| Peter Maurice Arnison | |
|---|---|
| 23rd Governor of Queensland | |
In office 29 July 1997 – 29 July 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Leneen Forde |
| Succeeded by | Quentin Bryce |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 October 1940 (age 84) Lismore, New South Wales, Australia |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Australia
|
| Service/branch | Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1959–1996 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | Land Commander Australia |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of Australia Commander of the Royal Victorian Order |
Major General Peter Maurice Arnison AC CVO [1][2] (born 21 October 1940 in Lismore, New South Wales), was Governor of Queensland from July 1997 until July 2003. He graduated from the Royal Military College, Duntroon in 1962, and retired from the Australian Army in 1996. He was the Australian Defence Force's Land Commander Australia (LCAUST) from 1994 until June 1996.
For the year prior to his appointment as governor, he was the Executive Director of Allied Rubber Products, a manufacturing firm. He is currently the Chancellor of Queensland University of Technology,[3] Chairman of Panbio Limited,[4] Chairman of the Centre for Military and Veterans' Health, Director of Energex Limited,[5] Governor of the Queensland Community Foundation, and on the Board of Directors of the Australian Multicultural Foundation.[6]
Personal[]
He is married to Barbara.[7]
Education, appointments, honours and awards[]
| BEc [5] | |
| D Laws UQ [3][5] | |
| D Univ QUT [3][5] | |
| D Univ Griffith [3][5] | |
| D Letters USQ [3][5] | |
| D Univ SCU [3][5] | |
| FAICD [3][5] | |
| 1977 July | National Medal [8] |
| 1992 January | Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) [9] |
| 1994 | Land Commander Australia (LCAUST) [3][5] |
| 1996 June | Executive Director, Allied Rubber Products [3][5] |
| 1997 July | Queensland’s 23rd Governor [3][5] |
| 2001 January | Centenary Medal [10] |
| 2001 March | Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) [1] |
| 2002 March | The Royal Victorian Order - Commander (CVO) [2] |
| 2004 December | Non-executive Director, ENERGEX Limited [3][5] |
| Chair, Network and Technical Committee, ENERGEX Limited [5] | |
| Member, Audit and Compliance Committee, ENERGEX Limited [5] | |
| Chancellor of Queensland University of Technology [3][5] | |
| Chairman of The Centre for Military and Veterans’ Health [3][5] | |
| Director of the Australian Multicultural Foundation [3][5] | |
| Chairman of Panbio Limited [4] | |
| Chairman, Communities Future Task Force [3] | |
| 2009 September | re-elected Chancellor of Queensland University of Technology (QUT) [3] |
| 2011 January | Appointed Chairman of the Flood Response Review Board in Brisbane.[11][12] |
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Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) | (Civil Division) (2001)[1] |
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Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) | (Military Division) (1992)[9] |
| Member of the Order of Australia (AM) | (Military Division) | |
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Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) | (2002)[2] |
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Knight of the Order of St John | |
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Australian Active Service Medal 1945–1975 | |
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Vietnam Medal | |
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Australian Service Medal 1945–1975 | |
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Centenary Medal | (2001)[10] |
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National Medal | for 15–24 years service (1977)[8] |
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Defence Force Service Medal with 4 rosettes | for 35–39 years service |
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Australian Defence Medal | (2006) |
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Vietnam Campaign Medal | (South Vietnam) |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Companion of the Order of Australia, Civil division, 30 March 2001, itsanhonour.gov.au
Citation: In recognition of service as Governor of Queensland - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Royal Victorian Order - Commander, 3 March 2002, itsanhonour.gov.au
Citation: In recognition for service as Governor of Queensland - ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 Chancellor, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), September 2009, www.chancellery.qut.edu.au
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 CEO on extended medical leave, press release, Panbio Ltd, 8 August 2006, www.panbio.com.au
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 Board of directors, ENERGEX Limited, www.energex.com.au
- ↑ Members and Staff, Australian Multicultural Foundation, amf.net.au
- ↑ Farewell to Queensland’s 23rd Governor, Stateline (Queensland), 11 July 2003, abc.net.au
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 National Medal, 14 July 1977, itsanhonour.gov.au
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Officer of the Order of Australia, Military division, 26 January 1992, itsanhonour.gov.au
Citation: In recognition of service to the Australian Army as the Commander of the 1st Division - ↑ 10.0 10.1 Centenary Medal, 1 January 2001, itsanhonour.gov.au
- ↑ MajGen (Ret'd) Peter Arnison Heading up the Flood Response Review Board, Defence Officers in Business, 23 January 2011, www.defence-officers-in-business.com
- ↑ Flood disaster response under scrutiny, Brisbane Times, 21 January 2011, www.brisbanetimes.com.au
External links[]
The original article can be found at Peter Arnison and the edit history here.