Anna Bligh
Premier of Queensland
State Patron for 2008
Anna Bligh is Queensland's first and Australia's third female State Premier, and the sixth female head of government of any Australian State or Territory.
She is the great-great-great-great-granddaughter of William Bligh, who was the fourth Governor of the colony of New South Wales (which at the time included the area that was to become Queensland).
The Premier is a regular runner and is keen to participate in the Celebrity Relay as part of the World Harmony Run Opening Ceremony in Brisbane on April 27.