This biographical article is written like a résumé .(July 2023) |
Peter Arnison | |
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23rd Governor of Queensland | |
In office 29 July 1997 –29 July 2003 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Premier | Rob Borbidge Peter Beattie |
Preceded by | Leneen Forde |
Succeeded by | Quentin Bryce |
Personal details | |
Born | Lismore,New South Wales | 21 October 1940
Military service | |
Allegiance | Australia |
Branch/service | Australian Army |
Years of service | 1959–1996 |
Rank | Major General |
Commands | Land Commander Australia (1994–96) 1st Division (1991–94) 3rd Brigade (1987–88) Land Warfare Centre (1985–86) 5th/7th Battalion,Royal Australian Regiment (1981–82) |
Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
Awards | Companion of the Order of Australia Commander of the Royal Victorian Order |
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For the year prior to his appointment as governor,Arnison was the executive director of Allied Rubber Products,a manufacturing firm. He is a former Chancellor of Queensland University of Technology, [1] and is Chairman of Panbio Limited, [2] Chairman of the Centre for Military and Veterans' Health,Director of Energex Limited, [3] Governor of the Queensland Community Foundation,and on the board of directors of the Australian Multicultural Foundation. [4]
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