Sallyanne Atkinson
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Sallyanne Atkinson (born 23 July 1942) is an Australian politician, former Lord Mayor of Brisbane and chair of ABC Learning, Australia's leading childcare operator.
She is Special Representative for the Queensland Government in South-East Asia.[2]
[edit] Early Life
Atkinson was born in Sydney, New South Wales[1]. She completed her secondary education at St Hilda's school on Queensland's Gold Coast, as well as Bishop's College in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Prior to being elected Lord Mayor, Atkinson held a variety of jobs, including as a journalist for the Brisbane Telegraph from 1960 to 1962, the Sydney Telegraph from 1962 to 1963, and the Courier Mail from 1963 to 1964. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Queensland in 1967. She also wrote a number of books, including Sallyanne Atkinson's Brisbane Guide which was released in 1985.[2]
While living in Edinburgh, Scotland, she joined the Conservative Party[3]. Upon her return to Australia, she was elected to the Brisbane City Council, first as a Liberal Party councillor, and then as Lord Mayor.
[edit] Mayor of Brisbane
While popular with the media, Atkinson quickly began to receive criticism from the public for her expensive overseas trips, extravagant mayoral salary, and costly engineering projects[4].
She was eventually defeated in 1991 in an upset election win by Jim Soorley.
| Preceded by Roy Harvey |
Lord Mayor of Brisbane 1985–1991 |
Succeeded by Jim Soorley |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Our House, Sallyanne Atkinson
- ^ UQ Alumni - Sallyanne Atkinson, AO, former Brisbane Lord Mayor
- ^ Our House, Sallyanne Atkinson
- ^ Tucker, Doug and Neylan, Mark, Lord Mayor Superstar: Sallyanne Atkinson and the media (1994) [1]
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