Sam Mostyn

Her Excellency The Honourable

Sam Mostyn

AC
Official portrait, 2024
28th Governor-General of Australia
Assumed office
1 July 2024
MonarchCharles III
Prime MinisterAnthony Albanese
Preceded byDavid Hurley
Personal details
Born
Samantha Joy Mostyn

(1965-09-13) 13 September 1965 (age 61)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Spouse(s)Simeon Beckett
Children1
EducationAustralian National University (BA, LLB)

Samantha Joy Mostyn AO (born 13 September 1965) is an Australian businesswoman and climate change and gender equity activist who is the Governor-General of Australia since 2024. Mostyn was president at Chief Executive Women in 2021–22.

On 3 April 2024, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced that King Charles III had approved the appointment of Mostyn as the next Governor-General of Australia.

References

  1. ↑ Albanese, Anthony (3 April 2024). "Australia's new Governor-General" (Press release). Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. ↑ Fleming, Tessa (3 April 2024). "Anthony Albanese announces Samantha Mostyn as Australia's next governor-general". ABC News. Archived from the original on 3 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ "Sam Mostyn announced as next governor general of Australia". Australian Associated Press. 3 April 2024. Archived from the original on 3 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024 – via The Guardian.