Marie Bashir

Dame Marie Bashir
Bashir in 2008
37th Governor of New South Wales
In office
1 March 2001 – 1 October 2014
MonarchElizabeth II
PremierBob Carr
Morris Iemma
Nathan Rees
Kristina Keneally
Barry O'Farrell
Mike Baird
Preceded byGordon Samuels
Succeeded byDavid Hurley
LieutenantJames Spigelman
Tom Bathurst
17th Chancellor of the University of Sydney
In office
1 June 2007 – 15 December 2012
Vice-ChancellorGavin Brown
Michael Spence
Preceded byKim Santow
Succeeded byBelinda Hutchinson
Personal details
Born
Marie Roslyn Bashir

(1930-12-01) 1 December 1930 (age 93)
Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia
Spouse
(m. 1957; died 2018)
Children3
Residence(s)Mosman, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
OccupationPsychiatrist
ProfessionMedicine and psychiatry

Dame Marie Roslyn Bashir AD CVO FTSE (born 1 December 1930) is the former and second longest-serving Governor of New South Wales. Born in Narrandera, New South Wales, Bashir graduated from the University of Sydney in 1956 and held various medical positions, with a particular emphasis in psychiatry. In 1993 Bashir was appointed the Clinical Director of Mental Health Services for the Central Sydney Area Health Service, a position she held until appointed governor on 1 March 2001. She has also served as the Chancellor of the University of Sydney (2007–2012). Bashir retired on 1 October 2014 and was succeeded as governor by General David Hurley.[1]

  1. ^ "General Hurley named as NSW Governor". Sky News. 5 June 2014. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.