Ruler · 1935 – present

Peter Hollingworth

Lived 1935 – present. Monarch of Australia (Australia), 2001 – 2003.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 1935 – 2026; 91 years
In office: 2 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Australia
Left it: resigned; the ruler's own article

Monarch of Australia

Australia · the 14th of 18 dated reigns · 1942 – 2022

10 before

Ninian Stephen1982 – 1989

Bill Hayden1989 – 1996

William Deane1996 – 2001

Peter Hollingworth2001 – 2003

Michael Jeffery2003 – 2008

Quentin Bryce2008 – 2014

Peter Cosgrove2014 – …

1 after

died in officeleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 2001 – 2003 · 2 years · came to it aged 66

Came to it: appointed
Left it: resignedread from the ruler's own article

On 29 June 2001, Hollingworth was sworn in as Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Force.

Hollingworth stepped down from his position as Brisbane Lions No 1 ticket holder and from his roles as patron of Barnardo's, the Kids First Foundation and the National Association for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect.

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