Sallyanne Atkinson
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Sallyanne Atkinson AO |
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| Lord Mayor of Brisbane | |
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In office 1985–1991 |
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| Preceded by | Roy Harvey |
| Succeeded by | Jim Soorley |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Sallyanne Kerr 23 July 1942 Sydney |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Other political affiliations |
Liberal National Party of Queensland |
| Spouse(s) | Leigh Atkinson (m. 1964–95) |
| Alma mater | University of Queensland |
| Occupation | Politician, journalist, businessperson, lobbyist |
| Website | www.sallyanneatkinson.com.au |
Sallyanne Atkinson AO (born 23 July 1942) was Lord Mayor of Brisbane from 1985 to 1991. She is the only female to hold the position. She is Special Representative for the Queensland Government in South-East Asia.
Atkinson was born in Sydney. 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.
While living in Edinburgh, Scotland, she joined the Conservative Party.
Sallyanne Atkinson was elected to the Lord Mayoralty in 1985, after defeating the ALP incumbent Roy Harvey. She became the first female Lord Mayor of Brisbane, as well as the first from the Liberal Party.
She was eventually defeated in 1991 in a narrow upset election win by the virtually unknown Jim Soorley, who received preferences from the Greens candidate Drew Hutton.
After leaving the position as Lord Mayor of Brisbane, she unsuccessfully ran as the Liberal candidate for the federal seat of Rankin at the 1993 election.
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