James Gobbo
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Sir James Gobbo AC, CVO, QC |
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| 25th Governor of Victoria | |
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In office 24 April 1997 – 31 December 2000 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Premier |
Jeff Kennett Steve Bracks |
| Lieutenant | Adrienne Clarke |
| Preceded by | Richard McGarvie |
| Succeeded by | John Landy |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
22 March 1931 Melbourne, Victoria |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Spouse(s) | Shirley Lewis |
| Education |
University of Melbourne University of Oxford |
Sir James Augustine Gobbo AC, CVO, QC (born 22 March 1931) is a retired Australian jurist and was the 25th Governor of Victoria.
James Gobbo was born in Melbourne, Victoria, in 1931, to Italian parents who returned to Italy shortly after his birth, before returning to live permanently in Australia in 1938. He spoke no English at the time of his return, then aged 7.
Gobbo attended Xavier College where he won the 1948 APS Head of the River before studying law at the University of Melbourne during which time he lived at Newman College. In 1951 he was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship, with which he attained a Master of Arts degree at Magdalen College, Oxford University.
Gobbo married former librarian Shirley Lewis in 1957, and has five children. His son James Gobbo, Jr. was the Liberal candidate for the district of Bentleigh in the 2006 Victorian state election.
After many years as a barrister and later as a Queen's Counsel, Gobbo was appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria. He served from 18 July 1978 until he retired from the bench on 14 February 1994.
Gobbo served as Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria from 1995 until he was appointed Governor of Victoria in 1997 by HM Queen Elizabeth II on the advice of the Victorian premier, Jeff Kennett. He was the first Australian state governor of Italian descent.
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