Lawrence Springborg

Quick Facts

Full Name	Lawrence Springborg
Occupation	Former Leader Of The Opposition
Date Of Birth	Feb 17, 1968(1968-02-17)
Age	56
Birthplace	Inglewood
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Aquarius

Lawrence Springborg Biography

Lawrence Springborg is one of the most popular and richest Former Leader Of The Opposition who was born on February 17, 1968 in Inglewood, California, United States. Born in the year 1968, Lawrence Springborg resided in the town of Yelarbon for the majority of his childhood. He graduated from school at 14 and then went on to work on a farm in the Queensland’s Darling Downs for seven years before he was elected into Parliament in 1989, at an age of 21.

The 2001 state election resulted in a huge victory by the Labor Party, with Premier Peter Beattie going from a one-seat majority to a 22-seat majority and the Nationals were reduced to 12 seats of the 89-seat parliament. Following the defeat Springborg was elected as the Coalition of the Liberals was cut off and Springborg was elected as Deputy Opposition Leader.

The failure of the two conservative parties to sign a new Coalition agreement convinced Springborg of the need to merge the Liberals and Nationals at a state level. Presenting a proposal modelled on the Conservative Party of Canada, Springborg went about campaigning through 2004 for the support of both state party organisations in creating a new unified party.

The campaign for the 2004 state election relied heavily on Springborg’s personal profile. He literally ran for much of the campaign, appearing jogging through state forests on electoral advertising emphasising his physical fitness. The Nationals marketed Springborg merchandise extensively, including life-size cardboard cutouts. In a move unthinkable for Nationals of an earlier era, he appeared in a Courier-Mail photograph clad only in a towel and ironing his own shirt.

The Nationals continued to be in opposition until 1996 after which their Goss Labor government fell out of office following the state election. A resulting negative ruling within the Queensland Court of Disputed Returns and the subsequent by-election loss of Mundingburra’s seat. Mundingburra by Labor caused to the resignation of then premier Wayne Goss. The coalition of National-Liberal reformers took control in the government of Rob Borbidge but only with the backing of an independently elected MP Liz Cunningham. In 1998, just before the Borbidge government was ousted, Springborg was sworn in as Minister of Natural Resources, again setting records as the youngest Queensland minister.

Lawrence Springborg Net Worth

Lawrence Springborg is one of the richest Former Leader Of The Opposition from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lawrence Springborg 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Lawrence James Springborg (born 17 February 1968) is an Australian politician from Australia. He headed his party, the National Party in the Queensland Parliament from 2003 until 2006 and then in 2008 after which he became the leader for the newly merged Liberal National Party from 2008 until 2009. He was the leader of the LNP for a second time from 2015 until 2016 before announcing that he was retiring. He currently serves as the Mayor of the Goondiwindi Regional Council, having been elected in March of 2020.

The 1989 Queensland state election, Springborg became the youngest person to be elected to the parliament of Queensland by winning the safe Nationals seat in Carnarvon in the Darling Downs. The identical year the 32 year reign of the Nationals on a state level came to an end. Springborg was a representative of the younger generation of Nationals who were not a part of the long-serving ex- Premier Sir Joh Bjelke Petersen, as well as there were allegations of corruption as well as improper administration arising from the Fitzgerald Inquiry. Redistributions that followed forced Springborg to move to his seat in the Southern Downs.

Borbidge subsequently resigned as Leader of the Nationals and his place was taken by Mike Horan, father of international Rugby Union player Tim Horan. After widespread speculation and criticism, the Nationals elected Springborg as leader in 2003.

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As water management became an increasingly important issue during the drought, Springborg criticised Labor’s handling of the water issue. Amid speculation that the next state election would be called early, the Liberal Party deposed Quinn and elected Bruce Flegg as leader in his place, who has in the past had a poor relationship with Springborg. Springborg pressed Beattie to serve a full term and not call an election before one was due. On 15 August 2006, Beattie called an election for 9 September of that year. Springborg again conceded defeat at 8pm on 9 September 2006.

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Lawrence Ranked on the list of most popular Former Leader Of The Opposition. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Lawrence Springborg celebrates birthday on February 17 of every year.

After resuming the leadership he began renewed talks of a merger to form a single ‘non-Labor force’ in Queensland. On 26 July 2008 this became reality when both parties voted to form the Liberal National Party of Queensland.