has honoured a remarkable man”. On 16 December 2018 Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that The Queen had approved the appointment of retired General David Hurley, the current Governor of New South Wales as the next Governor-General of Australia commencing in July 2019, and that Cosgrove's term would be extended until that time to ensure smooth transitions following the New South Wales election in March and federal election expected in May 2019. On 12 August 2019, during a post appointment call upon the Queen, Her Majesty appointed Cosgrove a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order. Personal life Cosgrove married Lynne Payne in 1976; they have three sons and four grandchildren, and lived in Sydney before taking up residence in Government House, Canberra. Cosgrove is a Roman Catholic and frequently attends Mass in the St Christopher's Cathedral parish in Canberra. Cosgrove is a strong supporter and member of the Sydney Roosters. He is also a keen follower of cricket and rugby union. His memoir You shouldn't have joined... was published by Allen & Unwin in 2020. Honours and awards Honorary appointments 2022–Present: Patron of the Australian Defence Force Cadets 2014–2019: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps 2014–2019: Colonel of the Regiment of the Royal Australian Regiment 2014–2019: Chief Scout of Australia 2014–2019: Prior of the Order of St John Honorary degrees Victoria: 2016 Doctor of Laws (honoris causa), Monash University Named in his honour the suburb of Cosgrove in the City of Townsville, Queensland The Cosgrove Centre, Waverley College, Sydney, New South Wales See also List of Governors-General of Australia List of Australian of the Year Award recipients References External links Cosgrove bio, Australian War Memorial Cosgrove bio , www.icmi.com.au Pictorial bio, www.diggerhistory.info |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- 1947 births Australian Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order Australian expatriates in India Australian generals Australian military personnel of the International Force for East Timor Australian military personnel of the Vietnam War Australian of the Year Award winners Australian people of Irish descent Australian recipients of the Military Cross Australian Roman Catholics Chiefs of Army (Australia) Chiefs of the Defence Force (Australia) Collars of the Order of the Liberator General San Martin Commanders of the Legion of Merit Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit Governors-General of Australia Grand Crosses of the Order of Prince Henry Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Gregory the Great