Original: Major General Philip Michael Jeffery AC, CVO, MC (born 12 December 1937) was the 24th Governor-General of Australia (2003 â "2008), the first Australian career soldier to be appointed governor-general.
Simplified: Major-General Philip Michael Jeffery (born 12 December 1937) was the 24th Governor-General of Australia from 11 August 2003 until 5 September 2008.