Sir Ninian Stephen

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Sir Ninian Stephen was an Australian judge and statesman who served as the 20th Governor-General of Australia and previously as a Justice of the High Court of Australia.

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instanceOf Governor-General of Australia
human
judge
statesman
appointedBy Queen Elizabeth II NERFINISHED
awardReceived Companion of Honour NERFINISHED
Companion of the Order of Australia
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order NERFINISHED
Knight of the Order of Australia NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath cardiovascular disease
conflictParticipatedIn Second World War NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Australia
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1923-06-15
dateOfDeath 2017-10-29
educatedAt Scotch College, Melbourne NERFINISHED
University of Melbourne NERFINISHED
endTime (Governor-General of Australia) 1989-02-16
endTime (Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria) 1972-01-01
endTime (Justice of the High Court of Australia) 1982-07-11
familyName Stephen NERFINISHED
fieldOfStudy law
givenName Ninian NERFINISHED
honorificPrefix Sir
memberOf Order of the Companions of Honour NERFINISHED
Privy Council
surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
militaryBranch Australian Army NERFINISHED
monarchDuringTerm Elizabeth II NERFINISHED
numberOfChildren 5
occupation barrister
diplomat
judge
politician
officeNumber 20th Governor-General of Australia
placeOfBirth Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Melbourne, Victoria, Australia NERFINISHED
positionHeld Australian Ambassador for the Environment NERFINISHED
Chair of the Northern Ireland Peace Talks (Canadian initiative)
Governor-General of Australia NERFINISHED
Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria
Justice of the High Court of Australia NERFINISHED
primeMinisterDuringTerm Bob Hawke NERFINISHED
Malcolm Fraser NERFINISHED
religion Presbyterian
surface form: Presbyterianism
residence Government House, Canberra NERFINISHED
spouse Valerie Sinclair NERFINISHED
startTime (Governor-General of Australia) 1982-07-29
startTime (Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria) 1970-01-01
startTime (Justice of the High Court of Australia) 1972-03-01

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Malcolm Fraser governorGeneralDuringTerm Sir Ninian Stephen