Michael Jeffery | |
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 Official portrait, 2003 | |
| 24th Governor-General of Australia | |
| In office 11 August 2003 – 5 September 2008 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | John Howard Kevin Rudd |
| Preceded by | Peter Hollingworth |
| Succeeded by | Dame Quentin Bryce |
| 28th Governor of Western Australia | |
| In office 1 November 1993 – 17 August 2000 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Premier | Richard Court |
| Preceded by | Sir Francis Burt |
| Succeeded by | John Sanderson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Philip Michael Jeffery 12 December 1937 Wiluna, Western Australia, Australia |
| Died | 18 December 2020 (aged 83) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| Spouse | Marlena Kerr |
| Profession | Military officer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Branch/service | Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1955–1993 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | Deputy Chief of the General Staff (1990) 1st Division (1986–88) 1st Brigade (1983–84) Special Air Service Regiment (1976–77) 2nd Battalion, Royal Pacific Islands Regiment (1974–75) |
| Battles/wars | Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation Vietnam War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of Australia Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Military Cross |
Major General Philip Michael Jeffery, AC, CVO, MC (12 December 1937 – 18 December 2020) was a senior Australian Army officer and vice-regal representative. He was the 28th governor of Western Australia from 1993 to 2000, and the 24th governor-general of Australia, serving from 2003 to 2008.
From Perth, Western Australia, Jeffery graduated from the Royal Military College, Duntroon, and served in the Malayan Emergency and the Vietnam War, being awarded the Military Cross during the latter conflict.
Jeffery was at various stages commander of the Special Air Service Regiment and the 1st Division, and subsequently Deputy Chief of General Staff, before retiring from active service in 1993. After serving for seven years as Governor of Western Australia, Jeffery was appointed Governor-General of Australia in 2003, following the resignation of Peter Hollingworth. He was the first career Australian Army officer to hold the position, and was succeeded by Quentin Bryce.