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Dame Quentin Alice Louise Bryce (née Strachan; born 23 December 1942) was the 25th Governor-General of Australia, holding office from September 2008 until March 2014. She was the first woman to hold the position, and was previously the Governor of Queensland from 2003 to 2008.〔Pollard (13 April 2008)〕 Born in Brisbane, Queensland, Bryce was raised in Ilfracombe, with her family subsequently living in a number of country towns around Australia. She attended the University of Queensland, where she completed a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws, becoming one of the first women accepted to the Queensland Bar. In 1968, Bryce became the first woman appointed as a faculty member of the law school where she had studied, and in 1978 she joined the new National Women's Advisory Council. This was followed by appointment to a number of positions, including the first Director of the Queensland Women's Information Service, the Queensland Director of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, and the Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner in 1988. Her services to the community saw her appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1988, and a Companion of the Order of Australia and Dame of the Order of St John of Jerusalem in 2003. In 2011, Elizabeth II invested Bryce as a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order at Government House. Bryce was appointed Governor of Queensland in 2003. Although concerns were raised by some over her time in the office, her five-year term was going to be extended until 2009. However, on 13 April 2008, it was announced by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd that Bryce was to become the next Governor-General of Australia. The decision was generally well-received and on 5 September 2008 Bryce was sworn in, succeeding Major General Michael Jeffery and becoming the first woman to hold the office. Bryce's tenure has not been without criticism.〔Monarchists decry Governor-General Quentin Bryce's support for a republic, Radio Australia, 23 November 2013〕 In an unprecedented move for an incumbent Governor-General, Bryce made public comments in November 2013 widely interpreted as supporting an Australian republic and same-sex marriage.〔"(Monarchists decry Governor-General Quentin Bryce's support for a republic )", Radio Australia, 23 November 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.〕 She was succeeded by General Sir Peter Cosgrove as Governor-General on 28 March 2014.〔http://www.pm.gov.au/media/2014-02-24/governor-general-designate-be-sworn〕 ==Early life and education== Quentin Alice Louise Strachan was born in 1942 in Brisbane,〔Singh (2010)〕 the second of four daughters.〔 Condon (10 May 2008), p. 14. There are differing reports on both the place of birth and the number of children born to the Strachan family: while Condon provides Brisbane as the location of her birth, he acknowledges that others have identified Longreach as her birthplace. Condon quotes Bryce as saying: "My mother came to Brisbane to have me. She had had a child between my eldest sister and me, who died. I presume that's why she came to Brisbane." 〕 Her parents, Norman Walter Strachan and Edwina Naida Wetzel,〔Singh (2010)〕 had taken up residence at Ilfracombe in 1940. Quentin—along with all of the children in her family—received home-schooling rather than attending the local State school.〔Condon (10 May 2008), p. 14. "Although they lived within a short walk of the Ilfracombe State School, all the Strachan girls, except Diana, were home-schooled by their mother. 'I don't know why she decided to teach us at home', Bryce muses. 'Maybe she wanted to start me earlier. She would have thought it was best for me.'" 〕 Her family left the area in 1949, initially relocating to Launceston, Tasmania, where they remained for approximately a year. Returning to Queensland, her family moved to Belmont. While living in Belmont she attended the Camp Hill State School, and there first met her future husband, Michael Bryce.〔Condon (10 May 2008), p. 14〕 During the period that they were residing in Belmont, her father moved to Tenterfield, New South Wales. In 1956, Quentin Strachan started attending boarding school at Moreton Bay College, Wynnum, Brisbane.〔Murphy, Snow & Dick (19 April 2008), p. 27.〕 Upon graduating from high school, Quentin Strachan undertook studies at the University of Queensland, initially enrolling in a social work and arts degree, but transferring to law in her third year at the institution.〔 She graduated from the university with a B.A. degree in 1962 and an LL.B. degree in 1965.〔 〕〔 〕 Quentin Strachan married Michael Bryce on 12 December 1964; the couple have two daughters and three sons.〔Singh (2010)〕 In 1965 she became one of the first women to be admitted to the Queensland bar,〔 Condon (10 May 2008) quotes Naida Haxton, who places Bryce as the seventh woman to be admitted to the Queensland bar. This is supported by other sources, (such as The Supreme Court of Queensland Library) which place Katharine McGregor as the first woman admitted. Nevertheless, some commentators – for example Murphy (2008) and Barrowclough (2008) – have stated that Bryce was the first to be appointed.〕 although she never practised professionally.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Quentin Bryce」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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