Quentin Bryce
25th Governor-General of Australia
Dame Quentin Alice Louise Bryce AD, CVO (née Strachan; born 23 December 1942) was the 25th Governor-General of Australia, from September 2008 to March 2014. She was the first woman to be the Governor-General.[1] Before this she was the Governor of Queensland and she used to be a lawyer.
Dame Quentin Bryce | |
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25th Governor-General of Australia | |
In office 5 September 2008 – 28 March 2014 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard Tony Abbott |
Preceded by | Michael Jeffery |
Succeeded by | Sir Peter Cosgrove |
24th Governor of Queensland | |
In office 29 July 2003 – 29 July 2008 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Premier | Peter Beattie Anna Bligh |
Preceded by | Peter Arnison |
Succeeded by | Penelope Wensley |
Personal details | |
Born | Quentin Alice Louise Strachan 23 December 1942 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
Spouse(s) | Michael Bryce |
Children | 5 |
Alma mater | University of Queensland |
For her community works she was created a Dame of Grace of the Order of St John in 2003.[2] If she were not already a Dame, she would have become a Dame of Justice when she became Prior of the Australian Priory of the Order of St John.
References
change- ↑ Pollard, Ruth (13 April 2008). "Rudd appoints female G-G". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 April 2008.
- ↑ "Ms Quentin Bryce, AC: 24th Governor of Queensland" (PDF). Government House Queensland. February 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2004. Retrieved 16 July 2011.