List of Governors-General of New Zealand

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The following is a list of the Governors and Governors-General of New Zealand. The official website for the Governor-General of New Zealand provides the recognised list [1]. Persons listed in light grey are Administrators of the Government between Governors and Governors-General.

Title Name Term Sovereign Appointed by Premier(s) or Prime Minister(s)
1 Lieutenant-Governor[2] Captain William Hobson RN 24 November 1840 - 3 May 1841

Queen Victoria

 Queen Victoria on the advice of the Colonial Office None[3]
Governor of New Zealand 3 May 1841 - 10 September 1842
Willoughby Shortland 10 September 1842 - 26 December 1843
2 Captain Robert FitzRoy RN 26 December 1843 - 18 November 1845
3 George Grey KCB 18 November 1845 - January 1848
Governor-In-Chief[4] January 1848 - March 1853
Governor of New Zealand March 1853 - 3 January 1854
Robert Wynyard 3 January 1854 - 6 September 1855
4 Colonel Thomas Gore Browne CB 6 September 1855 - 3 October 1861 Henry Sewell; William Fox; Edward Stafford
Robert Wynyard 3 October 1861 - December 1861
Sir George Grey KCB December 1861 - 5 February 1868 William Fox; Edward Stafford; George Waterhouse
5 Sir George Ferguson Bowen GCMG 5 February 1868 - 19 March 1873
Sir George Alfred Arney 19 March 1873 - 14 June 1873
6 The Rt Hon. Sir James Fergusson Bt 14 June 1873 - 3 December 1874
7 The Marquess of Normanby GCB GCMG PC 3 December 1874 - 21 February 1879
James Prendergast 21 February 1879 - 27 March 1879
8 Sir Hercules Robinson GCMG 27 March 1879 - 9 September 1880
James Prendergast 9 September 1880 - 29 November 1880
9 The Hon. Sir Arthur Hamilton-Gordon GCMG 29 November 1880 - 24 June 1882
James Prendergast 24 June 1882 - 20 January 1883
10 Lieutenant-General Sir William Jervois 20 January 1883 - 23 March 1889
James Prendergast 23 March 1889 - 2 May 1889
11 The Earl of Onslow GCMG 2 May 1889 - 25 February 1892
James Prendergast 25 February 1892 - 6 June 1892
12 The Earl of Glasgow GCMG 6 June 1892 - 8 February 1897
James Prendergast 8 February 1897 - 9 August 1897
13 The Earl of Ranfurly GCMG 9 August 1897 - 20 June 1904

Edward VII

 King Edward VII on the advice of the Colonial Office
14 The Lord Plunket GCMG KCVO 20 June 1904 - 8 June 1910
Sir Robert Stout 8 June 1910 - 22 June 1910
15 The Lord Islington GCMG GBE DSO PC 22 June 1910 - 3 December 1912

King George V

 King George V on the advice of the Colonial Office
Sir Robert Stout 3 December 1912 - 19 December 1912
16 The Earl of Liverpool 19 December 1912 - 28 June 1917
1 Governor-General of New Zealand[5] 28 June 1917 - 8 July 1920
Sir Robert Stout 8 July 1920 - 27 September 1920
2 The Viscount Jellicoe GCB OM GCVO 27 September 1920 - 12 December 1924
3 General Sir Charles Fergusson Bt GCMG KCB DSO MVO 13 December 1924 - 8 February 1930
Sir Michael Myers 8 February 1930 - 19 March 1930
4 The Lord Bledisloe GCMG KBE PC 19 March 1930 - 15 March 1935
Sir Michael Myers 15 March 1935 - 12 April 1935 Michael Joseph Savage; Peter Fraser
5 The Viscount Galway GCMG DSO OBE PC 12 April 1935 - 3 February 1941

Edward VIII
George VI King George VI on the advice of the Colonial Office
Sir Michael Myers 3 February 1941 - 22 February 1941
6 Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Cyril Newall GCB OM GCMG CBE AM 22 February 1941 - 19 April 1946
Sir Michael Myers 19 April 1946 - 17 June 1946
7 Lieutenant-General The Lord Freyberg VC GCMG KCB KBE DSO 17 June 1946 - 15 August 1952
Elizabeth II of New Zealand		 Queen Elizabeth II on the advice of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Peter Fraser;Sidney Holland
Sir Humphrey O'Leary 15 August 1952 - 2 December 1952
8 Lieutenant-General The Lord Norrie GCMG GCVO CB DSO MC 2 December 1952 - 25 July 1957
Sir Harold Barrowclough 25 July 1957 - 5 September 1957
9 The Viscount Cobham GCMG TD 5 September 1957 - 13 September 1962 Sidney Holland; Keith Holyoake; Walter Nash
Sir Harold Barrowclough 13 September 1962 - 9 November 1962 Keith Holyoake
10 Brigadier Sir Bernard Fergusson GCMG GCVO DSO OBE 9 November 1962 - 20 October 1967
Sir Richard Wild 20 October 1967 - 1 December 1967
11 Sir Arthur Porritt Bt GCMG GCVO CBE[6] 1 December 1967 - 7 September 1972 Queen Elizabeth II on the advice of Keith Holyoake
Sir Richard Wild 7 September 1972 - 27 September 1972
12 Sir Denis Blundell GCMG GCVO KBE QSO 27 September 1972 - 5 October 1977 Queen Elizabeth II on the advice of John Marshall John Marshall; Norman Kirk; Bill Rowling; Robert Muldoon
Sir Richard Wild 5 October 1977 - 26 October 1977
13 The Rt Hon. Sir Keith Holyoake KG GCMG CH QSO 26 October 1977 - 25 October 1980 Queen Elizabeth II on the advice of Robert Muldoon Robert Muldoon
Sir Ronald Davidson 25 October 1980 - 6 November 1980
14 The Hon. Sir David Beattie GCMG GCVO QSO QC 6 November 1980 - 22 November 1985 Queen Elizabeth II on the advice of Robert Muldoon Robert Muldoon; David Lange
15 The Rt Revd. Sir Paul Reeves GCMG GCVO QSO 22 November 1985 - 20 November 1990 Queen Elizabeth II on the advice of David Lange David Lange; Geoffrey Palmer; Mike Moore
16 Dame Catherine Tizard GCMG GCVO DBE QSO 20 November 1990 - 21 March 1996 Queen Elizabeth II on the advice of Geoffrey Palmer Mike Moore; Jim Bolger
17 The Rt Hon. Sir Michael Hardie Boys GNZM GCMG QSO 21 March 1996 - 21 March 2001 Queen Elizabeth II on the advice of Jim Bolger Jim Bolger; Jenny Shipley; Helen Clark
Dame Sian Elias 21 March 2001 - 4 April 2001
18 Dame Silvia Cartwright PCNZM DBE 4 April 2001 - 4 August 2006 Queen Elizabeth II on the advice of Helen Clark Helen Clark
Dame Sian Elias 4 August 2006 - 23 August 2006
19 Anand Satyanand PCNZM 23 August 2006 Queen Elizabeth II on the advice of Helen Clark

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  1. ^ Governor-General of New Zealand: Former Governors-General
  2. ^ New Zealand was a dependency of New South Wales 1840 - 1841. Hobson was appointed by Lt.-Col. Sir George Gipps, Governor of New South Wales 1837 - 1846, and Governor-in-Chief of New Zealand 1839 - 1841
  3. ^ New Zealand attained responsible government following the New Zealand Constitution Act 1852
  4. ^ The office was renamed "Governor-in-Chief" in 1848 under the New Zealand Constitution Act 1846
  5. ^ The office of Governor was renamed Governor-General by Letters Patent of 28 June 1917
  6. ^ Sir Arthur Porritt was the first New Zealand-born Governor General (although he had been living in Britain for 31 years at the time of his appointment). All Governors-General since Sir Denis Blundell have been New Zealand born and resident, and appointed by the Sovereign on the advice of the Prime Minister of New Zealand.

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