Age, How old is Dr Jeannette Young?

Dr. Jeannette Young is an Australian woman who is the current Chief Health Officer of Queensland, Australia. She has served as a CHO since 2005 and she is the longest-serving Chief Health Officer and has successfully fought against six different pandemics until present. 

10 Facts on Dr. Jeannette Young

1. Dr. Jeannette Young was born in the 1960s in Queensland, Australia. The exact date of her birth is not disclosed anywhere but according to her education portfolio, we have estimated that she must be in her fifties as of 2020.
2. Moving over to her educational qualification, Dr. Jeannette has many degrees related to health professionals. She had graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine/ Bachelor of Surgery in 1986 from the University of Sydney.
3. Dr. Young has also been awarded with Master of Business Administration in 1995 from Macquarie University.
4. Moreover, she has received an Honorary Doctorate from Griffith University in 2015 for her services to the community and public health.
5. The professional career of Dr. Young began as a doctor from Westmead Hospital in Western Sydney after she graduated from the University of Sydney in 1986.
6. She then worked in Rockhampton as a hospital’s medical services director for four years. 
7. Dr. Jannette has been married at a young age but there is no information about her husband. However, some sources said that she had a breakdown in her first marriage when she used to work at Westmead Hospital and due to that pressure she moved to Rockhampton. Any information about her second marriage is not available.
8. She had also worked at Brisbane’s Princess Alexandra Hospital in the late 1990s where she spent seven years as medial services director.
9. After that, she was appointed as the Chief Health Officer in 2005. It has been around 15 years that she had worked in this position. She has successfully fought against six different pandemics including SARS-MERS, Dengue, and Swine Flu.   
10. Currently, Dr. Young has been very wary of the coronavirus pandemic situation. She has been trying her best to fight this battle against COVID-19.