof-1225874708154," title="web.archive.org/web/20110202120816www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/campbell-newman-in-running-to-be-worlds-best-mayor/story-e6freoof-1225874708154,">web.archive.org/web/20110202120816www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/campbell-newman-in-running-to-be-worlds-best-mayor/story-e6freoof-1225874708154, 2 February 2011, live, dmy-all, When the results were announced, Newman was declared the fifth-best mayor in the world.WEB,www.worldmayor.com/contest_2010/world-mayor-2010-results.html#Anchor-The-11481, Results: The top 10 mayors of World Mayor 2010, Worldmayor.com, 22 March 2011,worldmayor.com/contest_2010/world-mayor-2010-results.html#Anchor-The-11481," title="web.archive.org/web/20110718114014worldmayor.com/contest_2010/world-mayor-2010-results.html#Anchor-The-11481,">web.archive.org/web/20110718114014worldmayor.com/contest_2010/world-mayor-2010-results.html#Anchor-The-11481, 18 July 2011, live,

State-level politics

Election to parliament

On 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 at the time, to resign and hand his seat to Newman.NEWS,video.au.msn.com/watch/video/knives-out-for-langbroek/x0izpk0,video.au.msn.com/watch/video/knives-out-for-langbroek/x0izpk0," title="archive.today/20120716194152video.au.msn.com/watch/video/knives-out-for-langbroek/x0izpk0,">archive.today/20120716194152video.au.msn.com/watch/video/knives-out-for-langbroek/x0izpk0, dead, 16 July 2012, Knives out for Langbroek, QTQ, Nine News Queensland, 17 March 2011, Under this plan, once Newman was safely in the legislature, he would have challenged Opposition Leader John-Paul Langbroekâ€”who, like Newman, is from the Liberal side of the LNP mergerâ€”for the leadership of the LNP. 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 2012.NEWS,video.au.msn.com/watch/video/newman-denies-state-politics-ambitions/xl82h0n, Newman denies state politics ambitions, QTQ, Nine News Queensland, 19 March 2011, dead,video.au.msn.com/watch/video/newman-denies-state-politics-ambitions/xl82h0n," title="web.archive.org/web/20110321024531video.au.msn.com/watch/video/newman-denies-state-politics-ambitions/xl82h0n,">web.archive.org/web/20110321024531video.au.msn.com/watch/video/newman-denies-state-politics-ambitions/xl82h0n, 21 March 2011, However, on 22 March, Newman announced that he was seeking the LNP preselection for the west Brisbane seat of Ashgrove, held by Labor’s Kate Jones, in the election due for 2012. If he won preselection, Newman said, he would then make a bid for the LNP leadership.NEWS,news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-national/campbell-newman-to-run-for-state-seat-20110322-1c4g7.html, Outsider Newman eyes Qld premier’s office, The Age, 22 March 2011, 22 March 2011, Melbourne, Lisa, Martin, 12 January 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220112025735/https://www.theage.com.au/national/outsider-newman-eyes-qld-premiers-office-20110322-1c4g7.html, live, 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 2010â€“11 Queensland floods.NEWS,www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RtI6W35y8c, Newman’s bid for leadership, 7.30 (ABC (Australian TV channel), ABC TV), YouTube, 22 March 2011, 9 December 2013, streaming video,web.archive.org/web/20170406152929/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RtI6W35y8c, 6 April 2017, live, Jones held Ashgrove with a margin of 7.1 points, making it a “fairly safe” Labor seat, on paper. 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 per cent of the two-party vote in 2004 and almost 70 per cent in 2008. According to Green, if Newman repeated his past performance in The Gap, he would be able to take Ashgrove off Labor.NEWS, Antony Green, Green, Antony, 28 January 2012,blogs.abc.net.au/antonygreen/2012/01/the-battle-for-ashgrove-what-past-results-tell-us.html, The Battle for Ashgrove â€“ What Past results Tell Us, ABC News (Australia), ABC News, Australia, 9 December 2013,blogs.abc.net.au/antonygreen/2012/01/the-battle-for-ashgrove-what-past-results-tell-us.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20120205060527blogs.abc.net.au/antonygreen/2012/01/the-battle-for-ashgrove-what-past-results-tell-us.html,">web.archive.org/web/20120205060527blogs.abc.net.au/antonygreen/2012/01/the-battle-for-ashgrove-what-past-results-tell-us.html, 5 February 2012, live, 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.NEWS,www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeIDiJTN1VU, Campbell Newman’s Queensland coup, 6.30 with George Negus, 6PM with George Negus (Ten News), YouTube, 22 March 2011, streaming video,web.archive.org/web/20160617231555/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeIDiJTN1VU, 17 June 2016, live, On 2 April 2011, Newman was elected as the leader of the LNP. The next day he won the LNP preselection for Ashgrove, unopposed.NEWS,www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/campbell-newman-wins-preselectiom-resigns-as-lord-mayor-launches-campaign/story-fn59niix-1226032925580, Campbell Newman wins preselectiom, resigns as lord mayor, launches campaign, McKenna, Michael, The Australian, 4 April 2011, 9 December 2013,www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/campbell-newman-wins-preselectiom-resigns-as-lord-mayor-launches-campaign/story-fn59niix-1226032925580," title="web.archive.org/web/20140507102455www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/campbell-newman-wins-preselectiom-resigns-as-lord-mayor-launches-campaign/story-fn59niix-1226032925580,">web.archive.org/web/20140507102455www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/campbell-newman-wins-preselectiom-resigns-as-lord-mayor-launches-campaign/story-fn59niix-1226032925580, 7 May 2014, live, Normal practice in a Westminster system would have called for an LNP member of parliament from a safe seat to resign so that Newman could enter parliament via a by-election. However, it became apparent that a by-election could not be arranged.NEWS, Antony Green, Green, Antony, 25 January 2012,www.abc.net.au/elections/qld/2012/guide/preview.htm, Queensland election preview, ABC News (Australia), ABC News, Australia, 9 December 2013,www.abc.net.au/elections/qld/2012/guide/preview.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20161111031021www.abc.net.au/elections/qld/2012/guide/preview.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20161111031021www.abc.net.au/elections/qld/2012/guide/preview.htm, 11 November 2016, live, To solve this problem, former state Nationals leader Jeff Seeney, who had been elected deputy leader of the LNP, was named as the party’s interim parliamentary leaderâ€”and hence Leader of the Oppositionâ€”while Newman led the LNP election team from outside the legislature. Seeney agreed to cede the post of parliamentary leader to Newman should Newman win election to the legislature.NEWS,news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/newman-to-head-lnp-election-team-20110322-1c4oi.html, Newman to head LNP election team, The Sydney Morning Herald, 22 March 2011, 22 March 2011,news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/newman-to-head-lnp-election-team-20110322-1c4oi.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20111027115938news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/newman-to-head-lnp-election-team-20110322-1c4oi.html,">web.archive.org/web/20111027115938news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/newman-to-head-lnp-election-team-20110322-1c4oi.html, 27 October 2011, live, 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 co-operation necessary for the recovery effort impossible.NEWS, Barrett, Roseanne, Walker, Jamie,www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/state-politics/bligh-ramps-up-early-election-speculation/story-e6frgczx-1226028356801, Anna Bligh ramps up early Queensland election speculation, The Australian, 26 March 2011, 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.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 had also consistently led Bligh as preferred premier.Polling {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331161328newspoll.com.au/cgi-bin/polling/display_poll_data.pl?url_caller=&mode=trend&page=show_polls&question_set_id=13 |date=31 March 2012 }} conducted by Newspoll and published in The Australian.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.WEB,www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/cmc-clears-lnp-boss-bruce-mciver-of-offering-inducement-to-bruce-flegg/story-e6freoof-1226096909540, CMC clears LNP boss Bruce McIver of offering inducements to Bruce Flegg, Steven Wardill, The Courier-Mail, 18 July 2011, 2 August 2011,www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/cmc-clears-lnp-boss-bruce-mciver-of-offering-inducement-to-bruce-flegg/story-e6freoof-1226096909540," title="web.archive.org/web/20120926041241www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/cmc-clears-lnp-boss-bruce-mciver-of-offering-inducement-to-bruce-flegg/story-e6freoof-1226096909540,">web.archive.org/web/20120926041241www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/cmc-clears-lnp-boss-bruce-mciver-of-offering-inducement-to-bruce-flegg/story-e6freoof-1226096909540, 26 September 2012, live, 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”.NEWS,news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/fraser-says-lnp-member-leaked-info-to-him-20110408-1d6s4.html, Fraser says LNP member leaked info to him, The Sydney Morning Herald, 8 April 2011, 26 January 2012,news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/fraser-says-lnp-member-leaked-info-to-him-20110408-1d6s4.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20120924152853news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/fraser-says-lnp-member-leaked-info-to-him-20110408-1d6s4.html,">web.archive.org/web/20120924152853news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/fraser-says-lnp-member-leaked-info-to-him-20110408-1d6s4.html, 24 September 2012, live, WEB,www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/04/08/3185983.htm, LNP gave out CMC probe information: Fraser, ABC News, 8 April 2011, 26 January 2012,www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/04/08/3185983.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20110614044901www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/04/08/3185983.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20110614044901www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/04/08/3185983.htm, 14 June 2011, live, WEB,www.mysunshinecoast.com.au/articles/article-display/lnp-at-odds-with-palmer-over-cmc,21045, LNP at odds with Palmer over CMC, Mysunshinecoast.com.au, 8 April 2011, 26 January 2012,www.mysunshinecoast.com.au/articles/article-display/lnp-at-odds-with-palmer-over-cmc,21045," title="web.archive.org/web/20120318081141www.mysunshinecoast.com.au/articles/article-display/lnp-at-odds-with-palmer-over-cmc,21045,">web.archive.org/web/20120318081141www.mysunshinecoast.com.au/articles/article-display/lnp-at-odds-with-palmer-over-cmc,21045, 18 March 2012, live, 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.NEWS, I will scrap all LNP policy and start again, says Campbell Newman, The Courier-Mail, 29 March 2011,www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/i-will-scrap-all-lnp-policy-and-start-again-says-campbell-newman/story-e6freoof-1226030081194, 17 April 2011,www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/i-will-scrap-all-lnp-policy-and-start-again-says-campbell-newman/story-e6freoof-1226030081194," title="web.archive.org/web/20110414202539www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/i-will-scrap-all-lnp-policy-and-start-again-says-campbell-newman/story-e6freoof-1226030081194,">web.archive.org/web/20110414202539www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/i-will-scrap-all-lnp-policy-and-start-again-says-campbell-newman/story-e6freoof-1226030081194, 14 April 2011, live, 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.NEWS, Newman rejects daylight saving for Queensland, Brisbane Times, 1 April 2011,www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/newman-rejects-daylight-saving-for-queensland-20110401-1crq2.html, 17 April 2011,www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/newman-rejects-daylight-saving-for-queensland-20110401-1crq2.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20110404234825www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/newman-rejects-daylight-saving-for-queensland-20110401-1crq2.html,">web.archive.org/web/20110404234825www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/newman-rejects-daylight-saving-for-queensland-20110401-1crq2.html, 4 April 2011, live, Newman stated his support for same-sex marriage. The LNP, however, stated prior to the 2012 election that if they win government they may move to repeal such laws.NEWS,www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/gay-civil-unions-to-face-delay/story-e6freoof-1226211829343, LNP leader Campbell Newman branded a hypocrite for ‘double standard’ on gay civil unions, The Courier-Mail, 2 December 2011, 26 January 2012,www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/gay-civil-unions-to-face-delay/story-e6freoof-1226211829343," title="web.archive.org/web/20120414053217www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/gay-civil-unions-to-face-delay/story-e6freoof-1226211829343,">web.archive.org/web/20120414053217www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/gay-civil-unions-to-face-delay/story-e6freoof-1226211829343, 14 April 2012, live, On 30 May 2021, Newman was made one of the LNP’s trustees, a party elder position that is involved in finances and has a seat on the state executive. It is understood that the acting LNP President, Cynthia Hardy, approached Newman about the role, to which he was then elected in a vote of state executive.WEB, 4 May 2021, Why the LNP brought ‘He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named’ back into the political fold,www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-05/qld-inside-campbell-newmans-return-to-the-lnp-politics/100115542, live, 5 May 2021, ABC News (Australia), ABC News, en-AU, 5 May 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210505065835/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-05/qld-inside-campbell-newmans-return-to-the-lnp-politics/100115542,

Election victory

On 25 January 2012, 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 11-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 2011.On 15 March 2012, 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.WEB,www.cmc.qld.gov.au/news-and-media/media-releases/statement-on-matters-concerning-brisbane-city-council, CMC concludes no official misconduct by Newman in assessment of three BCC-related matters, CMC Queensland, 9 December 2013, 16 March 2012,www.cmc.qld.gov.au/news-and-media/media-releases/statement-on-matters-concerning-brisbane-city-council," title="web.archive.org/web/20131212012457www.cmc.qld.gov.au/news-and-media/media-releases/statement-on-matters-concerning-brisbane-city-council,">web.archive.org/web/20131212012457www.cmc.qld.gov.au/news-and-media/media-releases/statement-on-matters-concerning-brisbane-city-council, 12 December 2013, dead, In the election, Newman led the LNP to a comprehensive victory. The LNP won 78 seats against only seven for Labor, taking 44 seats on a swing of 14.5 points. That was largely because Brisbane, Labor’s power base for more than 20 years, swung over dramatically to support Newman. The LNP won an unprecedented 37 seats in Brisbane, in many cases on swings of 10 points or more. By comparison, it had gone into the election holding only six of the capital’s 40 seats; Labor had held power mostly on the strength of winning at least 30 seats there in every election since 1989. It was easily the worst defeat a sitting government has ever suffered in Queensland, and one of the most lopsided election results ever recorded at the state level in Australia. Newman himself won a convincing victory in Ashgrove, taking 51 per cent of the primary vote and 54 per cent of the two-party vote on a swing of 13.8 pointsâ€”almost double the swing needed.NEWS, Barrett, Rosanne, Campbell Newman unable to vote for himself on polling day,www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/campbell-newman-unable-to-vote-for-himself-on-polling-day/story-fnbsqt8f-1226308692992,www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/campbell-newman-unable-to-vote-for-himself-on-polling-day/story-fnbsqt8f-1226308692992," title="archive.today/20140715123334www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/campbell-newman-unable-to-vote-for-himself-on-polling-day/story-fnbsqt8f-1226308692992,">archive.today/20140715123334www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/campbell-newman-unable-to-vote-for-himself-on-polling-day/story-fnbsqt8f-1226308692992, dead, 15 July 2014, 14 July 2014, The Australian, 24 March 2012, Newman formally claimed victory at 8:45 pm Queensland time, saying he had received a mandate to make Queensland “a can-do place once more.“NEWS,www.abc.net.au/news/2012-03-24/lnp-sweeps-to-power-in-landslide-victory/3910476, LNP sweeps to power in landslide victory, ABC News, 24 March 2012, 24 March 2012,www.abc.net.au/news/2012-03-24/lnp-sweeps-to-power-in-landslide-victory/3910476," title="web.archive.org/web/20120324131019www.abc.net.au/news/2012-03-24/lnp-sweeps-to-power-in-landslide-victory/3910476,">web.archive.org/web/20120324131019www.abc.net.au/news/2012-03-24/lnp-sweeps-to-power-in-landslide-victory/3910476, 24 March 2012, live, The LNP had run on the slogan “Can Do Queensland” (stylised as “CanDoQLD“)â€”derived from his mayoral campaign slogan, “Can Do Campbell”.

Premier

Newman government

{{see also|Newman Ministry}}Normal practice in Australia calls for a defeated government to stay in office on a caretaker basis until the final results are in. However, the day after the election, with the LNP’s victory beyond doubt even though counting was still under way in several seats, Bligh announced she was resigning as premier and retiring from politics. An hour later, Newman announced that he intended to advise Governor Penny Wensley that he was able to form a government. He also announced that he intended to have himself and his top two shadow ministers, Seeney and Tim Nicholls, sworn in as an interim three-man government until a full ministry could be named, with Seeney as deputy premier and Nicholls as treasurer.(24 March 2012). “Newman announces his deputy, treasurer” {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413172821www.youtube.com/watch?v=LG32t9Hx-oA |date=13 April 2016 }} ABC News. Retrieved 9 December 2013.NEWS,au.news.yahoo.com/queensland/a/-/newshome/13256445/newman-to-form-interim-cabinet-on-monday, Newman to form interim cabinet on Monday, BTQ, Seven News Brisbane, 25 March 2012, {{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Newman was formally sworn in as Queensland’s 38th premier on 26 March.NEWS, Helbig, Koren,www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/campbell-newman-sworn-in-as-premier-of-queensland/story-fnbt5t29-1226310325039, Campbell Newman sworn in as premier of Queensland, The Courier-Mail, 26 March 2012, 26 March 2012,www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/campbell-newman-sworn-in-as-premier-of-queensland/story-fnbt5t29-1226310325039," title="web.archive.org/web/20120403165143www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/campbell-newman-sworn-in-as-premier-of-queensland/story-fnbt5t29-1226310325039,">web.archive.org/web/20120403165143www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/campbell-newman-sworn-in-as-premier-of-queensland/story-fnbt5t29-1226310325039, 3 April 2012, live, His interim government remained in office until the full ministry was sworn in a week later. Upon swearing-in, he became the first non-Labor premier from the Brisbane area, as well as the first non-interim premier aligned federally with the Liberals (or their predecessors) since Digby Denham left office in 1915.BOOK, Murphy, D. J., Denham, Digby Frank (1859â€“1944), Digby Frank Denham (1859â€“1944), Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University,adb.anu.edu.au/biography/denham-digby-frank-5953/text10155, 1981, 10 February 2015,adb.anu.edu.au/biography/denham-digby-frank-5953/text10155," title="web.archive.org/web/20150210135131adb.anu.edu.au/biography/denham-digby-frank-5953/text10155,">web.archive.org/web/20150210135131adb.anu.edu.au/biography/denham-digby-frank-5953/text10155, 10 February 2015, live, The last Liberal premier of Queensland, Gordon Chalk, served as a caretaker between the death of Jack Pizzey in 1968 and the election of Joh Bjelke-Petersen later that year. He is also the first person since Federation to lead a party to victory while not himself serving in the legislature at the time of the election. Newman entered office with the largest majority government in Queensland history, and percentage-wise the largest legislative majority in any Australian state or federal election in history at the time. He announced that he would focus on rebuilding Queensland’s economy and setting its finances in order. He also asked his large party room to put together plans to “deliver their promises” in their own seats.“Newman set to get to work in Qld” {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160518081851www.youtube.com/watch?v=BL6EF4HoORI |date=18 May 2016 }}. ABC News Breakfast. (26 March 2013). Retrieved 9 December 2013.On 29 March, Newman announced his support for newly elected Labor leader Annastacia Palaszczuk’s proposal to extend the parliamentary term in Queensland to four years, as is the case in the other states. He also promised that Labor would have the full rights and privileges entitled to the Official Opposition, even though at the time it was two seats short of official status in the legislature (Labor subsequently took two seats off the LNP in by-elections).NEWS,www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/state-politics/fixed-four-year-terms-on-horizon-in-the-sunshine-state/story-e6frgczx-1226312900250, Fixed four-year terms on the horizon in the Sunshine State, 29 March 2012, The Australian, Rosanne, Barrett, 25 January 2015,www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/state-politics/fixed-four-year-terms-on-horizon-in-the-sunshine-state/story-e6frgczx-1226312900250," title="web.archive.org/web/20150301170022www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/state-politics/fixed-four-year-terms-on-horizon-in-the-sunshine-state/story-e6frgczx-1226312900250,">web.archive.org/web/20150301170022www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/state-politics/fixed-four-year-terms-on-horizon-in-the-sunshine-state/story-e6frgczx-1226312900250, 1 March 2015, live, In January 2013, Newman announced plans to push for Queensland to allow optional preferential voting in federal elections.NEWS, New Liberal push for optional voting, 10 January 2013,www.couriermail.com.au/news/national/new-liberal-push-for-voting-change/story-fncyva0b-1226550880515, 21 January 2013,

Privatisation

Newman’s government supported privatisation and the sale of state assets, but never sold any state assets.WEB, 27 January 2015, Queensland election: Campbell Newman pins hopes on $37bn privatisation plan,www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/jan/27/queensland-election-campbell-newman-pins-hopes-on-37bn-privatisation-plan, live, 5 May 2021, Guardian Australia, en, 11 November 2020,web.archive.org/web/20201111192149/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/jan/27/queensland-election-campbell-newman-pins-hopes-on-37bn-privatisation-plan, WEB, Ferguson, Adele, 2 February 2015, The brutal politics of privatisation stark after Queensland election shock,www.smh.com.au/business/the-brutal-politics-of-privatisation-stark-after-queensland-election-shock-20150202-133t3n.html, live, 5 May 2021, The Sydney Morning Herald, en, 5 May 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210505063142/https://www.smh.com.au/business/the-brutal-politics-of-privatisation-stark-after-queensland-election-shock-20150202-133t3n.html,

Law and order

2015 election

Attempted move to federal politics

A week after his 2015 state election defeat it was revealed that Newman, while still caretaker premier, was approached to stand for Liberal preselection for the federal seat of Indi in Victoria. It was reported that Newman’s army background may possibly sit well with the 10 per cent of Australia’s army that is stationed in the electorate.NEWS,www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/campbell-newman-approached-to-stand-in-victorian-seat-of-indi-20150206-138czt.html, Campbell Newman approached to stand in Victorian seat of Indi, Brisbane Times, Johnston, David, 7 February 2015, 10 February 2015,www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/campbell-newman-approached-to-stand-in-victorian-seat-of-indi-20150206-138czt.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20150207115316www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/campbell-newman-approached-to-stand-in-victorian-seat-of-indi-20150206-138czt.html,">web.archive.org/web/20150207115316www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/campbell-newman-approached-to-stand-in-victorian-seat-of-indi-20150206-138czt.html, 7 February 2015, live, However, Newman declined to run for the Indi preselection.

2021 resignation from the LNP

Newman announced his resignation from the LNP on 25 July 2021 along with his wife, saying the LNP candidate in the 2021 Stretton state by-election was “let down by a party and leadership that never stands up for anything”. Newman hinted at plans to return to politics at a federal level and was yet to decide whether to run in a party or as an independent but said if he did run, it would be for the Australian Senate.

Joining the Liberal Democrats

On 8 August 2021, Newman announced his candidacy for the federal Senate representing Queensland at the 2022 federal election with the Liberal Democrats. Newman criticised the major parties for the use of “heavy-handed” measures he says are responsible for “the destruction of people’s livelihoods, jobs and freedoms” during the COVID-19 pandemic.NEWS,www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-08/campbell-newman-to-seek-federal-election-with-liberal-democrats/100360050, Former Queensland LNP premier Campbell Newman to seek federal election with Liberal Democrats, ABC News Australia, 8 August 2021, 8 August 2021, 8 August 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210808093822/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-08/campbell-newman-to-seek-federal-election-with-liberal-democrats/100360050, live, Newman was not elected to the Senate.WEB, First preferences by candidate for Queensland,results.aec.gov.au/27966/Website/SenateStateFirstPrefs-27966-QLD.htm, 2022-08-11, Australian Electoral Commission, en-AU, 27 July 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220727071926/https://results.aec.gov.au/27966/Website/SenateStateFirstPrefs-27966-QLD.htm, live,

Political views

Newman describes himself as a libertarian.Newman supports same-sex marriage.WEB,www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/newman-backs-gay-marriage-but-forget-about-law-changes-20110417-1djbk.html, Archived copy, 20 March 2024, 20 March 2024,web.archive.org/web/20240320021823/https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/newman-backs-gay-marriage-but-forget-about-law-changes-20110417-1djbk.html, live,

Personal life and family

Newman lives in Brisbane with his wife Lisa. They have two daughters, Rebecca and Sarah. In February 2020, in an online interview, Campbell Newman described his political philosophy as being libertarian.WEB,www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4ogsaaX1_k&t=130s, The Office Guys | Campbell Newman Episode #012, www.youtube.com,web.archive.org/web/20201207122842/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4ogsaaX1_k&t=130s, 7 December 2020, {{YouTube|id=u4ogsaaX1_k|time=130}} Campbell and Lisa Newman announced their resignations from the LNP on 25 July 2021.

References

External links

www.thepremier.qld.gov.au/about.aspx" title="web.archive.org/web/20131213212756www.thepremier.qld.gov.au/about.aspx">Queensland premier’s official profile
lnp.org.au/campbell-newman" title="web.archive.org/web/20120428220758lnp.org.au/campbell-newman">LNP profile
City Mayors profile
Interview with Newman discussing life after politics

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Lord Mayor of Brisbane

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Privatisation

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2015 election

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2021 resignation from the LNP

Joining the Liberal Democrats

Political views

Personal life and family

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