Governor Paul de Jersey Papers (1971-2020)

Collection

Accession number
32775
Date
1971-2020
Author / Creator
Queensland. Office of the Governor.
Abstract
Newspaper clippings relating to the career of Paul de Jersey 1971-2020; assorted correspondence including letters of congratulations for appointments to the Supreme Court, Chief Justice, for the award of Companion of the Order of Australia, and for appointment to governor of Queensland. Official and personal photograph collections related to Governor de Jersey's career; Government house menus and menus of events which Governor and Mrs. Kaye de Jersey were in attendance; assorted realia including official G20 passes. Also included are cards created by school children to thank The Honourable Paul de Jersey for visiting their school - Dajarra State School in August 2019.
Administrative / Biographical history

The Governor was born in Brisbane in 1948, the third son of school teacher parents Ronald and Moya (both now deceased). His Excellency won a Commonwealth Scholarship to The University of Queensland, and graduated with degrees in Arts in 1969 and Laws (with Honours) in 1971. Also in December 1971, the Governor married Kaye Brown. His Excellency and Mrs de Jersey have three children and three grandchildren. The Governor was called to the Bar at the end of 1971 and was appointed as Her Majesty's Counsel (QC) in 1981. The Governor was appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland in 1985, when aged 36 years, becoming the 17th Chief Justice of Queensland on 17 February 1998, and served in that role for more than 16 years until 8 July 2014. His Excellency was appointed the 26th Governor of Queensland on 29 July 2014.

Access restrictions
Unrestricted access.
Copyright status

In copyright.

Preferred citation
32775, Governor Paul de Jersey Papers (1971-2020), John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
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