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Anna Maria BLIGH
Born: 14/7/1960
Special Achievements:2007 - 2012: first woman to be appointed Premier of Queensland, the third female Premier of an Australian state, and the sixth female head of government of an Australian state or territory. 2009: first woman popularly-elected as a state premier in Australia. Companion of the Order of Australia. 2017: appointed first female CEO of the Australian Bankers' Association.
Additional Information:Descendant of Cornishman William Bligh who is famous for the Mutiny on the Bounty and being the 4th Governor of New South Wales.
Image courtesy of Anna Bligh
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Anna Bligh
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References
Sheather, Michael. (2009, May). bligh spirit. WW, 74-78.
ABC TV "Australian Story", 21 July 2008. "No Man's Land".
The Australian Women's Register. "Bligh, Anna Maria (1960 - )".
