The governor-general of Australia is the representative of the monarch,currently King Charles III,in Australia. The governor-general is appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the prime minister. The governor-general has formal presidency over the Federal Executive Council and is commander-in-chief of the Australian Defence Force. The functions of the governor-general include appointing ministers,judges,and ambassadors;giving royal assent to legislation passed by parliament;issuing writs for election;and bestowing Australian honours.
Dame Marie Roslyn Bashir is the former and second longest-serving Governor of New South Wales. Born in Narrandera,New South Wales,Bashir graduated from the University of Sydney in 1956 and held various medical positions,with a particular emphasis in psychiatry. In 1993 Bashir was appointed the Clinical Director of Mental Health Services for the Central Sydney Area Health Service,a position she held until appointed governor on 1 March 2001. She has also served as the Chancellor of the University of Sydney (2007–2012). Bashir retired on 1 October 2014 and was succeeded as governor by General David Hurley.
Sir Guy Stephen Montague Green,is a retired Australian judge who served as the Governor of Tasmania from 1995 to 2003. He was the first Tasmanian-born governor of the state,although not the first Australian-born.
The Administrator of the Northern Territory is an official appointed by the Governor-General of Australia to represent the government of the Commonwealth in the Northern Territory,Australia. They perform functions similar to those of a state governor.
General Sir Peter John Cosgrove,is an Australian retired senior Army officer who served as the 26th governor-general of Australia,in office from 2014 to 2019.
The Anglican Church Grammar School (ACGS),formerly the Church of England Grammar School and commonly referred to as Churchie,is an independent,Anglican,day and boarding school for boys,located in East Brisbane,an inner suburb of Brisbane,Queensland,Australia.
Sir Walter "Wally" Benjamin Campbell,was an Australian judge,administrator and governor. He was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland,Chancellor of the University of Queensland and the 21st Governor of Queensland from 1985 to 1992.
Sir Alan James Mansfield,was an Australian barrister,judge,and the 18th Governor of Queensland,serving from 1966 until 1972.
Keith Rayner is a retired Australian Anglican bishop and a former Anglican Primate of Australia. He served as Archbishop of Melbourne from 1990 to 1999,Archbishop of Adelaide from 1975 to 1990 and Bishop of Wangaratta from 1969 to 1975.
Margaret Joan Beazley,,is an Australian jurist who is the 39th and current governor of New South Wales,serving since 2 May 2019. She was the president of the New South Wales Court of Appeal,the first woman to hold the office,from 2013 until February 2019.
Hieu Van Le,was the 35th governor of South Australia,in office from 1 September 2014 to 31 August 2021. He served as the state's lieutenant-governor from 2007 to 2014. He also served as chair of the South Australian Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs Commission (SAMEAC) from 2006 to 2009. Le is the first person of Asian heritage to be appointed a state governor in Australia,and first person of Vietnamese background to be appointed to a vice-regal position anywhere in the world.
Malcolm John Hazell,is a retired Australian public servant. He was the Official Secretary to two Governors-General of Australia,Peter Hollingworth (2003) and Major General Michael Jeffery (2003–2008).
Linda Marion Dessau is an Australian jurist and barrister who served as the 29th Governor of Victoria from 2015 to 2023. She is the first female and the first Jewish holder of the office. She was previously a judge of the Family Court of Australia from 1995 to 2013.
Michael John Strachan Bryce,was an Australian architect and graphic and industrial designer. He was the husband of the 25th governor-general of Australia,Dame Quentin Bryce.
Tim Walsh is an Australian rugby union coach and a former professional player. He is currently head coach of the Australian women's sevens team and was previously head coach of the Australian men's sevens team. Walsh played as a fly-half for the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby,and for several professional teams in England and Italy. He is a former captain of the Australian men's sevens team.
Lloyd Clive McDermott,also known as Mullenjaiwakka,was an Australian barrister and rugby union player. He was the first Australian Aboriginal barrister and the second Aboriginal person to represent his country in rugby union,playing for the Wallabies against the New Zealand All Blacks in 1962. During South Africa's era of apartheid,McDermott made a principled decision to withdraw from the squad rather than play as an "honorary white" on a subsequent South African tour.
The Honourable or The Honorable is an honorific style that is used as a prefix before the names or titles of certain people,usually with official governmental or diplomatic positions.
Walter Sofronoff is an Australian jurist and lawyer who served as the President of the Queensland Court of Appeal (2017–2022) and as the Solicitor-General of Queensland from 2005 to 2014.
Jeannette Rosita Young is an Australian medical doctor and administrator who is the current Governor of the state of Queensland. Before being sworn in as Governor,Young was the Chief Health Officer of Queensland from 2005 to 2021.
