Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced Sam Mostyn as Australia’s next governor general. Sam Mostn will be the second woman to serve in the post and Australia’s 28th governor general, she will sworn into the role in July this year taking over from David Hurley. “I’m deeply honoured by this great privilege and look forward to representing the values, hopes and aspirations of all Australians,” Mostyn said She added that she’ll never underestimate or take for granted the expectations that come with high office and she is ready to serve with integrity, compassion and respect. Albanese said o

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced Sam Mostyn as Australia’s next governor general.

Sam Mostn will be the second woman to serve in the post and Australia’s 28th governor general, she will sworn into the role in July this year taking over from David Hurley.

“I’m deeply honoured by this great privilege and look forward to representing the values, hopes and aspirations of all Australians,” Mostyn said

She added that she’ll never underestimate or take for granted the expectations that come with high office and she is ready to serve with integrity, compassion and respect.

Albanese said on Wednesday that Mostyn is an exceptional leader who represents the best of modern Australia.

Sam Mostyn was born in 1965 in Canberra, Australia.

She studied arts and law at the Australian National University and starts her career as an associated in the NSW supreme court of appeal.

In 2018, she was awarded an honorary doctorate of laws by ANU.

In the last two decades, she was the first woman to join the AFL Commission where she served for 11 years and in 2022 she was made chair of the Women’s Economic Equality Taskforce.

In the 1990s, Ms Mosyn worked briefly as an adviser for Paul Keating and two Labor ministers in his government.

Governors general are the monarch’s representative in Australia – the nation’s highest office.

Mostyn appointed after King Charles accepted the prime minister’s recommendation to appoint the business and community leader to the role.

Governors general serve typically for a term of five years.

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