Quentin Bryce Quentin Bryce Dame Quentin Alice Louise Bryce (née Strachan; born 23 December 1942) is an Australian academic who served as the 25th Governor-General of Australia from 2008 to 2014. She is the first woman to have held the position, and was previously the Governor of Queensland from 2003 to 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
Michael Bryce of Melanoma Patients Australia. Michael Bryce married Quentin Strachan on 12 December 1964. They have two daughters, three sons and eleven grandchildren. Quentin Bryce was made a Dame of the Order of Australia on 25 March 2014, the day before her tenure as governor-general ended. In 2003, he was conferred with the degree of Doctor of the University "honoris causa" by the University of Canberra. He was honoured by Indesign Magazine as a luminary. In 2006, he was inducted into the Australian Design Hall of Fame. Michael Bryce Michael John Bryce AM AE is an Australian architect and graphic and