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Tim Quinn

Australian politician from Queensland

Summary

Australian politician from Queensland

Field	Value
name	Tim Quinn
birth_name	Kieron Owen Timothy Quinn
birth_date
birth_place	Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
nationality	Australian
order	14th Lord Mayor of Brisbane
term_start	30 May 2003
term_end	27 March 2004
predecessor	Jim Soorley
successor	Campbell Newman
office3	Deputy Lord Mayor of Brisbane
leader3	Jim Soorley
term_start3	1 May 1997
term_end3	30 May 2003
office4	Brisbane City Councillor for
Dutton Park Ward
term_start4	1985
term_end4	30 May 2003
successor4	Helen Abrahams
party	Labor

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Dutton Park Ward

Kieron Owen Timothy Quinn (born 26 July 1949) is a former Australian politician.

Quinn was a teacher who entered local politics in 1985 as the alderman for The Gabba ward at an election the Harvey Labor administration lost. He served in opposition for two terms before rising to civic cabinet in the 1991 Soorley Labor election victory, with Labor achieving an 18% swing against incumbent Lord Mayor Liberal Sallyanne Atkinson.

Quinn took the reins in Civic Cabinet of Development and Planning and continued in this role for the next 12 years, playing an important role during this period of dramatic transformation in Brisbane. Urban Renewal of the inner city commenced, Local Area Plans were established in conjunction with character housing protection provision to retain Brisbane's distinctive "tin and timber' character. Ugly "six pack" units were banned with design guidelines overhauled and Suburban Centre Improvement Schemes were also commenced in 1996 to revitalise traditional local shopping strips and are now widespread throughout the city.

Quinn became Lord Mayor of Brisbane following Lord Mayor Jim Soorley's retirement from politics in 2003 after serving as deputy mayor since 1997.

Quinn, part of the left wing faction of the Labor Party, was subsequently defeated by Campbell Newman in March 2004.

References

(30 March 2000). "Labor romps home". Southern News.
Heywood, Lachlan. (31 May 2003). "Quinn quick to assert himself". [[The Courier-Mail]].
(19 February 2003). "Secret deal anoints Soorley's successor". [[The Courier-Mail]].
Corkill, Michael. (22 February 2003). "City hall's backroom bartering". [[The Gold Coast Bulletin]].
(7 April 2004). "The Mayor's moving on". [[Wynnum Herald]].

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