In a 2015 interview , Turnbull revealed he was named his middle name Bligh after much admired Governor Bligh .
`` He is also of Jewish descent from his mother 's side [   [   . In an interview in 2015 , Turnbull said that his middle name `` '' Bligh '' '' is a tradition for generations , named after Governor Bligh who was much admired . ''
Malcolm Turnbull