Sally Anne Atkinson
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Sallyanne Atkinson AO |
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| 12th Lord Mayor of Brisbane | |
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In office 1985–1991 |
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| Preceded by | Roy Harvey |
| Succeeded by | Jim Soorley |
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| 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. In 2017 she is Chairman of the Museum of Brisbane, President of the Council of The Womens College at the University of Queensland and Chair of the Advisory Board of the Queensland Brain Institute at the University of Queensland.
Atkinson was born in Sydney. She attended Bishop's College and the Royal Naval School in Colombo, Sri Lanka and completed her secondary education at St Hilda's School on Queensland's Gold Coast. In 1960 she began an Arts degree at the University of Queensland, before becoming a journalist on the Brisbane Telegraph from 1960 to 1962, the Sydney Telegraph from 1962 to 1963, and the Courier Mail from 1963 to 1964. She completed her Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in History and Political Science, in 1967.
After joining the Liberal Party in the early 1970s Atkinson worked as a research assistant to the Hon Jim Killen, Minister for Defence,from 1975 to 1978, before being elected as Alderman for Indooroopilly in the Brisbane City Council in 1979.
She also wrote a number of books, including Sallyanne Atkinson's Brisbane Guide which was released in 1985.
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.
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