General the Honourable Sir Peter John Cosgrove, AK, AC(Mil), CVO, MC (Ret) served as the 26th Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia. He was Knighted at his swearing-in 2014.
He is widely known for his earlier career in the Australian Defence Force – serving in Malaysia and Vietnam before coming to greater public prominence as Commander of INTERFET in East Timor. He retired as Chief of the Defence Force in 2005 and went on to serve on several corporate boards before becoming Governor-General.
In retirement he is actively involved with defence, health and other charitable organisations including serving as chairman of BizRebuild, the Business Council of Australia’s Community Rebuilding Initiative following the 2019/20 bushfires and more recent floods.
