Kerry Sanderson
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Her Excellency The Honourable Kerry Sanderson AC |
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| 32nd Governor of Western Australia | |
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Assumed office 20 October 2014 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Premier |
Colin Barnett Mark McGowan |
| Lieutenant Governor | Wayne Martin |
| Preceded by | Malcolm McCusker |
| Agent-General for Western Australia | |
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In office November 2008 – December 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Noel Ashcroft |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Skipworth |
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Kerry Gaye Smith 21 December 1950 Subiaco, Western Australia |
| Alma mater | University of Western Australia |
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Viceregal styles of Kerry Sanderson (2014–present) |
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| Reference style | Her Excellency the Honourable |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Alternative style | Ma'am |
Kerry Gaye Sanderson AC (née Smith; born 21 December 1950) is the 32nd and current Governor of Western Australia, in office from 20 October 2014. Previously a businesswoman and senior public servant, she is the first woman to hold the position.
Sanderson attended Churchlands Senior High School and the University of Western Australia. She entered the public service after graduation, serving in senior positions in the Treasury and Transport Departments of the Government of Western Australia. Sanderson was chief executive officer of Fremantle Ports from 1991 to 2008. In the position, she undertook a "complete restructuring" of the operations of Fremantle Harbour, and was credited with increasing the port's efficiency and returning it to profit.
After leaving Fremantle Ports, Sanderson was named Agent-General for Western Australia for a three-year term (from 2008 to 2011), representing the government in the United Kingdom and Europe. On her return to Australia, she entered the private sector, holding board-level positions with several publicly traded companies. She was appointed to succeed Malcolm McCusker as governor in August 2014.
From Perth, Western Australia, Sanderson was raised in the city's western suburbs, attending Wembley Primary School and Churchlands Senior High School. She later graduated from the University of Western Australia with Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Economics degrees, with a mathematics concentration. After graduation, she worked in a computing job for a period of time, but subsequently switched to the public service. Sanderson worked for the Government of Western Australia's Department of Treasury for 17 years, including as director of the economic and financial policy division, and was then deputy director-general of the Department of Transport for four years, becoming "one of the state’s most senior and well-regarded bureaucrats". She and her husband Lancelot John (Lance) Sanderson had two sons; he died in 2007.
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