Campbell Kevin Thomas Newman, born 12 August 1963 is the leader of the Liberal National Party of Queensland. He was the 15th Lord Mayor of Brisbane from 2004 to 2011.
He was elected to the mayoralty in 2004 and re-elected in 2008. Newman's slogan during the 2004 and 2008 election campaigns was "Can Do". It is common for supporters to refer to him as "Can Do Campbell". At Duntroon, he was nicknamed "Noddy", in reference both to his appearance and to his misadventures during his time in the Army.
Since July 2008, Newman and his Liberal council colleagues have been members of the merged Liberal National Party of Queensland. Jeff Seeney led the LNP state parliamentary opposition from September 2006 until January 2008 when he was ousted in favour of Laurence Springborg. In March 2011, successive leader John-Paul Langbroek stood down in favour of Newman. Seeney was elected interim opposition leader, Newman will lead the LNP to the next Queensland state election and simultaneously contest the seat of Ashgrove. If he is successful, Newman will assume the position of parliamentary leader of the LNP, and if the party is elected to government, Premier of Queensland.
Early life and military career
Born in Canberra, Newman is the son of former Senator and Federal Minister Jocelyn Newman, and former Member for Bass and Federal Minister, the late Kevin Newman. 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.
Newman attended the Royal Military College, Duntroon, and joined the Australian Army as a lieutenant in 1981. He is a qualified civil engineer with an honours degree in civil engineering from the University of New South Wales and spent thirteen years in the army, retiring with the rank of Major in 1993.
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.
State politics and LNP leadership
On 22 March 2011, Newman announced that he was seeking pre-selection for the state electoral district of Ashgrove, and if successful, he would then challenge for the leadership of the Queensland Liberal National Party.Following Newman's announcement, the existing leader of the LNP, John-Paul Langbroek, resigned. As Newman was not a member of parliament, Jeff Seeney was elected as parliamentary leader and Leader of the Opposition by the party, with an undertaking to cede the leadership to Newman should his pre-selection and election be successful. On 4 April 2011, Newman was elected to lead the party's election team, with Seeney remaining as the party's parliamentary leader and Leader of the Opposition.
Soon after, Labor state Treasurer Andrew Fraser used parliamentary privilege to claim he had received information from within the LNP that previous party leader Bruce Flegg was offered an inducement to step down and allow Campbell to contest his seat at a by-election to assume the parliamentary leadership. The Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) is investigating the allegations, the LNP denies the charges. Billionaire and LNP benefactor Clive Palmer said the "CMC colluding with the government" while the LNP accused Fraser of "knowing too much about the investigation".
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. 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.
Newman lives in Brisbane with his wife Lisa and their two children, Rebecca and Sarah.
Lord Mayor of Brisbane
Due 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 cabinet dominated by his nominal 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.
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. When the results were announced, Newman was declared the 5th best mayor in the world.
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