Margaret Gardner

Margaret Gardner
30th Governor of Victoria
Assumed office
9 August 2023
MonarchCharles III
PremierDaniel Andrews
Jacinta Allan
LieutenantJames Angus
Preceded byLinda Dessau
9th Vice-Chancellor of Monash University
In office
1 September 2014  4 August 2023
Preceded byEd Byrne
Succeeded bySharon Pickering
Vice-Chancellor and President of the
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
In office
4 April 2005  1 September 2014
ChancellorDennis Gibson
Ziggy Switkowski
Preceded byRuth Dunkin
Succeeded byMartin Bean
Personal details
Born (1954-01-19) 19 January 1954
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
SpouseGlyn Davis
ResidenceGovernment House, Melbourne
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
ProfessionEconomist
SalaryAU$485,000 as governor
Websitegovernor.vic.gov.au

Margaret Elaine Gardner AC FASSA (born 19 January 1954) is an Australian academic, economist and university executive serving as the 30th and current governor of Victoria since August 2023. She was previously the vice-chancellor of Monash University from 2014 to 2023 and the president and vice-chancellor of RMIT University from 2005 to 2014.