Campbell Newman

Major The Honourable Campbell Newman AO
Newman c. 2012
38th Premier of Queensland Elections: 2012, 2015
In office 26 March 2012 – 14 February 2015
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor	Penelope Wensley Paul de Jersey
Deputy	Jeff Seeney
Preceded by	Anna Bligh
Succeeded by	Annastacia Palaszczuk
Leader of the Liberal National Party
In office 2 April 2011 – 7 February 2015
Deputy	Jeff Seeney
Preceded by	John-Paul Langbroek
Succeeded by	Lawrence Springborg
Member of the Queensland Parliament for Ashgrove
In office 24 March 2012 – 31 January 2015
Preceded by	Kate Jones
Succeeded by	Kate Jones
15th Lord Mayor of Brisbane Elections: 2004, 2008
In office 27 March 2004 – 3 April 2011
Deputy	David Hinchliffe (2004–2008) Graham Quirk (2008–2011)
Preceded by	Tim Quinn
Succeeded by	Graham Quirk
Personal details
Born	Campbell Kevin Thomas Newman (1963-08-12) 12 August 1963 (age 60) Canberra, A.C.T., Australia
Political party	Liberal Democrats (2021–present)[1]
Other political affiliations	Liberal Party (2004–2008) Liberal National Party of Queensland (2008–2021)
Spouse	Lisa Newman (née Monsour)
Relations	Kevin Newman (father) Jocelyn Newman (mother)
Children	Rebecca Sarah
Alma mater	Royal Military College, Duntroon University of New South Wales University of Queensland Launceston Church Grammar School
Profession	Civil engineer
Awards	Australian Defence Medal
Nickname	Noddy[2]
Military service
Branch/service	Australian Army
Years of service	1981–1993
Rank	Major
Unit	Royal Australian Engineers

Campbell Kevin Thomas Newman 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.^[3] 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 parliament—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.^[4] On 10 February 2015, Newman submitted his resignation^[5] 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.^[6] To date, Newman remains the only premier of Queensland from the Liberal National Party.^[1]