Governor of Victoria
 
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Governor of Victoria
Viceroy
Provincial/State

Badge of the Governor
Incumbent:
David de Kretser
Style:
 His Excellency
Appointed by:
 Elizabeth II
as Queen of Australia
First viceroy:
 Sir Charles Hotham
Formation:
 May 22, 1855

The Governor of Victoria is the representative in the Australian state of Victoria 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 Governor's office and official residence is Government House in central Melbourne.

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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 Victoria. Nevertheless, the Governor retains the reserve powers of the Crown, and has the right to dismiss the Premier.[1]

Related offices

There is also a Lieutenant-Governor and an Administrator. The Chief Justice of Victoria is ex-officio the Administrator, unless he or she is the Lieutenant-Governor, in which case, the next most senior judge is the Administrator. The Lieutenant-Governor takes on the responsibilities of the Governor when that post is vacant or when the Governor is out of the State or unable to act. The Administrator takes on those duties if both the Governor and Lieutenant-Governor are not able to act for the above reasons.

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

List of Governors of Victoria

Lieutenant-Governors

Until Victoria obtained responsible government in 1855, the Governor-General of New South Wales appointed Lieutenant-Governors to Victoria. The Governor-General of New South Wales was reverted to Governor in 1861.[2]

Governors

No. Governor From To
1 Captain Sir Charles Hotham May 22, 1855 December 31, 1855
2 Sir Henry Barkly December 26, 1856 September 10, 1863
3 Sir Charles Darling September 11, 1863 May 7, 1866
4 Sir John Manners-Sutton August 15, 1866 March 2, 1873
5 Sir George Bowen July 30, 1873 February 22, 1879
6 George Phipps, Marquess of Normanby April 29, 1879 April 18, 1884
7 Sir Henry Loch July 15, 1884 November 15, 1889
8 John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun November 28, 1889 July 12, 1895
9 Thomas Brassey, 1st Baron Brassey October 25, 1895 March 31, 1900
10 Sir George Clarke December 10, 1901 November 24, 1903
11 Major-General Sir Reginald Talbot April 25, 1904 July 6, 1908
12 Sir Thomas Gibson-Carmichael July 27, 1908 May 19, 1911
13 Sir John Fuller May 24, 1911 November 24, 1913
14 Sir Arthur Stanley February 23, 1914 January 30, 1920
15 Colonel George Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke February 24, 1921 April 7, 1926
16 Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Somers Cocks, 6th Baron Somers June 28, 1926 June 23, 1931
17 Captain William Vannecke, 5th Baron Huntingfield May 14, 1934 April 4, 1939
18 Major General Sir Winston Dugan July 17, 1939 February 20, 1949
19 General Sir Dallas Brooks October 18, 1949 May 7, 1963
20 Major General Sir Rohan Delacombe May 8, 1963 May 31, 1974
21 Sir Henry Winneke June 3, 1974 February 28, 1982
22 Rear Admiral Sir Brian Murray March 1, 1982 October 3, 1985
23 The Reverend Dr Davis McCaughey February 18, 1986 April 22, 1992
24 Richard McGarvie April 23, 1992 April 23, 1997
25 Sir James Gobbo April 24, 1997 December 31, 2000
26 John Landy January 1, 2001 April 7, 2006
27 Professor David de Kretser April 7, 2006 Present

Living former governors

As of November 2007, two former governors are alive, the oldest being John Landy (2001–06, born 1930). The most recent governor to die was Davis McCaughey (1986–92), on March 25, 2005. The most recently-serving governor to die was Richard McGarvie (1992–1997), on May 24, 2003.

Name Term as governor Date of birth
Sir James Gobbo 1997–2000 March 22, 1931
John Landy 2001–2006 April 12, 1930

References

  1. ^ Constitution of Victoria (1975), Part 1.
  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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