James Gobbo

Sir James Augustine Gobbo AC, CVO, QC (22 March 1931 – 7 November 2021) was an Australian jurist and politician. He was the 25th Governor of Victoria serving from 1997 through 2000.[1] He was born in Melbourne.

Gobbo was made Knight Bachelor in 1981 and became a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in 1993 and a Knight of Grace of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem (KStJ) in 1997. He was awarded the Centenary Medal in 2001.

Gobbo died on 7 November 2021 at the age of 90.[2]

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