Quentin Bryce facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Dame Quentin Bryce
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| 25th Governor-General of Australia | |
| In office 5 September 2008 – 28 March 2014 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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. Before this she was the Governor of Queensland and she used to be a lawyer.
For her community works she was created a Dame of Grace of the Order of St John in 2003. 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.
Images for kids
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Quentin and Michael Bryce
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Bryce at Floriade, the national flower show in Canberra on 3 October 2010.
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Bryce (far right) during a March 2009 visit to Africa.
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Former Australia Prime Minister Julia Gillard with Quentin Bryce, former Governor-General of Australia.
