Peter Hollingworth | |
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23rd Governor-General of Australia | |
In office 29 June 2001 – 29 May 2003 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | John Howard |
Preceded by | Sir William Deane |
Succeeded by | Michael Jeffery |
Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane | |
In office 1989–2001 | |
Preceded by | John Grindrod |
Succeeded by | Phillip Aspinall |
Personal details | |
Born | Peter John Hollingworth 10 April 1935 Adelaide, South Australia |
Spouse |
Ann Turner (m. 1960) |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
Profession | Bishop |
Peter John Hollingworth, AC, OBE (born 10 April 1935) is an Australian retired Anglican bishop. Engaged in social work for several decades, he served as the archbishop of the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane in Queensland for 11 years from 1989 and was the 1991 Australian of the Year. He served as the 23rd governor-general of Australia from 2001 until 2003. He is also an author and recipient of various civil and ecclesiastical honours. In May 2003 Hollingworth became the third Australian governor-general to resign, after criticisms were aired over his conduct as Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane in the 1990s.