David Hurley

General David John Hurley AC, DSC is a former senior officer in the Australian Army, and the 38th and current Governor of New South Wales. In a 42year military career, Hurley was deployed on Operation Solace in Somalia in 1993, commanded the 1st Brigade , and was appointed the inaugural Chief of Capability Development Group . His career culminated with his appointment as Chief of the Defence Force onJuly 2011, in succession to Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston. Hurley retired from the Defence Force in June 2014, and succeeded Dame Marie Bashir as Governor of New South Wales onOctober the same year.

David Hurley was born in Wollongong, New South Wales onAugust 1953, the son of Norma and James Hurley. His father was an Illawarra steelworker and his mother worked in a grocery store. Hurley grew up in Port Kembla, attended Port Kembla High School where he completed his Higher School Certificate in 1971. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and Graduate Diploma in Defence Studies. He is married to Linda and has three children.

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