Bryan Vincent Walsh was Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Australia from 1975 to 1976.[1]
Bryan Vincent Walsh | |
|---|---|
| 9th Lord Mayor of Brisbane | |
| In office 1975–1976 | |
| Preceded by | Clem Jones |
| Succeeded by | Frank Sleeman |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labor (since 1949) |
Career
editBefore being elected to the Brisbane City Council, Walsh was a schoolteacher. He joined the Ashgrove branch of the Labor Party in 1949.[1]
In late 1974 Lord Mayor of Brisbane Clem Jones announced he would not stand in the upcoming election. After resigning the following year he was replaced by Walsh (who had been vice-mayor).[2] Walsh served as Lord Mayor for nine months before losing his seat at the 1976 election.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Brisbane's Lord Mayors | Brisbane City Council". www.brisbane.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ Cribb, Margaret N. B. (1975). "Australian political chronicle September-December 1974: Queensland" (PDF). Australian Journal of Politics and History. 21: 73–78.
- ^ Caulfield, Janice; Wanna, John (1 January 1995). Power and Politics in the City: Brisbane in Transition. Macmillan Education AU. ISBN 9780732929992.
- ^ Cribb, Margaret N. B. (1976). "Australian political chronicle January-June 1976: Queensland" (PDF). Australian Journal of Politics and History. 22: 411–416.
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