Andrew Antoniolli
Andrew Antoniolli | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Ipswich | |
| In office 28 August 2017 – 2 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Pisasale |
| Succeeded by | Council dismissed |
| Councillor for Division 7, Ipswich City Council | |
| In office 2000–2017 | |
| Preceded by | Gerard Pender |
| Succeeded by | David Martin |
| Councillor for Division 3, Ipswich City Council | |
| Assumed office 11 April 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Fechner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 13, 1971 Ipswich, Queensland, Australia |
| Political party | Independent (formerly Labor) |
| Children | 5 |
| Occupation | Former Queensland Police Service officer, Councillor |
Andrew Francis Antoniolli is an Australian local government politician from Ipswich, Queensland. A former Queensland Police officer, Antoniolli began his political career in 2000 when he was elected as the Division 7 councillor for Ipswich City Council, succeeding Gerard Pender. He held that position until 2017, when he was elected Mayor of Ipswich following the resignation of Paul Pisasale.
Antoniolli campaigned on a platform of “accountability and transparency”, but his mayoral tenure was short-lived. In May 2018, he was charged with multiple counts of fraud by the Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) over his use of council funds to purchase charity auction items. He was found guilty in 2019 and received a suspended jail sentence, but successfully appealed the conviction in 2020 and was acquitted.