Graham Quirk
Graham Quirk | |
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Quirk in February 2019 | |
| 16th Lord Mayor of Brisbane | |
| In office 7 April 2011 – 8 April 2019 | |
| Deputy | Adrian Schrinner |
| Preceded by | Campbell Newman |
| Succeeded by | Adrian Schrinner |
| Deputy Lord Mayor of Brisbane | |
| In office 16 March 2008 – 7 April 2011 | |
| Leader | Campbell Newman |
| Succeeded by | Adrian Schrinner |
| Constituency | MacGregor Ward |
| Leader of the Opposition of Brisbane City Council | |
| In office 18 April 2004 – 16 March 2008 | |
| Succeeded by | Shayne Sutton |
| Constituency | Wishart Ward |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Graham Michael Quirk c. 1958 |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland (2008–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal Party (until 2008) |
| Spouse | Anne Quirk |
| Children | 3 |
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Graham Michael 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 stepped down to prepare to contest the 2012 Queensland State Election, at which he was elected as the Premier of Queensland. Quirk served as a Councillor in the City of Brisbane since 1985. Quirk is a member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland, affiliated federally with the Liberal Party of Australia.
Quirk was elected as Lord Mayor in his own right in a landslide at the 2012 Brisbane City Council election, winning 68.3% of the TPP mayoral vote and 18 of the 26 local wards. The Liberal National's increased their representation at the 2016 Brisbane City Council election to 19 wards, albeit with a smaller margin in the mayoral race with Quirk winning 59.3% of the TPP vote.