Quentin Bryce 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
Quentin Bryce 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. In 1965 she became one of the first women to be admitted to the Queensland bar, although she never practised professionally. After spending some time in London, Bryce returned to Australia and accepted a part-time tutoring position at the T. C. Beirne School of Law at the University of Queensland in 1968, thus becoming