Quentin Bryce
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The Honourable Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO |
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| 25th Governor-General of Australia | |
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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 | |
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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 |
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| Born |
Quentin Alice Louise Strachan 23 December 1942 Brisbane, Queensland |
| Spouse(s) | Michael Bryce |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | University of Queensland |
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Viceregal styles of Quentin Bryce (2008–2014) |
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| Reference style | Her Excellency the Honourable |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Alternative style | Ma'am |
Dame Quentin Alice Louise Bryce AD, CVO (née Strachan; born 23 December 1942) was the 25th Governor-General of Australia, holding office from September 2008 until March 2014. She was the first woman to hold the position, and was previously the Governor of Queensland from 2003 to 2008.
Born in Brisbane, Queensland, Bryce was raised in Ilfracombe, with her family subsequently living in a number of country towns around Australia. She attended the University of Queensland, where she completed a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws, becoming one of the first women accepted to the Queensland Bar.
In 1968, Bryce became the first woman appointed as a faculty member of the law school where she had studied, and in 1978 she joined the new National Women's Advisory Council. This was followed by appointment to a number of positions, including the first Director of the Queensland Women's Information Service, the Queensland Director of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, and the Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner in 1988. Her services to the community saw her appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1988, and a Companion of the Order of Australia and Dame of the Order of St John of Jerusalem in 2003. In 2011, Elizabeth II invested Bryce as a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order at Government House.
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