Governors of New South Wales

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The Governor of New South Wales is the representative in the Australian state of New South Wales of Australia's monarch, Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. The Governor performs the same constitutional and ceremonial functions at the state level as does the Governor-General of Australia at the national level.

The office of Governor of New South Wales is the oldest constitutional office in Australia. Captain Arthur Phillip assumed office as Governor of New South Wales on 7th February 1788, when the Colony of New South Wales, the first British settlement in Australia, was formally founded. The early colonial governors held an almost autocratic power due to the distance from and poor communications with Great Britain, until 1824 when the New South Wales Legislative Council, Australia's first legislative body, was appointed to advise the governor.[1]

Between 1850 and 1861, the Governor of New South Wales was titled Governor-General in an early attempt at federalism imposed by Earl Grey. All communication between the Australian colonies and the British Government was meant to go through the Governor-General, and the other colonies had Lieutenant-Governors. As Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania obtained responsible government, their Lieutenant-Governors were replaced by Governors. Although he had ceased acting as a Governor-General, Sir William Denison retained the title until his retirement.[2]

In accordance with the conventions of the Westminster system of parliamentary government, the Governor nearly always acts solely on the advice of the head of the elected government, the Premier of New South Wales. Nevertheless, the Governor retains the reserve powers of the Crown, and has the right to dismiss the Premier. This power was last exercised in 1932, when Sir Philip Game dismissed Jack Lang.

The Governor of New South Wales previously used Government House as a residence, office and official reception space. However, in 1999, at the direction of Premier Bob Carr, the Governor has not used it as a residence. The Governor's present day office is the historic Chief Secretary’s Building nearby, at 121 Macquarie Street.

See Governors of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Governor.

List of Governors of New South Wales

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  1. Captain Arthur Phillip, RN, 1788-1792
  2. Captain John Hunter, RN, 1795-1800
  3. Captain Philip King, RN, 1800-1806
  4. Captain William Bligh, RN, 1806-1808
  5. Colonel William Paterson (acting), 1809
  6. Major-General Lachlan Macquarie, 1810-1821
  7. Major-General Sir Thomas Brisbane, 1821-1825
  8. Lieutenant-General Ralph Darling, 1825-1831
  9. Major-General Sir Richard Bourke, 1831-1837
  10. Sir George Gipps, 1838-1846
  11. Sir Charles Augustus FitzRoy, 1846-1855
  12. Sir William Denison, 1855-1861
  13. John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar, 1861-1867
  14. Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore, 1868-1872
  15. Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead, 1872-1879
  16. Lord Augustus Loftus, 1879-1885
  17. Charles Wynn-Carington, 3rd Baron Carrington, 1885-1890
  18. Victor Albert George Child-Villiers, 7th Earl of Jersey, 1891-1893
  19. Sir Robert Duff, 1893-1895
  20. Henry Robert Brand, 2nd Viscount Hampden, 1895-1899
  21. William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp, 1899-1901
  22. Admiral Sir Harry Rawson, 1902-1909
  23. Frederic John Napier Thesiger, 3rd Baron Chelmsford, 1909-1913
  24. Sir Gerald Strickland, 1913-1917
  25. Sir Walter Davidson, 1918-1923
  26. Admiral Sir Dudley de Chair, 1924-1930
  27. Air Vice-Marshal Sir Philip Game, 1930-1935
  28. Brigadier-General Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1935-1936
  29. Admiral Sir David Anderson, 1936
  30. John de Vere Loder, 2nd Baron Wakehurst, 1937-1946
  31. General Sir John Northcott, 1946-1957
  32. Lieutenant-General Sir Eric Woodward, 1957-1965
  33. Sir Roden Cutler, 1966-1981
  34. Air Marshal Sir James Rowland, 1981-1989
  35. Rear Admiral Sir David Martin, 1989-1990
  36. Rear Admiral Peter Sinclair, 1990-1996
  37. The Hon. Gordon Samuels, 1996-2001
  38. Professor Marie Bashir, Lady Shehadie, 2001-present

References

1. ^ NSW Parliament. History of the Legislative Council. Accessed 10 August 2007.
2. ^ Twomey, Anne (2006). The chameleon Crown: The Queen and her Australian governors. Sydney: The Federation Press. ISBN 978-1-86287-629-3. 


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