Jeannette Young

Jeannette Rosita Young (born 1963) is an Australian medical doctor and administrator who has served as Governor of Queensland since 1 November 2021. Before being sworn in as governor, Young was Chief Health Officer of Queensland from 2005 to 2021.

Career Young was born in 1963 in Sydney, New South Wales. holding multiple press briefings regarding the disease. Her recommendation to the Palaszczuk Government to close the state's borders, which was implemented, proved controversial as she received numerous death threats and was placed under police protection in September 2020.

On 21 June 2021, the then-Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced Young would become the 27th Governor of Queensland. The incumbent Governor Paul de Jersey was due to retire in July 2021, but extended his term until November to allow Young to focus on the COVID-19 vaccine rollout as Chief Health Officer.

Honours

50px Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) 2022 Queen's Birthday Honours for "eminent service to public health administration, to medicine and medical research, to the tertiary education sector, and as the 27th Governor appointed in Queensland." 12 June 2022 50px Public Service Medal (PSM) 2015 Queen's Birthday Honours for "outstanding public service to Queensland Health." 8 June 2015 50px Dame of Grace of the Order of St John 2022 Special Honours appointment as Deputy Prior of the Venerable Order of Saint John. 21 October 2022

Degrees

1986: Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Sydney 1995: Master of Business Administration from Macquarie University

Fellowships 2004: Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators

Honorary degrees 2015: Honorary doctorate from Griffith University 2017: Honorary doctorate from Queensland University of Technology

Honorary appointments 1 November 2021, as of her swearing in as governor Australian Army, Regimental Colonel of the Royal Queensland Regiment. Order of St John, Deputy Prior of the Order of St John. Scouts Australia, Chief Scout of Scouts Australia QLD Honorary, Air Commodore of No. 23 Squadron RAAF