Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce, AC

Ms Quentin Bryce has enjoyed a rich and dynamic career as a talented lawyer, academic, and senior public officer, and as a prolific and dedicated contributor to a range of community organisations.

She has made choices throughout her professional and community life that reflect her strong sense of responsibility to the community; her commitment to advancing human rights and equality, the rights of women and children, and the welfare of the family; and her willingness to share her skills and experiences to improve the lives of many. As a mother of five children, and now as a grandmother, these things rest close and dear to her heart.

Ms Bryce’s achievements and participation in professional and community service are immense and outstanding, and have been recognised in her appointment as a Companion of the Order of Australia.

Her former roles include: inaugural Director of the Queensland Women’s Information Service, Office of the Status of Women; Queensland Director of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission; Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner; founding Chair and Chief Executive of the National Childcare Accreditation Council; and Principal and Chief Executive Officer of The Women’s College, University of Sydney, Member of Australian Delegation to the United Nations Human Rights Commission, Lecturer in Law School, University of Queensland.

Now in her role as Governor of Queensland, Ms Bryce takes great pleasure in the honour of passing on to Queenslanders the benefits of her many years of wisdom and passion.

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