Guy Green (jurist)
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The Hon. Sir Guy Stephen Montague Green, AC, KBE, CVO, was the Governor of Tasmania from 1995 to 2003.
Prior to his appointment as Governor, Guy Green had been Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania, the culmination of a distinguished career in law in Tasmania.
He was also heavily involved in the University of Tasmania, serving as Chancellor before his appointment as Governor. Sir Guy was also Chancellor of the Australian Priory of the Order of St John of Jerusalem before assuming Vice-Regal office.
In 2003, following the controversy of Peter Hollingworth's past handling of child abuse allegations, Green became the Administrator of the Government of Australia, or in effect acting Governor-General, because by then he was the longest serving state governor. When Hollingworth officially resigned in May 2003, Green became the Administrator, serving until Michael Jeffery took office in August 2003. He retired afterwards and was replaced as Tasmanian Governor by Richard Butler.
Sir Guy was born in Launceston. He was knighted as a KBE in 1982, appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in 1995 and appointed a CVO during Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Tasmania in 2002.
He and his wife Rosslyn were well-liked in Tasmania for the blend of friendly formality they brought to the office.
On retiring from the Governorship, Sir Guy continued to contribute to Tasmania, as Chairman of Trustees of the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery.
