Official Residences
Government House, Canberra Admiralty House, Sydney
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January 2007
31 January 2007
On Wednesday 31 January 2007 at Government House, Canberra, Their Excellencies the Governor-General Major General Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC and Mrs Marlena Jeffery received the Governor of Canakkale, His Excellency Mr Orhan Kirli and Mrs Inciser Kirli, accompanied by the Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey, His Excellency Mr Murat Ersavci and Mrs Zeynep Ersavci.
more »30 January 2007
On Tuesday 30 January 2007 at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, His Excellency Major General Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC and Her Excellency Mrs Marlena Jeffery received the Prime Minister, the Honourable John Howard MP and Mrs Janette Howard. Afterwards, the Governor-General presided at a meeting of the Federal Executive Council and on the recommendation of the Prime Minister, signed the instruments of revocation and appointments for the Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries to their respective new offices. Afterwards, the Governor-General and Mrs Jeffery attended a ceremony at which the requisite Oaths of Office and Executive Councillor Oaths were administered to the newly appointed Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries: the Honourable Kevin Andrews MP, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship; Senator the Honourable Ian Campbell, Minister for Human Services; the Honourable Joseph Hockey MP, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations; the Honourable Malcolm Turnbull MP, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources; the Honourable Andrew Robb AO MP, Minister for Vocational and Further Education; Senator the Honourable George Brandis SC, Minister for the Arts and Sport; Senator the Honourable Nigel Scullion, Minister for Community Services; the Honourable John Cobb MP, Parliamentary Secretary as Assistant Minister for the Environment and Water Resources; the Honourable Christopher Pyne MP, Parliamentary Secretary as Assistant Minister for Health and Ageing; the Honourable Teresa Gambaro MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship; the Honourable Peter Lindsay MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence; and the Honourable Anthony Smith MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister. The Governor-General also signed the instrument of appointment for the Honourable Gregory Hunt as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs.
more »26 January 2007
On Friday 26 January 2007 at Mansfield, Victoria, Their Excellencies the Governor-General Major General Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC and Mrs Marlena Jeffery, as guests of the Mayor of Mansfield, Councillor Sandie Jeffcoat, attended a Citizenship Ceremony at the Australia Day Celebrations, at which the Governor-General delivered an address and presented Certificates of Citizenship before presenting Citizens of the Year Awards to thirteen CFA Brigades in the Mansfield region.
more »25 January 2007
On Thursday 25 January 2007 at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, His Excellency Major General Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC received the Australian Ambassador-designate to the People’s Republic of China, Dr Geoff Raby.
more »24 January 2007
On Wednesday 24 January 2007 at Admiralty House, Sydney, Their Excellencies the Governor-General Major General Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC and Mrs Marlena Jeffery received the Australian Ambassador-designate to the European Communities, Belgium and Luxembourg, Dr Alan Thomas, accompanied by Dr Sally Borthwick.
more »22 January 2007
On Saturday 20 January 2007 at Admiralty House, Sydney, Their Excellencies the Governor-General Major General Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC and Mrs Marlena Jeffery hosted a morning tea for students attending the 10th Indigenous Australian Engineering Summer School, and afterwards hosted to luncheon the Patron of the Indigenous Australian Engineering Summer School, the Honourable Bob Hawke AC.
more »19 January 2007
On Friday 19 January 2007 at St John’s Cathedral, Brisbane, Their Excellencies the Governor-General Major General Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC and Mrs Marlena Jeffery attended the State Funeral Service for the late The Honourable Sir James Killen AC KCMG.
more »15 January 2007
On Monday 15 January 2007, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, His Excellency Major General Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC presided at a meeting of the Federal Executive Council.
more »5 January 2007
On Friday 5 January 2007, at the Sydney Cricket Ground, the Governor-General and Her Excellency Mrs Marlena Jeffery, as guests of the Chairman of the Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust, Mr Rodney Cavalier AO, attended the fifth 3 Mobile Ashes Test Match: Australia versus England.
more »3 January 2007
On Wednesday 3 January 2007, the Governor-General, Major General Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC sent a message of condolence on behalf of the Government and people of Australia to the President of the United States of America, George W. Bush, following the death of former President Gerald Ford.
more »2 January 2007
On Tuesday 2 January 2007 at Elmore, Victoria, Their Excellencies, the Governor-General Major General Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC and Mrs Marlena Jeffery attended the 21st Australian Scout Jamboree: Get in the Game, at which the Governor-General, as Chief Scout of Australia, officially opened the Jamboree, first international event in the Centenary of Scouting.
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