Michael Jeffery

Major General Michael Jeffery is the immediate past state governor of Western Australia, Australia. On 22 June 2003, Prime Minister John Howard named General Jeffery as Australian Governor-General Designate. He is scheduled to take up this post in August.

General Jeffery, a decorated Vietnam veteran, served extensively in the Australian military before his term as Western Australian governor.

External links and sources

• PM announces new G-G (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) (http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s885399.htm)
• Government House Perth site (http://www.govhouse.wa.gov.au/default.shtm)
  • Swearing In Ceremony - Address in Reply (John Sanderson) (http://www.govhouse.wa.gov.au/cgi-bin/speeches.pl?id=6)
• Governor-General of Australia site (http://www.gg.gov.au/)