LSQ Patron

Life Sciences Queensland Patron

LSQ is pleased to announce the Patron for Life Sciences Queensland Limited, His Excellency the Honourable Paul de Jersey AC

Kaye and Paul de Jersey are dedicated long-standing Queenslanders.The former Governor was born in Brisbane in 1948, the third son of school teacher parents Ronald and Moya (both now deceased).He won a Commonwealth Scholarship to the University of Queensland, from which he graduated in Arts in 1969 and Laws (with Honours) in 1971. Also in December 1971, the former Governor married Kaye Brown. Mr and Mrs de Jersey have three children and three grandchildren.Mr de Jersey was called to the Bar at the end of 1971 and was appointed as Her Majesty’s Counsel (QC) in 1981.Mr de Jersey was appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland in 1985, when aged 36 years, becoming the 17th Chief Justice of Queensland on 17 February 1998, and served in that role for more than 16 years until 8 July 2014.In recognition of his contribution to the Australian community, the former Governor was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia in 2000, and awarded a Centenary Medal in 2003. He holds honorary doctorates from the University of Queensland (2000) and the University of Southern Queensland (2008), and has recently accepted an honorary doctorate from Griffith University.Mr de Jersey was appointed the 26th Governor of Queensland on 29 July 2014.LSQ would like to thank our inaugural Patron, Ms Penelope Wensley AC, for her wonderful support.