Governors of Queensland
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| Governor of Queensland | |
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| Viceroy | |
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 Badge of the Governor |
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| Incumbent: Quentin Bryce |
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| Style: |
Her Excellency |
| Appointed by: |
Elizabeth II as Queen of Australia |
| First viceroy: |
Sir George Bowen |
| Formation: |
December 10, 1859 |
The Governor of Queensland is the representative in the state of Queensland of 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.
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 Queensland. Nevertheless, the Governor retains the reserve powers of the Crown, and has the right to dismiss the Premier.
See Governors of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Governor.
The Governor of Queensland has resided at Government House, Brisbane since 1910. Government House consists of a mansion known as Fernberg set in 14 hectares of gardens and bushland in the Brisbane suburb of Bardon.
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[edit] List of Governors of Queensland
- Sir George Bowen (1859–1868)
- Colonel Sir Samuel Blackall (1868–1871)
- George Augustus Constantine Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby (1871–1874)
- William Cairns (1875–1877)
- Sir Arthur Kennedy (1877–1883)
- Sir Anthony Musgrave (1883–1889)
- General Sir Henry Norman (1889–1895)
- Charles Cochrane-Baillie, 2nd Baron Lamington (1896–1901)
- Major-General Sir Herbert Chermside (1902–1904)
- Frederic Thesiger, 3rd Baron Chelmsford (1905–1909)
- Sir William Macgregor (1909–1914)
- Major Sir Hamilton Goold-Adams (1915–1920)
- Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Matthew Nathan (1920–1925)
- Lieutenant-General Sir John Goodwin (1927–1932)
- Colonel Sir Leslie Orme Wilson (1932–1946)
- Lieutenant General Sir John Lavarack (1946–1957)
- Colonel Sir Henry Abel Smith (1958–1966)
- Sir Alan Mansfield (1966–1972)
- Air Marshall Sir Colin Hannah (1972–1977)
- Commodore Sir James Ramsay (1977–1985)
- Sir Walter Campbell (1985–1992)
- Leneen Forde (1992–1997)
- Major-General Peter Arnison (1997–2003)
- Quentin Bryce (2003—2008[1])
[edit] Living former governors
As of November 2007, two former governors are alive, the oldest being Leneen Forde (1992–97, born 1935). The most recent governor to die was Sir Walter Campbell (1985–92), on September 4, 2004.
| Name | Term as governor | Date of birth |
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| Leneen Forde | 1992–1997 | May 12, 1935 |
| Peter Arnison | 1997–2003 | 1940 |
[edit] Notes
- ^ The terms of governors are not fixed, and Ms Bryce's initial term has recently been extended. However, it has been announced that the Queen has appointed Ms Bryce Governor-General of Australia. She will cease her term as Governor of Queensland prior to being sworn in as Governor-General on 5 September 2008.
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