Our Patron
Our Patron brings a deep commitment to advocating our mission to rapidly increase survival and improve the quality of life for people with brain cancer.
Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC
Governor of New South Wales and Patron of Cure Brain Cancer Foundation
Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC is the 39th Governor of New South Wales, commencing her seven-year tenure on 2 May 2019.
Prior to her appointment as Governor, Her Excellency enjoyed a long and distinguished law career spanning 43 years, during which time she served as a role model for women in law at both the State and national level.
Appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1989, in 1993 she was made a judge of the Federal Court of Australia, the first woman to sit exclusively in that Court. In 1996, she achieved the distinction of being the first woman appointed to the New South Wales Court of Appeal and, subsequently, as the first woman to be appointed as its President. She served, on a number of occasions, as Administrator of the Government of the State of New South Wales.
She was made a Companion of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day Honours List on 26 January 2020 for “eminent service to the people of New South Wales, particularly through leadership roles in the judiciary, and as a mentor of young women lawyers”.
“As patrons, I thank Cure Brain Cancer Foundation for keeping up the momentum on cancer research, forging partnerships to help families, and building global collaborations to bring Australians word-class clinical trials.
The Foundation’s work, as Australia’s leading organisation for brain cancer research, advocacy and awareness, to improve brain cancer survival, quality of life and ultimately find a cure for brain cancer, is critical.”