Governors of Victoria
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| Governor of Victoria | |
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| Viceroy | |
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 Badge of the Governor |
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| Incumbent: David de Kretser |
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| 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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[edit] Powers
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]
[edit] 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.
[edit] List of Governors of Victoria
[edit] 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]
- Charles La Trobe, 1851-1854 (La Trobe was Superintendent of the Port Phillip District of New South Wales 1839-1851)
- Captain Sir Charles Hotham, 1854-1855
[edit] Governors
- Captain Sir Charles Hotham, 1855
- Sir Henry Barkly, 1856-1863
- Sir Charles Darling, 1863-1866
- Sir John Manners-Sutton, 1866-1873
- Sir George Bowen, 1873-1879
- George Phipps, Marquess of Normanby, 1879-1884
- Sir Henry Loch, 1884-1889
- John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun, 1889-1895
- Thomas Brassey, 1st Baron Brassey, 1895-1900
- Sir George Clarke, 1901-1903
- Major-General Sir Reginald Talbot, 1904-1908
- Sir Thomas Gibson-Carmichael, 1908-1911
- Sir John Fuller, 1911-1914
- Sir Arthur Stanley, 1914-1920
- Colonel George Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke, 1921-1926
- Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Somers Cocks, 6th Baron Somers, 1926-1931
- Captain William Vannecke, 5th Baron Huntingfield, 1934-1939
- Major General Sir Winston Dugan, 1939-1949
- General Sir Dallas Brooks, 1949-1963
- Major General Sir Rohan Delacombe, 1963-1974
- Sir Henry Winneke, 1974-1982
- Rear Admiral Sir Brian Murray, 1982-1985
- The Reverend Dr Davis McCaughey, 1986-1992
- Richard McGarvie, 1992-1997
- Sir James Gobbo, 1997-2000
- John Landy, 2001-2006
- Professor David de Kretser, 2006-
[edit] 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 |
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| Sir James Gobbo | 1997–2000 | March 22, 1931 |
| John Landy | 2001–2006 | April 12, 1930 |
[edit] References
- ^ Constitution of Victoria (1975), Part 1.
- ^ 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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