Phillip Bennett

General

Sir Phillip Bennett

AC, KBE, DSO
General; Sir Phillip Bennett; AC, KBE, DSO
23rd Governor of Tasmania
	In office; 19 October 1987 – 2 October 1995
Monarch	Queen Elizabeth II
Preceded by	Sir James Plimsoll
Succeeded by	Sir Guy Green
Personal details
Born	27 December 1928; East Fremantle, Western Australia
Died	1 August 2023 (aged 94)
Nationality	Australian
Spouse(s)	Margaret, Lady Bennett
Occupation	Soldier
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Branch/service	Australian Army
Years of service	1946–1987
Rank	General
Commands	Chief of the Defence Force (1984–87); Chief of General Staff (1982–84); 1st Division (1977–79); 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1967–69); 2nd Commando Company (1958–61)
Battles/wars	Korean War; Malayan Emergency; Vietnam War Battle of Coral–Balmoral;
Awards	Companion of the Order of Australia; Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Distinguished Service Order; Knight of the Order of St John; Mentioned in Despatches; Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States)

General Sir Phillip Harvey Bennett (27 December 1928 – 1 August 2023^[1]) was an Australian politician. He is a retired senior officer of the Australian Army. He served as Chief of the Australian Defence Force from 1984 to 1987, and later as Governor of Tasmania from 1987 to 1995.