Stephen Donaghue
Dr Stephen Donaghue | |
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| Solicitor-General of Australia | |
| Assumed office 16 January 2017 | |
| Appointed by | Peter Cosgrove |
| Preceded by | Justin Gleeson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stephen Paul Donaghue 7 January 1973 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Spouse(s) | Carolyn Evans |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne University of Oxford |
| Occupation | Barrister |
Stephen Paul Donaghue QC (born 7 January 1973) is an Australian barrister and constitutional lawyer and the present Solicitor-General of Australia. Donaghue has been Solicitor-General since 16 January 2017, having been appointed following the resignation of Justin Gleeson.[1]
Born in 1973, Donaghue was educated at Whitefriars College in Donvale, then studied for a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws at the University of Melbourne, where he was editor of the Melbourne University Law Review. In 1996, Donaghue was granted a Menzies Scholarship and attended Magdalen College at the University of Oxford from which he received a doctorate.[2]
In 1995, Donaghue joined the firm MinterEllison as a solicitor. He became a barrister in 2001, and in 2011 was appointed as a Senior Counsel, becoming a Queen's Counsel in 2014 when the title was restored by the Victorian government.[2]
References[]
- ^ Baker, Emily (15 December 2016). "Australia's Solicitor-General named as Stephen Donaghue". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Who's Who in Australia, ConnectWeb, 2016.
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