Jeannette Young

Jeannette Young
Young in 2020
27th Governor of Queensland
Assumed office
1 November 2021
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
PremierAnnastacia Palaszczuk
Steven Miles
David Crisafulli
Preceded byPaul de Jersey
Chief Health Officer of Queensland
In office
17 August 2005 – 1 November 2021
DeputySonya Bennett (2020–2021)
Peter Aitken (2021)
Lynne McKinlay (2021)
James Smith (2021)
Preceded byGerry FitzGerald
Succeeded byJohn Gerrard
Personal details
Born1963 (age 60–61)[1]
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Spouse
Graeme Nimmo
(m. 2000)
[2]
Children2
EducationSt Ives High School
Alma mater
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Jeannette Rosita Young AC PSM (born 1963) is an Australian medical doctor and administrator who is currently Governor of Queensland, since 1 November 2021. Before being sworn in as Governor, Young was Chief Health Officer of Queensland from 2005 to 2021.[3][4]

  1. ^ "The Governor's Biography". Government House Queensland. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  2. ^ Miles, Janelle (4 December 2020). "'I lost eight people in one shift': CHO's horror night". The Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Bundaberg Hospital Commission of Inquiry – Statement of Dr. Jeanette Rosita Young" (PDF). Queensland Public Hospitals Commission of Inquiry. 20 May 2005. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  4. ^ Lynch, Lydia (30 April 2020). "Jeannette Young: who is the woman leading Queensland's fight against COVID-19?". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.


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