Editing Lawrence Springborg (section)

{{Short description|Australian politician (born 1968)}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|honorific-prefix = [[The Honourable]] Councillor
|name             = Lawrence Springborg
|honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100|AM}}
|image            = File:LawSpr b.jpg
|office           = [[Leader of the Opposition (Queensland)|Leader of the Opposition in Queensland]]<br /><small>Elections: [[2004 Queensland state election|2004]], [[2006 Queensland state election|2006]], [[2009 Queensland state election|2009]]</small>
|term_start       = 14 February 2015
|term_end         = 6 May 2016
|premier          = [[Annastacia Palaszczuk]]
|deputy           = [[John-Paul Langbroek]]
|predecessor      = [[Annastacia Palaszczuk]]
|successor        = [[Tim Nicholls]]
|term_start1      = 21 January 2008
|term_end1        = 2 April 2009
|premier1         = [[Anna Bligh]]
|deputy1          = [[Fiona Simpson]]<br />[[Mark McArdle]]
|predecessor1     = [[Jeff Seeney]]
|successor1       = [[John-Paul Langbroek]]
|term_start2      = 4 February 2003
|term_end2        = 18 September 2006
|premier2         = [[Peter Beattie]]
|deputy2          = [[Jeff Seeney]]
|predecessor2     = [[Mike Horan (politician)|Mike Horan]]
|successor2       = [[Jeff Seeney]]

|office3          = Minister for Health of Queensland
|term_start3      = 3 April 2012
|term_end3        = 14 February 2015
|premier3         = [[Campbell Newman]]
|predecessor3     = [[Geoff Wilson (Australian politician)|Geoff Wilson]]
|successor3       = [[Cameron Dick]]

|office4          = Shadow Minister for State Development, Major Projects, Infrastructure and Planning
|term_start4      = 29 November 2010
|term_end4        = 11 April 2011
|leader4          = [[John-Paul Langbroek]]
|predecessor4     = [[David Gibson (Australian politician)|David Gibson]]
|successor4       = [[Jeff Seeney]]

|office5          = Shadow Attorney-General<br />Shadow Minister for Justice
|term_start5      = 5 April 2009
|term_end5        = 29 November 2010
|leader5          = [[John-Paul Langbroek]]
|predecessor5     = [[Mike Horan (politician)|Mike Horan]]
|successor5       = [[Jarrod Bleijie]]
|term_start6      = 2 July 1998
|term_end6        = 27 September 2005
|leader6          = [[Rob Borbidge]]<br />[[Mike Horan (politician)|Mike Horan]]<br />Himself
|predecessor6     = [[Matt Foley (politician)|Matt Foley]]
|successor6       = [[Mark McArdle]]

|office7          = Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations
|term_start7      = 5 April 2009
|term_end7        = 29 November 2010
|leader7          = [[John-Paul Langbroek]]
|predecessor7     = [[Steve Dickson]]
|successor7       = [[Jann Stuckey]]

|office8          = [[Leader of the Opposition (Queensland)|Deputy Leader of the Opposition of Queensland]]<br />Deputy Leader of the [[Liberal National Party of Queensland|Liberal National Party]]
|term_start8      = 2 April 2009
|term_end8        = 11 April 2011
|leader8          = [[John-Paul Langbroek]]
|predecessor8     = [[Mark McArdle]]
|successor8       = [[Tim Nicholls]] <small>(Opposition)</small><br />[[Jeff Seeney]] <small>(LNP)</small>

|office9          = Deputy Leader of the<br />[[National Party of Australia – Queensland|Queensland National Party]]
|term_start9      = 26 February 1999
|term_end9        = 2 March 2001
|leader9          = [[Rob Borbidge]]
|predecessor9     = [[Mike Horan (politician)|Mike Horan]]
|successor9       = [[Vaughan Johnson (politician)|Vaughan Johnson]]

|office10         = Minister for Natural Resources of Queensland 
|term_start10     = 16 February 1998 
|term_end10       = 26 June 1998
|premier10        = [[Rob Borbidge]] 
|predecessor10    = [[Howard Hobbs]] 
|successor10      = [[Rod Welford]]

|office11         = Queensland Government Chief Whip
|term_start11     = 20 February 1996	
|term_end11       = 16 February 1998
|premier11        = [[Rob Borbidge]]
|predecessor11    = [[Don Livingstone]]
|successor11      = [[Rob Mitchell (Queensland politician)|Rob Mitchell]]

|office12         = Member of the [[Queensland Parliament]] for [[Electoral district of Southern Downs|Southern Downs]]
|term_start12     = 17 February 2001
|term_end12       = 25 November 2017
|predecessor12    = ''New seat''
|successor12      = [[James Lister (politician)|James Lister]]

|office13         = Member of the [[Queensland Parliament]] for [[Electoral district of Warwick|Warwick]]
|term_start13     = 19 September 1992
|term_end13       = 17 February 2001
|predecessor13    = [[Des Booth]]
|successor13      = ''Seat abolished''

|office14         = Member of the [[Queensland Parliament]] for [[Electoral district of Carnarvon|Carnarvon]] 
|term_start14     = 2 December 1989
|term_end14       = 19 September 1992
|predecessor14    = [[Peter McKechnie]]
|successor14      = ''Seat abolished''

|office15         = Mayor of the [[Goondiwindi Region]]
|term_start15     = 28 March 2020
|term_end15       = 
|predecessor15    = Graeme Scheu
|successor15      = 

|birth_name=Lawrence James Springborg
|birth_date       = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1968|02|17}}
|birth_place      = [[Inglewood, Queensland]], Australia
|residence        =
|death_date       =
|death_place      =
|party            = [[Liberal National Party of Queensland|Liberal National]]
|otherparty       = [[National Party of Australia – Queensland|National]] (1989–2008)
|majority3        =
|spouse           = Linda Springborg
|religion         =
|children         =
|nickname         = The Borg
|footnotes        =
}}

'''Lawrence James Springborg''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AM}} (born 17 February 1968) is an Australian politician. He led the [[National Party of Australia – Queensland|National Party]] in the [[Queensland Parliament]] from 2003 to 2006 and again in 2008, before becoming the first leader of the merged [[Liberal National Party of Queensland|Liberal National Party]] from 2008 to 2009. He led the LNP again from 2015 to 2016 before announcing his retirement. He currently serves as Mayor of [[Goondiwindi Regional Council]], having been elected in March 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Electoral Commission of Queensland |url=https://prodresults.elections.qld.gov.au/lga2020/030/mayor |website=Goondiwindi Regional Mayor - Results |publisher=ECQ}}</ref>

As Leader of the Queensland branch of the [[National Party of Australia – Queensland|National Party]], he led the National-Liberal coalition to defeats at both the [[2004 Queensland state election|2004]] and [[2006 Queensland state election|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 of Queensland|Liberal National Party]] (LNP), becoming the party's first leader but resigning after he led it to defeat at the [[2009 Queensland state election|2009 Queensland election]]. [[John-Paul Langbroek]] was elected as his successor, with Springborg elected as Deputy Leader.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25279082-29277,00.html |title=John-Paul Langbroek elected new leader of Queensland LNP |date=2 April 2009 |agency=AAP |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090406042824/http://www.news.com.au/story/0%2C27574%2C25279082-29277%2C00.html |archivedate= 6 April 2009 }}</ref> 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 Queensland state election|2012 election]] and Springborg became Minister for Health in the Newman Cabinet. After the [[2015 Queensland state election|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-07/lawrence-springborg-new-lnp-leader-queensland/6077536|title=Lawrence Springborg elected as new Queensland LNP leader, John-Paul Langbroek as deputy|work=ABC News|date=7 February 2015|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207094509/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-07/lawrence-springborg-new-lnp-leader-queensland/6077536|archivedate=7 February 2015}}</ref> On 6 May 2016, Springborg [[2016 Liberal National Party of Queensland leadership election|lost]] the leadership of the LNP to [[Tim Nicholls]].<ref name="spill2016">{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-06/lnp-leadership-decided-after-partyroom-meeting/7389500|title=Tim Nicholls topples Lawrence Springborg to become Queensland LNP leader|work=ABC News|date=6 May 2016}}</ref>