Michael Jeffery
Michael Jeffery
Major General Philip Michael Jeffery AC, CVO, MCis a retired senior Australian Army officer who was the 24th Governor-General of Australia, serving from 2003 to 2008, and the 30th Governor of Western Australia, serving from 1993 to 2000. From Perth, he 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...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth12 December 1937
CountryAustralia
The government is committed to deepening ties with North Asia -- building on mature links with Japan, expanding ties with China and continuing support for peaceful outcomes on the Korean Peninsula.
I want to give my total commitment to the Australian people that I will endeavour to be a governor general of the people and for the people.
Collectively, we must do more than simply watch, with resignation and a feeling of powerlessness, reports on the evening news about the latest terrorist atrocity.
For us Australians, Singapore also represents sacred soil. Almost 2000 Australians died here in the defense of your island country and our neighborhood.
Sustaining Australia's high standing and strong alliance with the United States is a key priority,