Peter George Underwood ( eng. Peter George Underwood ; October 10, 1937 , United Kingdom - July 7, 2014 , Hobart , Tasmania , Australia) - Australian lawyer and politician, 27th Governor of Tasmania (2008–2014) [1] [2] .
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| Predecessor | William Cox | ||||||
| Successor | Kate warner | ||||||
| Birth | October 10, 1937 Great Britain | ||||||
| Death | July 7, 2014 (76 years) Hobart , Tasmania , Australia | ||||||
| Education | University of Tasmania | ||||||
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Biography
Peter Underwood was born October 10, 1937 in the UK. At the age of 13 (in 1950) he emigrated to Australia [2] . He studied at the school in Launceston ( Tasmania ). He served in the Navy of Australia [3] .
In 1960 he graduated from the University of Tasmania . Since 1963, he has been practicing law at Murdoch, Clarke, Cosgrove and Drake in Hobart [3] . From 1970 to 1983, Underwood was director of the National Heart Foundation [en] [1] .
In 1983, Peter Underwood represented the interests of the Australian federal authorities in court, defending their right to prevent the construction of a dam on the Franklin River in western Tasmania [3] .
In 1984, he was appointed as a judge of the , and on December 2, 2004, he became the chairman ( eng. Chief Justice ) of the Supreme Court of Tasmania [1] .
In 2001, Underwood received the title of Honorary Doctor of Laws [2] [4] . In June 2002, he became an officer of the Order of Australia ( AO ) [5] , and in June 2009 - a partner of the same Order ( AC ) [6] .
On March 3, 2008, it was announced that Peter Underwood would take the place of the Governor of Tasmania . On March 28, he resigned from the post of chairman of the Supreme Court of Tasmania, and on 2 April took the governor's oath [1] .
Peter Underwood died in Hobart on July 7, 2014, shortly after surgery to remove a kidney tumor [2] .
Notes
- 2 1 2 3 4 Chief Justices: The Hon Justice Peter George Underwood, AO (2004-2008) (Eng.) . Supreme Court of Tasmania - www.supremecourt.tas.gov.au. The date of circulation is July 10, 2014.
- 2 1 2 3 4 Peter Underwood, Tasmania's Governor, dies aged 76 following kidney surgery (Eng.) . www.abc.net.au (July 8, 2014). The date of circulation is July 10, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Sally Glaetzer. Tasmanian Governor Peter Underwood remembered as lawyer, scholar, man of peace (Eng.) . The Mercury - www.themercury.com.au (July 8, 2014). The appeal date is July 11, 2014.
- ↑ University community saddened by loss of Governor Peter Underwood (Eng.) (Inaccessible link) . University of Tasmania - www.staff.utas.edu.au (July 9, 2014). The date of circulation is July 11, 2014. Archived July 15, 2014.
- ↑ Underwood, Peter George, Officer of the Order of Australia (English) . www.itsanhonour.gov.au. The date of circulation is July 10, 2014.
- ↑ Underwood, Peter George, Companion of the Order of Australia . www.itsanhonour.gov.au. The date of circulation is July 10, 2014.