Penelope Wensley
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The Honourable Penelope Wensley AC |
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| 25th Governor of Queensland | |
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In office 29 July 2008 – 29 July 2014 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Premier |
Anna Bligh Campbell Newman |
| Preceded by | Quentin Bryce |
| Succeeded by | Paul de Jersey |
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Penelope Anne Wensley 18 October 1946 Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Spouse(s) | Stuart McCosker |
| Alma mater | Penrith High School University of Queensland |
| Occupation | Public servant, Governor |
Penelope Anne "Penny" Wensley AC (born 18 October 1946) is a former Australian public servant, who was the Governor of Queensland from 2008 to 2014.
Born in Toowoomba, Queensland, she was educated at Penrith High School in New South Wales, the Rosa Bassett School in London (UK), and the University of Queensland where she graduated with a first class honours degree in English and French literature. She was a resident of the Women's College there. She joined the Australian Public Service (Department of External Affairs) in 1967. Wensley was posted to Paris (1969–1972), returned to work in Australia, and then given a posting in Mexico (1975–1977). She and her husband, Stuart McCosker, a veterinary surgeon, had a daughter while posted in Mexico.
Her next diplomatic appointment was in Wellington, New Zealand (1982–1985). She was consul general in Hong Kong from 1986–1988. From 1991 to 1992, she was head of the International Organisations Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. In 1994, Wensley was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Philosophy by the University of Queensland. Wensley was Ambassador for Environment from 1992 to 1996. She then became the first woman to be Australian Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York in 1997.
She was then appointed as the first female Australian High Commissioner to India, a role she held until 2004. From 2005 to 2008, she was Australia's Ambassador to France, and non-resident Ambassador to Algeria, Mauritania and Morocco.
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