Quentin Bryce
Dame Quentin Alice Louise Bryce AD CVO (born December 23, 1942 in Brisbane , Queensland ) is an Australian lawyer and politician . She was Governor General of Australia from September 5, 2008 to March 28, 2014 .
Life
Quentin Bryce grew up with three siblings in Southwest Queensland. Her father, Norman Strachan, oversaw wool processing machines. She received her higher education in Brisbane , where she graduated from the University of Queensland in 1965 with a law degree. That same year she was as only the third woman in Queensland as barrister admitted. From 1968 to 1983 she taught law at the University of Queensland, becoming the first woman in the university's history. In 1984, Bryce became the first director of the Women's Information Center, part of the Queensland Office for Women’s Affairs. In 1987 she became head of the Commission for Human Rights and Equality. From 1989 to 1993 she served as director of the Australian Federal Office for Equality. From 1993 to 1996 she became the first head of the National Childcare Accreditation Council. From 1997 to 2003 she directed The Women's College at the University of Sydney .
2003 Quentin Bryce was on the advice of Peter Beattie , the then Prime Minister of the State of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. To the Governor appointed by Queensland and was doing the second woman who was offered the position.
On April 13, 2008, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd , also a Queenslander, announced her appointment as Governor General of Australia. In this office she was sworn in as the first woman and in succession to Major General Michael Jefferey on September 5, 2008.
Honors
- 1988, Officer of the Order of Australia , for community service, and for women and children in particular.
- 2003, Companion of the Order of Australia
- 2014, Lady of the Order of Australia
Private
In 1964 she married today's Professor Michael Bryce, with whom she has two daughters and three sons.
Web links
- Their Excellencies the Honorable Quentin Bryce AC CVO and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE ( Memento of March 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Minutes of the press conference by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd ( Memento of the original from July 19, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ BBC NEWS: New governor general in Australia
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| SURNAME | Bryce, Quentin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bryce, Quentin Alice Louise (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian lawyer and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 23, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brisbane , Queensland, Australia |