Governor-General of Australia
representative of the monarch of Australia
The Governor-General of Australia is the representative in Australia of Australia's head of state, Charles III. The current Governor-General is Sam Mostyn.
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Style | His Excellency the Honourable |
Residence | Government House (Canberra) Admiralty House (Sydney) |
Seat | Canberra |
Nominator | Prime Minister of Australia |
Appointer | Monarch of Australia on the advice of the Prime Minister |
Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure (usually 5 years by convention)[1] |
Formation | 1 January 1901 |
First holder | The Earl of Hopetoun |
Salary | A$495,000[2] |
Website | gg |
The Governor-General of Australia is a powerful person in the country. The Governor-General is leader of the Executive Council and Commander-in-Chief of the Australian Defence Forces.
List of governors-general
changeNo. | Term | Name | |
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1 | 1 January 1901 | 9 January 1903 | John Adrian Louis Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun |
2 | 9 January 1903 | 21 January 1904 | Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson |
3 | 21 January 1904 | 9 September 1908 | Henry Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote |
4 | 9 September 1908 | 31 July 1911 | William Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley |
5 | 31 July 1911 | 18 May 1914 | Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman |
6 | 18 May 1914 | 6 October 1920 | Sir Ronald Munro-Ferguson |
7 | 6 October 1920 | 8 October 1925 | Henry Forster, 1st Baron Forster |
8 | 8 October 1925 | 21 January 1931 | John Baird, 1st Baron Stonehaven |
9 | 21 January 1931 | 23 January 1936 | Sir Isaac Isaacs |
10 | 23 January 1936 | 30 January 1945 | Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Baron Gowrie |
11 | 30 January 1945 | 11 March 1947 | Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester |
12 | 11 March 1947 | 8 May 1953 | Sir William McKell |
13 | 8 May 1953 | 2 February 1960 | Sir William Slim |
14 | 2 February 1960 | 3 February 1961 | William Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil |
15 | 3 August 1961 | 7 May 1965 | William Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle |
16 | 7 May 1965 | 30 April 1969 | Richard Gardiner Casey, Baron Casey |
17 | 30 April 1969 | 11 July 1974 | Sir Paul Hasluck |
18 | 11 July 1974 | 8 December 1977 | Sir John Kerr |
19 | 8 December 1977 | 29 July 1982 | Sir Zelman Cowen |
20 | 29 July 1982 | 16 February 1989 | Sir Ninian Stephen |
21 | 16 February 1989 | 16 February 1996 | Bill Hayden |
22 | 16 February 1996 | 29 June 2001 | Sir William Deane |
23 | 29 June 2001 | 28 May 2003 | Dr Peter Hollingworth |
24 | 11 August 2003 | 9 September 2008 | Major-General Michael Jeffery |
25 | 10 September 2008 | 26 March 2014 | Ms Quentin Bryce, AC |
26 | 26 March 2014 | 1 July 2019 | Sir Peter Cosgrove |
27 | 1 July 2019 | 1 July 2024 | David Hurley |
28 | 1 July 2024 | Sam Mostyn |
Living former governors-general
changeAs of October 2023[update] there are five living former governors-general of Australia. The most recently deceased governor-general, Bill Hayden (1989–1996), died on 21 October 2023.
Name | Term of office | Date of birth |
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Sir William Deane | 1996–2001 | 4 January 1931 |
Peter Hollingworth | 2001–2003 | 10 April 1935 |
Dame Quentin Bryce | 2008–2014 | 23 December 1942 |
Sir Peter Cosgrove | 2014–2019 | 28 July 1947 |
David Hurley | 2019–2024 | 26 August 1953 |
Other websites
changeReferences
change- ↑ Governor-General Archived 23 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ↑ Australia, Commonwealth Parliament of. "Governor-General Amendment Salary Bill 2019". www.aph.gov.au. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-07.