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Margaret Gardner
Australian economist and Governor of Victoria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other people named Margaret Gardner, see Margaret Gardner (disambiguation).
Margaret Elaine Gardner AC FASSA (born 19 January 1954[1][2]) is an Australian academic, economist and university executive serving as the 30th and current governor of Victoria since August 2023.[3] She was previously the vice-chancellor of Monash University from 2014 to 2023[4] and the president and vice-chancellor of RMIT University from 2005 to 2014.
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Margaret Gardner | |
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![]() Gardner in 2023 | |
30th Governor of Victoria | |
Assumed office 9 August 2023 | |
Monarch | Charles III |
Premier | Daniel Andrews Jacinta Allan |
Lieutenant | James Angus |
Preceded by | Linda Dessau |
Vice-Chancellor of Monash University | |
In office 1 September 2014 – 4 August 2023 | |
Preceded by | Ed Byrne |
Succeeded by | Sharon Pickering |
Vice-Chancellor and President of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology | |
In office 4 April 2005 – 1 September 2014 | |
Chancellor | Dennis Gibson Ziggy Switkowski |
Preceded by | Ruth Dunkin |
Succeeded by | Martin Bean |
Personal details | |
Born | (1954-01-19) 19 January 1954 (age 70) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Spouse | Glyn Davis |
Residence | Government House, Melbourne |
Alma mater | University of Sydney |
Profession | Economist |
Salary | AU$485,000 as governor |
Website | Governor of Victoria |
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