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Governor of Queensland Information

The Governor of Queensland is the representative in the state of Queensland of the 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.

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. Unlike Fernberg, the original Government House was purpose-built and was used from 1862 to 1910; the building still exists today on the grounds of Queensland University of Technology.

The current Governor, Penelope Wensley was sworn in on 29 July 2008.

The first Australian- (and Queensland-) born Governor of Queensland was Lieutenant-General Sir John Lavarack (appointed 1946). His successor, Sir Henry Abel Smith was British. All subsequent governors have been Australian-born, except for Leneen Forde, who was born in Canada but who emigrated to Australia at an early age.

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List of Governors of Queensland[1][2]

No. Image Governor From To
1 The Rt Hon Sir George Bowen GCMG 10 December 1859 4 January 1868
2 Colonel Sir Samuel Blackall 14 August 1868 2 January 1871
3 The Most Hon Marquess of Normanby GCB GCMG PC 12 August 1871 12 November 1874
4 Sir William Cairns KCMG 23 January 1875 14 March 1877
5 Sir Arthur Kennedy GCMG CB 20 July 1877 2 May 1883
6 Sir Anthony Musgrave KCMG 6 November 1883 9 November 1888
7 Field Marshal Sir Henry Norman GCB GCMG CIE 1 May 1889 31 December 1895
8 The Rt Hon Lord Lamington GCMG GCIE 9 April 1896 19 December 1901
9 Lieutenant General Sir Herbert Chermside GCMG CB 24 March 1902 10 October 1904
10 The Rt Hon Viscount Chelmsford GCSI GCMG GCIE GBE PC 30 November 1905 26 May 1909
11 The Rt Hon Sir William MacGregor GCMG CB 2 December 1909 16 July 1914
12 Major Sir Hamilton Goold-Adams GCMG CB 15 March 1915 3 February 1920
13 Lieutenant Colonel Sir Matthew Nathan GCMG 3 December 1920 17 September 1925
14 Lieutenant General Sir John Goodwin KCB KCMG DSO 13 June 1927 7 April 1932
15 The Rt Hon Sir Leslie Wilson GCMG GCSI GCIE DSO PC 13 June 1932 23 April 1946
16 Lieutenant General Sir John Lavarack KCMG KCVO KBE CB DSO 1 October 1946 4 December 1957
17 Colonel Sir Henry Abel Smith KCMG KCVO DSO 18 March 1958 18 March 1966
18 Sir Alan Mansfield KCMG KCVO 21 March 1966 21 March 1972
19 Air Marshal Sir Colin Hannah KCMG KCVO KBE CB 21 March 1972 20 March 1977
20 Commodore Sir James Ramsay KCMG KCVO CBE DSC 22 April 1977 21 July 1985
21 Sir Walter Campbell AC QC 22 July 1985 29 July 1992
22 Leneen Forde AC 29 July 1992 29 July 1997
23 Major General Peter Arnison AC CVO 29 July 1997 29 July 2003
24 Quentin Bryce AC 29 July 2003 29 July 2008
25 Penelope Wensley AC 29 July 2008 Present

Living former governors

Three former governors of Queensland are alive, the oldest being Leneen Forde (1992–97, born 1935).

Name Term as governor Date of birth
Leneen Forde 1992–1997 12 May 1935
Peter Arnison 1997–2003 1940
Quentin Bryce 2003–2008 23 December 1942

The most recent death of a former governor was that of Sir Walter Campbell (1985–92), on 4 September 2004.

See also

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References

  1. ^ Governors of Queensland — The Official Website of the Governor of Queensland
  2. ^ History of Queensland Governors — Government of Queensland Website

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