Leneen Forde | |
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| 22nd Governor of Queensland | |
| In office 29 July 1992 – 29 July 1997 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Premier | Wayne Goss Rob Borbidge |
| Preceded by | Sir Walter Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Peter Arnison |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mary Marguerite Leneen Kavanagh 12 May 1935 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada[1] |
| Spouses | Gerald Forde
(m. 1955; died 1966)Angus McDonald
(m. 1983; died 1993) |
| Relations | Frank Forde (father-in-law) |
| Alma mater | University of Queensland |
| Occupation | Solicitor |
Mary Marguerite Leneen Forde, AC DStJ (born 12 May 1935) is a retired solicitor and former Chancellor of Griffith University, who served as the 22nd Governor of Queensland from 1992 until 1997.[2] Forde chaired the Commission of Inquiry into Abuse of Children in Queensland Institutions during 1998 and 1999 that found systemic child abuse in government or non-government institutions between 1911 and 1999.
- ^ "Forde, Leneen AC". Herald and Weekly Times. Who's Who in Australia. 2002.
- ^ "Biography: Leneen Forde". Women in Law in Queensland. Supreme Court of Queensland Library. 2003. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2012.