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Campbell Newman Leader of the Liberal National Party

A civil engineer by profession, Campbell Newman had a 13-year career as an Australian Army Engineer, retiring at the end of 1993 with the rank of Major.

Following his service in the Army, Campbell worked as a management consultant, helping to improve the performance of large Australian companies.

He moved from consulting to leading Queensland agribusiness, Grainco Australia and became responsible for the operations of the entire company, including export grain terminals in Mackay, Gladstone and Brisbane.

Mr Newman has an honours degree in civil engineering from the University of New South Wales, a Master of Business Administration from the University of Queensland and is a graduate of the Royal Military College Duntroon. He is also a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia.

Elected as the Lord Mayor of Brisbane on 27 March 2004, Campbell served the people of Brisbane until Sunday 3 April 2011, when he resigned to contest the state seat of Ashgrove.

As Leader of the Liberal National Party, Campbell Newman is drawing on his diverse experience to plan for Queensland’s future.