Background
STEPHEN, Ninian was born on June 15, 1923 in Oxford, England. Son of the late Frederick and Barbara (nee Cruickshank) Stephen.
STEPHEN, Ninian was born on June 15, 1923 in Oxford, England. Son of the late Frederick and Barbara (nee Cruickshank) Stephen.
Bachelor of Laws, University Melbourne, 1949. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Sydney. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Melbourne.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Griffith. Doctor of Letters (honorary), We. Australia University.
Called to Victoria bar, 1952. Created queen's counsel, 1966. Judge Victorian Supreme Court, 1970-1972.
Justice High Court of Australia, 1972-1982. United Kingdom privy councillor, 1979. Governor-general of Australia, 1982-1989.
Ambassador for the environmental, 1989-1992. Chairman Second Strand Northern Ireland Talks, 1992. Expert Group on Cambodia, 1998-1999.
Member ethics commission International Olympic Committee, since 2000. Chairman Australian Library. Council, 1990—1994, Blood and Blood Products Inquiry, 1999, Citizenship Council, 1999, International Labor Organization Report on Forced Labor, Myanmar, 2001.
Served with Australian Army, 1941-1946. Judge international criminal tribunal former Yugoslavia, 1993-1997.
Married Valery Mary Sinclair, June 4, 1949. Children: Mary, Ann, Sarah, Jane, Elizabeth.