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Michael Jeffery

1937 - 2020

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Major General Philip Michael Jeffery, (12 December 1937 – 18 December 2020) was a senior Australian Army officer and vice-regal representative. He was the 28th governor of Western Australia from 1993 to 2000, and the 24th governor-general of Australia, serving from 2003 to 2008. From Perth, Western Australia, Jeffery graduated from the Royal Military College, Duntroon, and served in the Malayan Emergency and the Vietnam War, being awarded the Military Cross during the latter conflict. Jeffery was at various stages commander of the Special Air Service Regiment and the 1st Division, and subsequently Deputy Chief of General Staff, before retiring from active service in 1993. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Jeffery is the 5,190th most popular politician (up from 16,152nd in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from Australia (up from 295th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Australian Politician.

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Among politicians, Michael Jeffery ranks 5,190 out of 19,576. Before him are Bahlul Lodi, Muhammad bin Nayef, Margaret of Bavaria, Victor Adler, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus. After him are Mihailo Obrenović, Franz Gürtner, John, Constable of Portugal, Sisebut, Peire de Montagut, and George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Michael Jeffery ranks 80. Before him are Rubin Carter, Rafael Moneo, George Carlin, Maryanne Trump Barry, Kōichirō Matsuura, and Ratan Tata. After him are Manuel Pinto da Costa, Karel Schwarzenberg, Yılmaz Güney, Tom Simpson, Thomas Nagel, and Valentin Pavlov. Among people deceased in 2020, Michael Jeffery ranks 87. Before him are Ernesto Cardenal, Pranab Mukherjee, Eddie Van Halen, Kobe Bryant, Lorenzo Sanz, and Stanley Ho. After him are Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz, Terry Jones, Conchata Ferrell, Paul H. O'Neill, Ken Robinson, and Momčilo Krajišnik.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Michael Jeffery ranks 51 out of 1,143. Before him are Sidney Nolan (1917), Lionel Logue (1880), James Clavell (1921), Mark Webber (1976), Annette Kellermann (1887), and Ned Kelly (1855). After him are Alan Jones (1946), Jason Clarke (1969), Rod Taylor (1930), Nick Cave (1957), Simon Baker (1969), and Roy Emerson (1936).

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Among POLITICIANS In Australia

Among politicians born in Australia, Michael Jeffery ranks 3. Before him are Gough Whitlam (1916), and Scott Morrison (1968). After him are Harold Holt (1908), Bob Brown (1944), John Howard (1939), Anthony Albanese (1963), Edmund Barton (1849), Kevin Rudd (1957), John Curtin (1885), Alfred Deakin (1856), and Robert Menzies (1894).

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