Jeannette Young | |
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_2.jpg) Young in 2020 | |
| 27th Governor of Queensland | |
| Assumed office 1 November 2021 | |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| Premier | Annastacia Palaszczuk Steven Miles David Crisafulli |
| Preceded by | Paul de Jersey |
| Chief Health Officer of Queensland | |
| In office 17 August 2005 – 1 November 2021 | |
| Deputy | Sonya Bennett (2020–2021) Peter Aitken (2021) Lynne McKinlay (2021) James Smith (2021) |
| Preceded by | Gerry FitzGerald |
| Succeeded by | John Gerrard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1963 (age 60–61)[1] Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Spouse |
Graeme Nimmo (m. 2000) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | St Ives High School |
| Alma mater | |
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Jeannette Rosita Young AC PSM (born 1963) is an Australian medical doctor and administrator who is currently Governor of Queensland, since 1 November 2021. Before being sworn in as Governor, Young was Chief Health Officer of Queensland from 2005 to 2021.[3][4]
- ^ "The Governor's Biography". Government House Queensland. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ Miles, Janelle (4 December 2020). "'I lost eight people in one shift': CHO's horror night". The Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Bundaberg Hospital Commission of Inquiry – Statement of Dr. Jeanette Rosita Young" (PDF). Queensland Public Hospitals Commission of Inquiry. 20 May 2005. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ Lynch, Lydia (30 April 2020). "Jeannette Young: who is the woman leading Queensland's fight against COVID-19?". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
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