Sir Guy Stephen Montague Green, AC, KBE, CVO (born 26 July 1937) was the Governor of Tasmania from 1995 to 2003. He was the first Tasmanian-born governor of the state, although not the first Australian-born.
Guy Green was born in Launceston. He was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania from 1973 until 2003, the culmination of a distinguished career in law in Tasmania, which saw him serve as a magistrate from 1971 to 1973.
He was also hea...
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Sir Guy Stephen Montague Green, AC, KBE, CVO (born 26 July 1937) was the Governor of Tasmania from 1995 to 2003. He was the first Tasmanian-born governor of the state, although not the first Australian-born.
Guy Green was born in Launceston. He was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania from 1973 until 2003, the culmination of a distinguished career in law in Tasmania, which saw him serve as a magistrate from 1971 to 1973.
He was also heavily involved in the University of Tasmania, serving as Chancellor before his appointment as Governor. Sir Guy was also Chancellor of the Australian Priory of the Order of St John of Jerusalem before assuming Vice-Regal office.
On 11 May 2003, the Governor-General Peter Hollingworth stood aside following a controversy about his past handling of child abuse allegations. Green, the longest serving state governor, was appointed Administrator of the Commonwealth, or in effect acting Governor-General. Hollingworth later announced that he would not...
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