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The spouse of the Governor-General of Australia generally assists the office-holder in welcoming ambassadors and their spouses, and in performing their other official duties. The Governor-General's spouse traditionally participates in celebratory occasions, attends functions and, as a patron of various voluntary associations, works to promote the activities of those associations.〔(Australian Screen )〕 None of the activities have any official status. The current spouse (since 28 March 2014) is Lady (Lynne) Cosgrove, wife of General Sir Peter Cosgrove. Both the Governor-General and their spouse are entitled to the style "His/Her Excellency" during the Governor-General's term of office, but not thereafter. The Governor-General is entitled to the style "The Honourable" for life; this does not extend to the spouse. Except for Dame Quentin Bryce, all Australian Governors-General have been male, and all but her spouse Michael Bryce have been females. No Governor-General has been single throughout his term, but two spouses died during the Governor-General's term: Lady De L'Isle, wife of Lord De L'Isle (1962); and Lady (Alison) Kerr, wife of Sir John Kerr (1974). Kerr remarried during his term; De L'Isle remarried after his term had finished. The longest-serving spouse has been Lady Gowrie, wife of the longest-serving Governor-General, Lord Gowrie, who served nine years 1936-1945. The shortest-serving spouse was Lady Dunrossil, wife of Lord Dunrossil, who died in 1961, one year and one day after taking up the office, being the only Governor-General to die in office. Lady Dunrossil died in 1983. The generality of the spouses of Governors-General have been content to be background figures providing the office-holder with support. Some have been all but unknown to the general Australian public. However, some have been notable in their own right, and details are shown in the following table. ==List of spouses of the Governor-General of Australia== 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「Spouse of the Governor-General of Australia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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