Adrian Schrinner
Adrian Jurgen Schrinner (born 1977) became the 17th Lord Mayor of Brisbane on 8 April 2019. Schrinner was first elected as the Councillor for Chandler Ward in 2005 and promoted to Civic Cabinet three years later. When Graham Quirk was appointed to the role of Lord Mayor in 2011, Schrinner became the youngest Deputy Mayor in Brisbane’s history. Prior to his entry into politics, Schrinner worked in his family’s small cleaning business and was in the Royal Australian Air Force from 1995 to 1997. During his time as Lord Mayor, Schrinner has helped guide Brisbane through the coronavirus pandemic, the rebuild and recovery following the February 2022 Flood, and a global supply chain and inflation crisis, while overseeing a major program of infrastructure delivery and spending in the suburbs. Schrinner has also been a vocal advocate for Federal and State Government investment in road and transport infrastructure, a new Queensland trial of Daylight Saving Time and the opening of the Federal Government’s empty Pinkenba Quarantine Facility for emergency accommodation during the Queensland housing crisis. Personal life 
Schrinner was raised in Brisbane's south-eastern suburbs by German father Jürgen and Australian mother Beryl. An aviation enthusiast, Schrinner began working in his family’s small cleaning business to fund flying lessons. He qualified to fly light aircraft solo at age sixteen and commenced training to become an officer in the Royal Australian Air Force  once he graduated from high school. His time at the Australian Defence Force Academy in Canberra sparked his interest in politics. He completed a Bachelor of Arts through the University of Queensland while working as a cleaner and delivery driver. Schrinner now lives in the suburb of Carindale, Queensland with his wife, Nina, and their four young children, Octavia, Wolfgang, Monash and Petra. Political career 

Schrinner was elected as the Councillor for Chandler Ward in the 2005 by-election when the previous councillor Michael Caltabiano was elected to state parliament. Three years later, Schrinner was promoted to Civic Cabinet as the Chairman of the Finance and Administration Committee. This committee was later expanded to become the Finance, Administration and Economic Development Committee. Following the resignation of Campbell Newman as Lord Mayor in March 2011, the Council appointed Deputy Mayor Graham Quirk to the role of Lord Mayor. At the same meeting, Schrinner became the youngest Deputy Mayor in Brisbane’s history. While Deputy Mayor, Schrinner oversaw major projects such as the $1.5 billion Legacy Way Tunnel; open level crossing eliminations at Bald Hills and Geebung; reconstruction of the New Farm Riverwalk following the 2011 Queensland flood; a major reform of car parking management across the city, including the introduction of free 15-minute parking and the delivery of the Brisbane Metro project. Schrinner succeeded Graham Quirk as Lord Mayor following Quirk’s resignation in 2019. Schrinner Council 
In his inaugural speech as Lord Mayor, Schrinner announced the city’s biggest investment in parks and green space and promised to make “the Brisbane of tomorrow even better than the Brisbane of today.”

His first commitments as Lord Mayor included the construction of new green bridges and the city’s biggest investment in parks and green space. Parks and green space 
When Schrinner first became Lord Mayor in 2019, he declared he would be a Lord Mayor who “champions extra parks for Brisbane and works to increase our green space.”

Since then, work has begun on a major transformation of Victoria Park following the closure of the golf course, a new miniature theme park has opened in Kedron, a 150-hectare park is being created at Archerfield Wetlands as part of the Oxley Creek Transformation, shade sails or mature trees are being installed in every single playground and work is progressing on two major sports and recreation precincts at Murarrie and Nudgee. In addition to this, more than 40,000 street trees have been planted across Brisbane since Schrinner became Lord Mayor and 4400 hectares of bushland have been preserved as part of the city’s Bushland Acquisition Program. In 2023, Schrinner also announced a bold plan to rehabilitate the city’s two barren quarries at Mt Coot-tha and Mt Gravatt into green and recreational spaces. Suburbs 
In 2022, Schrinner announced a Suburbs First Guarantee, which would direct at least 80 per cent of all Council investment to be spent in Brisbane’s suburbs. In the 2023-24 Budget, 87 per cent of all spending will be spent in the suburbs, which Schrinner said would “include a record spend on new and improved footpaths and regular local road resurfacing projects.”

Roads and transport 
In 2019, Schrinner announced a green bridge-building program to help encourage more people to walk or ride across the Brisbane River rather than using a car and contributing to road congestion. Construction on the Kangaroo Point green bridge began in 2021, with construction of the Breakfast Creek green bridge starting shortly after in 2022. Since Schrinner took office, work on the Brisbane Metro project has also progressed with the first Brisbane Metro vehicle clocking up enough kilometres to travel between Brisbane and Sydney several times over during rigorous testing. The Brisbane Metro depot in Rochedale is also nearing completion, ready for Brisbane Metro services to commence in the 2024-25 financial year. Schrinner has also discussed opportunities to expand Brisbane Metro east to Capalaba, north to Chermside and to Brisbane Airport with support from other levels of government. Despite political opponents threatening to cut road funding, Schrinner has been a staunch advocate for investing more in roads and work on Brisbane’s biggest road project is currently underway with the removal of the Indooroopilly roundabout on Moggill Road. The Moggill Road upgrade is being delivered as part of a $3.8 billion four-year infrastructure spending program, which also includes record spending on road resurfacing, suburban intersection upgrades and congestion-busting initiatives. Notes

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Living people
Mayors and Lord Mayors of Brisbane
Politicians from Brisbane
Liberal National Party of Queensland politicians
Queensland local councillors
University of Queensland alumni
1977 births