Adrian Schrinner officially sworn in as Brisbane’s 17th Lord Mayor

Adrian Schrinner has officially been sworn in as Brisbane’s 17th Lord Mayor at a special meeting of Council.

Cr Adrian Schrinner has been sworn in as Brisbane’s Lord Mayor. Picture: Richard Walker/AAP

ADRIAN Schrinner has officially been sworn in as Brisbane’s 17th Lord Mayor at a special meeting of Council.

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His elevation to the top job followed Graham Quirk’s shock decision to bow out of politics after eight years as Lord Mayor and more than three decades in local government.

At a packed meeting at City Hall, the council voted Cr Schrinner into the job despite opposition from Labor councillors.

Holland Park Ward councillor Krista Adams was also voted in as Deputy Mayor.

Among those in attendance were former Lord Mayors Campbell Newman and Sallyanne Atkinson, as well as Cr Schrinner’s predecessor Cr Quirk.

Cr Schrinner’s family, including wife Nina and his four young children, also watched on.

Former mayors Graham Quirk and Campbell Newman at the Brisbane City Council meeting for incoming Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner. Picture: Richard Walker/AAP

In his inaugural address, the new Lord Mayor said his focus would be about ensuring the Brisbane of tomorrow is better than the Brisbane of today.

He promised his administration would both build and protect.

“It’s a city whose best years are yet to come,” he said.

“The true strength of our team has been our passion and love for our city and its suburbs.”

Cr Schrinner said working for his parents’ small cleaning business shaped who he was today.

He thanked his colleagues for their trust and support, and also paid tribute to his “amazing” wife.

“She has been my lighthouse and safe harbour,” he said.

Labor councillors used the meeting to criticise the new Lord Mayor, labelling him a career politician.

Council Opposition Leader Peter Cumming claimed Cr Schrinner and his new deputy had been involved in financial scandals that had cost the city millions of dollars.

“In what other workplace on Earth would people with this scandalous record of extravagant failure be promoted, instead of sacked,” he said.