Annette Farquhar
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| 7th Governor-General of Ibagli | |
| Term: | 18 April 2005–6 July 2006 |
| Predecessor: | William Barriter |
| Successor: | Steven Spell |
| Born: | 7 June 1940 Portsmouth, England, UK |
| Death: | 6 July 2006 Haphonia |
| Spouse: | Ian Farquhar |
| Profession: | Lawyer/Judge |
The Right Honourable Dame Annette Farquhar, OIM, GCMG, GCRI, DBE, ID, QC (1940–2006) was the Governor-General of Ibagli from March 2005 to July 2006.
Early Life
She was born to Elizabeth and Randall Caradine on June 7th, 1940 in Portsmouth, England. Randall was a Lieutenant Colonel in the British Army and had left for action in Norway and was killed in late May. Elizabeth remarried in May 1947 to Joseph Kenilworth, a construction worker. Soon after their marriage, they moved to Ibagli, where an economic boom was taking place after the war, to escape the postwar austerity in Britain. They soon settled in Exeter, and Joseph took up a career in politics, soon becoming an MLA in the Ibaglian Legislative Assembly.
Annette was educated at Thistledowne and Oxford University, where she studied law. During this time, Ibagli gained its independence from the United Kingdom, and Joseph ran a successful bid for leader of the Conservative Party. In the 1959 election, the Conservative Party, led by Joseph Kenilworth, won the majority in the new Ibaglian House of Commons, and Joseph became the Prime Minister of Ibagli, a post he would hold until 1972. Upon returning to Ibagli, Annette was admitted to the bar of Ibagli, and practiced maritime law in Ibagli and several British territories in the South Pacific. She was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1970.
In 1964, Annette announced her engagement to Ian Farquhar, a Liberal MP. Despite the controversy, she pressed on with the engagement, marrying on August 4th. Ian and Annette have three children.
Judge
In 1971, she was appointed Chief Magistrate of Haphonia by Prime Minister Kenilworth, a move which was criticized by the opposition and which many see as contributing to the Conservative Party's loss of the 1972 election. She held this position until 1980, when she was appointed to the Crown Court, becoming its chief judge in 1984. She was appointed to the position of Chief Justice of Ibagli in 1993, a position that she held until 2005, when she was appointed Governor-General of Ibagli.
Governor-General
Farquhar was generally well-received as Governor-General, with many finding her to be warmer and more open than her predecessor. She was seriously injured in the ANZAC Day Bombing, and was in a coma for nearly a month. She died in July of 2006 of an illness exacerbated by her injuries.
Travel
In April 2005, Farquhar undertook a visit to Italy and Vatican City to attend the funeral of Pope John Paul II, and to the United Kingdom for the wedding of the Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles.
Honours
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- Order of Ibaglian Merit (2005)
- Order of St Michael and St George - Dame Grand Cross (1993)
- Royal Ibaglian Order - Dame Grand Companion (2005)
- Order of the British Empire - Dame Commander (1984)
- The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem - Dame of Justice
- Lord of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council (1993)
- The Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal (1977)
- The Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal (2002)
- Semicentennial Medal (2005)
- Ibaglian Forces Decoration (2005)
Shorthand Titles
- Miss Annette Caradine (1940–1948)
- Miss Annette Kenilworth (1948–1964)
- Mrs. Annette Farquhar (1964–1970)
- Mrs. Annette Farquhar, QC (1970–1971)
- Her Honour Judge Farquhar, QC (1971–1980)
- The Honourable Justice Farquhar, QC (1980–1984)
- The Honourable Dame Annette Farquhar, DBE, QC (1984–1993)
- The Right Honourable Dame Annette Farquhar, GCMG, DBE, QC (1993–2005)
- Her Excellency the Right Honourable Dame Annette Farquhar, OIM, GCMG, GCRI, DBE, ID, QC (2005–2006)
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| Preceded by: William Barriter |
Governor-General of Ibagli 2005–2006 |
Succeeded by: Steven Spell | ||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by: Charles Robson |
Chief Justice of Ibagli 1993–2005 |
Succeeded by: Albert Wooster | ||||||||||||||||
- Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Dames Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Dames Grand Companion of the Royal Ibaglian Order
- Governors-General of Ibagli
- Ibaglian judges
- Ibaglian King's Counsel
- Members of the Order of Ibaglian Merit
- Members of the Privy Council
- Recipients of the Ibaglian Forces Decoration