Former Australian defense
force chief Sir Peter Cosgrove was sworn in on Friday, March 28, 2014 as the
country’s 26th governor-general. Under the Constitution, the governor-general
is the representative of Australia’s monarch and nominal head of state,
currently Queen Elizabeth II of Britain.
The role is mostly
ceremonial, and the governor-general must act on the advice of the prime
minister.
Cosgrove, 67, became
a popular figure in Australia in 1999 as commander of the international peace keeping
mission in East Timor. He was appointed chief of the army in 2000 and defense
force chief in 2002. He retired from active service in 2005.
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