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Leneen Forde
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Mary Marguerite Leneen Forde, AC DStJ (born 12 May 1935) is a retired solicitor and former Chancellor of Griffith University, who served as the 22nd Governor of Queensland from 1992 until 1997.[2] Forde chaired the Commission of Inquiry into Abuse of Children in Queensland Institutions during 1998 and 1999 that found systemic child abuse in government or non-government institutions between 1911 and 1999.
Quick Facts 22nd Governor of Queensland, Monarch ...
Leneen Forde | |
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22nd Governor of Queensland | |
In office 29 July 1992 – 29 July 1997 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Premier | Wayne Goss Rob Borbidge |
Preceded by | Sir Walter Campbell |
Succeeded by | Peter Arnison |
Personal details | |
Born | Mary Marguerite Leneen Kavanagh (1935-05-12) 12 May 1935 (age 89) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada[1] |
Spouses | Gerald Forde
(m. 1955; died 1966)Angus McDonald
(m. 1983; died 1993) |
Relations | Frank Forde (father-in-law) |
Alma mater | University of Queensland |
Occupation | Solicitor |
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