Zelman Cowen - Death

Death

Cowen suffered from Parkinson's disease for at least the last 15 years of his life. He died on 8 December 2011, at the age of 92, at his home in Toorak, Victoria. It was the 34th anniversary of his swearing-in as Governor-General in 1977.

In his state funeral at Melbourne's Temple Beth Israel, former Prime Ministers Malcolm Fraser, Bob Hawke and John Howard attended, in addition to the current Governor-General, Quentin Bryce, the current Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, and the current Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott.

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