Ninian Stephen

Sir Ninian Martin Stephen, (15 June 1923 – 29 October 2017) was an Australian jurist, civil servant, and politician. He served as the 20th Governor-General of Australia and as a Justice in the High Court of Australia.^[1]

The Right Honourable Sir Ninian Stephen
20th Governor-General of Australia
In office 29 July 1982 – 16 February 1989
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Malcolm Fraser Bob Hawke
Preceded by	Sir Zelman Cowen
Succeeded by	Bill Hayden
Justice of the High Court of Australia
In office 1 March 1972 – 11 May 1982
Nominated by	William McMahon
Preceded by	Sir Victor Windeyer
Succeeded by	Sir William Deane
Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria
In office 30 June 1970 – 29 February 1972
Personal details
Born	(1923-06-15)15 June 1923 Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Died	29 October 2017(2017-10-29) (aged 94) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Spouse(s)	Valerie Sinclair (1949–2017)
Children	5
Profession	Barrister, Judge
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Branch/service	Australian Army
Years of service	1942–1946
Rank	Lieutenant

Stephen died in Melbourne on 29 October 2017, aged 94.^[2][3][4]