| Governor of Queensland | |
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| Viceroy | |
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 Badge of the Governor |
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| Incumbent: Penelope Wensley |
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| Style: |
Her Excellency |
| Appointed by: |
Elizabeth II as Queen of Australia |
| First viceroy: |
Sir George Bowen |
| Formation: |
10 December 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. 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 subseqent 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]
| No. | 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 | Sir Henry Norman GCB GCMG GCIE | 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 | 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 DStJ | 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 AO | 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.
Notes
- ^ . The Official Website of the Governor of Queensland, Accessed 18 August 2008
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