Lord Mayor of Brisbane

Lord Mayor of Brisbane
Original Crest of the City of Brisbane
Incumbent
Graham Quirk
since 7 April 2011
Style The Right Honourable
Member of Liberal National Party
Seat Brisbane City Hall
Term length 4 years
Inaugural holder William Jolly
Formation 1 October 1925
Salary $297,266[1]
Website www.brisbane.qld.gov.au

The Lord Mayor of Brisbane is the head of the Brisbane City Council. The current Lord Mayor is Graham Quirk of the Liberal National Party, who was elected by fellow councillors on 7 April 2011, following the resignation of Campbell Newman.[2]

The Lord Mayor has broad executive powers and additional civic and ceremonial duties.[3][4] The Lord Mayor is responsible for policy development, implementing policies enacted by the council, leading and controlling the business of council, preparing the budget and directing the chief executive and senior managers.[4][5][6] He or she also chairs the council's Civic Cabinet and is an ex officio member of all council committees.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Snowdon, Tom (2016-08-30). "Brisbane City Council salaries: Execs' bulging pay packets". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  2. 1 2 Yamashita, Kate (2014-03-12). "Lord Mayor Graham Quirk". www.brisbane.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  3. ↑ Sweeting, David (2017-03-15). Directly Elected Mayors in Urban Governance: Impact and Practice. Policy Press. ISBN 9781447327011.
  4. 1 2 Sansom, Graham (September 2012). "Australian Mayors: What Can and Should They Do?" (PDF). University of Technology, Sydney. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  5. ↑ Sansom, Graham; McKinlay, Peter (2013-09-30). New Century Local Government: Commonwealth Perspectives. Commonwealth Secretariat. ISBN 9781849290937.
  6. ↑ "City of Brisbane Act 2010" (PDF). Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Council. 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
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