Margaret Gardner

Margaret Gardner
30th Governor of Victoria
Assumed office
9 August 2023
MonarchCharles III
PremierDaniel Andrews
Jacinta Allan
LieutenantJames Angus
Preceded byLinda Dessau
Vice-Chancellor of Monash University
In office
1 September 2014 – 4 August 2023
Preceded byEd Byrne
Succeeded bySharon Pickering
Vice-Chancellor and President of the
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
In office
4 April 2005 – 1 September 2014
ChancellorDennis Gibson
Ziggy Switkowski
Preceded byRuth Dunkin
Succeeded byMartin Bean
Personal details
Born (1954-01-19) 19 January 1954 (age 70)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
SpouseGlyn Davis
ResidenceGovernment House, Melbourne
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
ProfessionEconomist
SalaryAU$485,000 as governor
Websitegovernor.vic.gov.au

Margaret Elaine Gardner AC FASSA (born 19 January 1954[1][2]) is an Australian academic, economist and university executive serving as the 30th and current governor of Victoria since August 2023.[3] She was previously the vice-chancellor of Monash University from 2014 to 2023[4] and the president and vice-chancellor of RMIT University from 2005 to 2014.

  1. ^ "Who is Glyn Davis Wife? Who is Margaret Gardner? Kids & Dating History - HIS Education". 12 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Index Ga-Gb".
  3. ^ "Premier Announces 30th Governor of Victoria". Governor of Victoria. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  4. ^ Preiss, Benjamin (18 December 2013). "RMIT University vice-chancellor Margaret Gardner set to be first woman to lead Monash University". The Age.