Jeannette Young

Her Excellency the Honourable Dr Jeannette Young PSM, Governor of Queensland is the patron of QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute.

Dr Young has been a strong supporter of QIMR Berghofer, serving as a Council Member from 2005 until 2019.

Her Excellency was sworn-in as the 27th Governor of Queensland on 1 November 2021.

Prior to her appointment, the Governor was the Chief Health Officer for Queensland, with responsibility for leading the State’s preventative health and public health agendas, including response to public health emergencies. In January 2020, when the COVID-19 virus outbreak was declared a pandemic, the Governor became the State Health Incident Controller.