Lawrence Springborg
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Lawrence Springborg MP |
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Leader of the Opposition in Queensland Elections: 2004, 2006, 2009 |
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In office 14 February 2015 – 6 May 2016 |
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| Premier | Annastacia Palaszczuk |
| Deputy | John-Paul Langbroek |
| Preceded by | Annastacia Palaszczuk |
| Succeeded by | Tim Nicholls |
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In office 21 January 2008 – 2 April 2009 |
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| Premier | Anna Bligh |
| Deputy | Mark McArdle |
| Preceded by | Jeff Seeney |
| Succeeded by | John-Paul Langbroek |
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In office 4 February 2003 – 18 September 2006 |
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| Premier | Peter Beattie |
| Deputy |
Fiona Simpson Mark McArdle |
| Preceded by | Mike Horan |
| Succeeded by | Jeff Seeney |
| Minister for Health of Queensland | |
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In office 3 April 2012 – 14 February 2015 |
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| Premier | Campbell Newman |
| Preceded by | Geoff Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Cameron Dick |
| Deputy Leader of the Opposition of Queensland | |
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In office 2 April 2009 – 11 April 2011 |
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| Leader | John-Paul Langbroek |
| Preceded by | Mark McArdle |
| Succeeded by | Tim Nicholls |
| Minister for Natural Resources of Queensland | |
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In office 16 February 1998 – 26 June 1998 |
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| Premier | Rob Borbidge |
| Preceded by | Howard Hobbs |
| Succeeded by | Rod Welford |
| Member of the Queensland Parliament for Carnarvon | |
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In office 2 December 1989 – 19 September 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Peter McKechnie |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Member of the Queensland Parliament for Southern Downs Warwick (1992–2001) |
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Assumed office 19 September 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Des Booth |
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Lawrence James Springborg 17 February 1968 Inglewood, Queensland, Australia |
| Political party | Liberal National |
| Other political affiliations |
National (1989–2008) |
| Spouse(s) | Linda Springborg |
| Nickname(s) | The Borg |
Lawrence James Springborg (born 17 February 1968) is an Australian politician. He is a sitting member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and a former leader of the Liberal National Party of Queensland.
As Leader of the Queensland branch of the National Party, he led the National-Liberal coalition to defeats at both the 2004 and 2006 Queensland elections. He resigned as leader after his second election defeat, and was replaced by his former deputy, Jeff Seeney. However, after only 16 months as leader and facing poor opinion polling against Seeney, Springborg replaced him.
Following this defeat Springborg played a leading role in the creation of the Liberal National Party (LNP), becoming the party's first leader but resigning after he led it to defeat at the 2009 Queensland election. John-Paul Langbroek was elected as his successor, with Springborg elected as Deputy Leader. Following a move by the LNP organisation to install Brisbane Lord Mayor Campbell Newman as leader of the state Party from outside of Parliament, both Langbroek and Springborg lost their positions to Newman and Jeff Seeney respectively. The Newman-led LNP overwhelmingly won the 2012 election and Springborg became Minister for Health in the Newman Cabinet. After the 2015 election, Newman lost his electorate of Ashgrove and Springborg was once again elected leader of the LNP, with Langbroek serving as his deputy as the LNP returned to opposition after one term in office. On 6 May 2016, Springborg lost the leadership of the LNP to Tim Nicholls.
Born in 1968, Lawrence Springborg resided in the town Yelarbon for much of his younger life. He left school at the age of 14 and went on to work a farm on Queensland's Darling Downs for seven years before he was elected to Parliament in 1989 at the age of 21.
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