Margaret Beazley
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Margaret Beazley | |
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39th Governor of New South Wales | |
Assumed office 2 May 2019 | |
Nominated by | Gladys Berejiklian |
Appointed by | Elizabeth II |
Preceded by | David Hurley |
President of the New South Wales Court of Appeal | |
In office 1 March 2013 – 27 February 2019 | |
Preceded by | James Allsop |
Succeeded by | Andrew Bell |
Judge of the Federal Court of Australia | |
In office 1 January 1993 – 28 April 1996 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Sydney, New South Wales | 23 July 1951
Nationality | Australian |
Spouse(s) | Dennis Wilson |
Children | Erin, Lauren and Anthony Sullivan |
Education |
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Alma mater | University of Sydney |
Margaret Joan Beazley, AO, QC (born 23 July 1951) is an Australian jurist. She is the 39th and current Governor of New South Wales since 2 May 2019.[1] She was the president of the New South Wales Court of Appeal, the first woman to hold the office, from 2013 until February 2019.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Sas, Nick (13 January 2019). "New NSW Governor Margaret Beazley fights back tears as she accepts role". ABC News. Australia. Retrieved 13 January 2019.