Michael Jeffery

Major General The Honourable Michael Jeffery AC, CVO, MC
Official portrait, 2003
24th Governor-General of Australia
In office 11 August 2003 – 5 September 2008
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	John Howard Kevin Rudd
Preceded by	Peter Hollingworth
Succeeded by	Dame Quentin Bryce
28th Governor of Western Australia
In office 1 November 1993 – 17 August 2000
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Premier	Richard Court
Preceded by	Sir Francis Burt
Succeeded by	John Sanderson
Personal details
Born	Philip Michael Jeffery (1937-12-12)12 December 1937 Wiluna, Western Australia, Australia
Died	18 December 2020(2020-12-18) (aged 83) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Spouse	Marlena Kerr
Profession	Military officer
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Branch/service	Australian Army
Years of service	1955–1993
Rank	Major General
Commands	Deputy Chief of the General Staff (1990) 1st Division (1986–88) 1st Brigade (1983–84) Special Air Service Regiment (1976–77) 2nd Battalion, Royal Pacific Islands Regiment (1974–75)
Battles/wars	Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation Vietnam War
Awards	Companion of the Order of Australia Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Military Cross

Major General Philip Michael Jeffery, AC, CVO, MC (12 December 1937 – 18 December 2020) was a senior Australian Army officer and vice-regal representative. He was the 28th governor of Western Australia from 1993 to 2000, and the 24th governor-general of Australia, serving from 2003 to 2008.

From Perth, Western Australia, Jeffery graduated from the Royal Military College, Duntroon, and served in the Malayan Emergency and the Vietnam War, being awarded the Military Cross during the latter conflict.

Jeffery was at various stages commander of the Special Air Service Regiment and the 1st Division, and subsequently Deputy Chief of General Staff, before retiring from active service in 1993. After serving for seven years as Governor of Western Australia, Jeffery was appointed Governor-General of Australia in 2003, following the resignation of Peter Hollingworth. He was the first career Australian Army officer to hold the position, and was succeeded by Quentin Bryce.