Sir Ronald Cross, 1st Baronet

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Sir Ronald Cross, 1st Baronet  KCMG, KCVO, PC
Sir Ronald Cross, as United Kingdom High Commissioner to Australia, meeting with RAAF personnel, ca. 1944. Cross is second from the right.
17th Governor of Tasmania
In office 22 August 1951 – 4 June 1958
Preceded by	Hugh Binney
Succeeded by	Thomas Corbett, 2nd Baron Rowallan
Born	May 9, 1896(1896-05-09) Pendleton, Lancashire, England, UK
Died	June 3, 1968 (aged 72) Westminster, London, England, UK
Birth name	Ronald Hibbert Cross
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Louise Marion Green-Emmott

Sir Ronald Hibbert Cross, 1st Baronet, KCMG, KCVO, PC (May 9, 1896 – June 3, 1968) was a British politician and diplomat.

Cross was educated at Ludgrove Preparatory School and then Eton College. He served with the Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry and as a pilot with the Royal Flying Corps in World War I.

At the 1931 general election, Cross was elected as Conservative Member of Parliament for Rossendale. He was sworn into the Privy Council in 1940.

Cross held a number of ministerial posts including Minister of Shipping and Minister of Economic Warfare during World War II. In 1941 he was sent to be High Commissioner in Australia. Cross returned to the United Kingdom in 1945 but lost his seat at that year's election.

In 1950, Cross was elected in the seat of Ormskirk, Lancashire. He later served as Governor of Tasmania from August 23, 1951 to June 4, 1958. He was appointed KCVO by Queen Elizabeth II when she visited Hobart during her Coronation Tour in 1954. He was later appointed KCMG. He was a popular Governor, well regarded in the island State.

Mount Ronald Cross in western Tasmania is named after him.

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