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210:Lydia Morton
206:Succeeded by
199:Peter Hussin
183:
164:Succeeded by
129:Elizabeth II
115:
96:Succeeded by
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1383:1959 births
1365:Mark Fraser
1231:Judith Pead
1200:14 February
525:Tony Abbott
496:(ICC), the
492:(ICJ), the
464:Netherlands
238:Judith Pead
234:Preceded by
194:Preceded by
169:Mark Fraser
152:Preceded by
84:Preceded by
1377:Categories
1359:2008–2014
1327:2014–2017
1308:2014–2017
1283:2004–2008
1258:1999–2000
1241:1999–2003
1154:26 January
1118:. Linkedin
963:11 October
865:11 October
700:References
358:Early life
298:Alma mater
272:1959-06-11
1297:Ric Wells
895:24 August
486:The Hague
446:Lithuania
224:In office
184:In office
141:(2008–14)
116:In office
89:Ric Wells
74:In office
1038:ABC News
989:31 March
983:ABC News
687:Le Drian
682:(France)
643:Canberra
370:and the
335:same sex
331:diplomat
1122:10 July
1011:The Age
689:at the
660:(Tonga)
561:Honours
438:Estonia
434:Iceland
430:Finland
422:Denmark
380:Honours
345:to the
125:Monarch
800:7 July
790:Online
442:Latvia
426:Norway
418:Sweden
400:Dublin
386:Career
364:London
282:London
146:(2014)
1141:(PDF)
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1072:5 May
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1017:5 May
935:5 May
760:5 May
599:(CVO)
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1156:2015
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965:2008
937:2018
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762:2018
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