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
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