Jeannette Young

Jeannette Young
Young in 2020
27th Governor of Queensland
Assumed office
1 November 2021
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
PremierAnnastacia Palaszczuk
Steven Miles
David Crisafulli
Preceded byPaul de Jersey
Chief Health Officer of Queensland
In office
17 August 2005  1 November 2021
DeputySonya Bennett (2020–2021)
Peter Aitken (2021)
Lynne McKinlay (2021)
James Smith (2021)
Preceded byGerry FitzGerald
Succeeded byJohn Gerrard
Personal details
Born1963 (age 6162)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Spouse
Graeme Nimmo
(m. 2000)
Children2
EducationSt Ives High School
Alma mater
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Jeannette Rosita Young AC PSM (born 1963) is an Australian medical doctor and administrator who is currently Governor of Queensland, since 1 November 2021. Before being sworn in as Governor, Young was Chief Health Officer of Queensland from 2005 to 2021.