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Most governors, however, tried to act impartially, and some were genuinely popular. From the 1940s the states, particularly those with Labor governments, began to appoint Australians to the post of governor. The first Australian governors of each of the states, and their dates of appointment, were: New South Wales: Sir John Northcott (1 August ...
Lists of Australian state governors cover the governors of the Australian states. The governors are the viceroys of the Australian monarch . They perform constitutional and ceremonial functions at the state level.
The governor-general of Australia is the federal representative of the Australian monarch (currently Charles III). The position came into being on 29 October 1900, just prior to the adoption of the new national constitution and has been held by 28 people since then. Governors-general have no fixed term, but have usually served for around five ...
Governor-General of Australia: Sam Mostyn; Governor of the State when within their own State. Governors of the other (or all) States in order of appointment: Governor of New South Wales: Margaret Beazley (2 May 2019) Governor of Tasmania: Barbara Baker (16 June 2021) Governor of South Australia: Frances Adamson (7 October 2021) Governor of ...
The Australian states were founded as British colonies, and executive power was held by a governor (or sometimes a lieutenant-governor) appointed by the British government (see Governors of the Australian states). From the 1820s the power of the governors was gradually transferred to legislative bodies, at first appointed, later partly elected ...
In an address to the Sydney Institute, January 2007, in connection with that event, Sir David Smith, a retired official secretary to the governor-general of Australia who had been Kerr's official secretary in 1975, described the constitution as conferring the powers and functions of Australia's head of state on the governor-general in "his own ...
Pages in category "Governors-general of Australia" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
They are appointed to the role by the governor-general (the federal representative of the monarch of Australia). [8] The governor-general normally appoints the parliamentary leader who commands the confidence of a majority of the members of the House of Representatives. [9] [10] Also by convention, the prime minister is a member of the lower ...