Lawrence Springborg

The Honourable Councillor Lawrence Springborg AM
Leader of the Opposition in Queensland Elections: 2004, 2006, 2009
In office 14 February 2015 – 6 May 2016
Premier	Annastacia Palaszczuk
Deputy	John-Paul Langbroek
Preceded by	Annastacia Palaszczuk
Succeeded by	Tim Nicholls
In office 21 January 2008 – 2 April 2009
Premier	Anna Bligh
Deputy	Fiona Simpson Mark McArdle
Preceded by	Jeff Seeney
Succeeded by	John-Paul Langbroek
In office 4 February 2003 – 18 September 2006
Premier	Peter Beattie
Deputy	Jeff Seeney
Preceded by	Mike Horan
Succeeded by	Jeff Seeney
Minister for Health of Queensland
In office 3 April 2012 – 14 February 2015
Premier	Campbell Newman
Preceded by	Geoff Wilson
Succeeded by	Cameron Dick
Shadow Minister for State Development, Major Projects, Infrastructure and Planning
In office 29 November 2010 – 11 April 2011
Leader	John-Paul Langbroek
Preceded by	David Gibson
Succeeded by	Jeff Seeney
Shadow Attorney-General Shadow Minister for Justice
In office 5 April 2009 – 29 November 2010
Leader	John-Paul Langbroek
Preceded by	Mike Horan
Succeeded by	Jarrod Bleijie
In office 2 July 1998 – 27 September 2005
Leader	Rob Borbidge Mike Horan Himself
Preceded by	Matt Foley
Succeeded by	Mark McArdle
Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations
In office 5 April 2009 – 29 November 2010
Leader	John-Paul Langbroek
Preceded by	Steve Dickson
Succeeded by	Jann Stuckey
Deputy Leader of the Opposition of Queensland Deputy Leader of the Liberal National Party
In office 2 April 2009 – 11 April 2011
Leader	John-Paul Langbroek
Preceded by	Mark McArdle
Succeeded by	Tim Nicholls (Opposition) Jeff Seeney (LNP)
Deputy Leader of the Queensland National Party
In office 26 February 1999 – 2 March 2001
Leader	Rob Borbidge
Preceded by	Mike Horan
Succeeded by	Vaughan Johnson
Minister for Natural Resources of Queensland
In office 16 February 1998 – 26 June 1998
Premier	Rob Borbidge
Preceded by	Howard Hobbs
Succeeded by	Rod Welford
Queensland Government Chief Whip
In office 20 February 1996 – 16 February 1998
Premier	Rob Borbidge
Preceded by	Don Livingstone
Succeeded by	Rob Mitchell
Member of the Queensland Parliament for Southern Downs
In office 17 February 2001 – 25 November 2017
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	James Lister
Member of the Queensland Parliament for Warwick
In office 19 September 1992 – 17 February 2001
Preceded by	Des Booth
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Member of the Queensland Parliament for Carnarvon
In office 2 December 1989 – 19 September 1992
Preceded by	Peter McKechnie
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Mayor of the Goondiwindi Region
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 March 2020
Preceded by	Graeme Scheu
Personal details
Born	Lawrence James Springborg (1968-02-17) 17 February 1968 (age 56) Inglewood, Queensland, Australia
Political party	Liberal National
Other political affiliations	National (1989–2008)
Spouse	Linda Springborg
Nickname	The Borg

Lawrence James Springborg AM (born 17 February 1968) is an Australian politician. He led the 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 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.^[1]

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.^[2] 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.^[3] On 6 May 2016, Springborg lost the leadership of the LNP to Tim Nicholls.^[4]