Sallyanne Atkinson AO (born 23 July 1942, née Kerr) is an Australian former politician who served as Lord Mayor of Brisbane from 1985 to 1991 in Queensland, Australia.

[6] After joining the Liberal Party in the early 1970s Atkinson worked as a research assistant to the Hon Jim Killen, Minister for Defence, from 1975 to 1978,[7] before being elected as Alderman for Indooroopilly in the Brisbane City Council in 1979.

[8] She was eventually defeated in 1991 in a narrow upset election win by Jim Soorley, who received preferences from the Greens candidate Drew Hutton.

[8] After leaving the position as Lord Mayor of Brisbane, she became the first woman on the boards of several major companies, including Caltex,[9] She unsuccessfully ran as the Liberal candidate for the federal seat of Rankin at the 1993 election.

Professor Peter Sheehan AO stated during an ACU Graduation Address in 2004, "Sallyanne Atkinson is a most distinguished Australian, an eminent Queenslander, and has brought great credit to the city of Brisbane.

[13] In the early 2000's Sallyanne served as a board member and then chairperson of Binna Burra Lodge, in Lamington National Park.