List of Governors General of Australia
Governor General's Badge ( Crown of Edward and Acacia Leaves)
The List of Governors General of Australia includes all the Governors General of Australia since Australia gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1901.
| No. | Surname | Life dates | Start of office | End of term |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Hope | 1860-1908 | January 1, 1901 | January 9, 1903 |
| 2 | Hallam Tennyson | 1852-1928 | January 9, 1903 | January 21, 1904 |
| 3 | Henry Northcote | 1846-1911 | January 21, 1904 | September 9, 1908 |
| 4th | William Ward | 1867-1932 | September 9, 1908 | July 31, 1911 |
| 5 | Thomas Denman | 1874-1954 | July 31, 1911 | May 18, 1914 |
| 6th | Ronald Munro-Ferguson | 1860-1934 | May 18, 1914 | October 6, 1920 |
| 7th | Henry Forster | 1866-1936 | October 6, 1920 | October 8, 1925 |
| 8th | John Baird | 1874-1941 | October 8, 1925 | January 22, 1931 |
| 9 | Sir Isaac Isaacs | 1855-1948 | January 22, 1931 | January 23, 1936 |
| 10 | Alexander Hore-Ruthven | 1872-1955 | January 23, 1936 | January 30, 1945 |
| 11 | Henry, Duke of Gloucester | 1900-1974 | January 30, 1945 | March 11, 1947 |
| 12 | William John McKell | 1891-1985 | March 11, 1947 | May 8, 1953 |
| 13 | William Slim | 1891-1970 | May 8, 1953 | February 2, 1960 |
| 14th | William Morrison | 1893-1961 | February 2, 1960 | 3rd February 1961 |
| 15th | William Sidney | 1909-1991 | 3rd August 1961 | September 22, 1965 |
| 16 | Richard Casey | 1890-1976 | September 22, 1965 | April 30, 1969 |
| 17th | Paul Hasluck | 1905-1993 | April 30, 1969 | July 11, 1974 |
| 18th | John Robert Kerr | 1914-1991 | July 11, 1974 | December 8, 1977 |
| 19th | Zelman Cowen | 1919-2011 | December 8, 1977 | July 29, 1982 |
| 20th | Ninian Stephen | 1923-2017 | July 29, 1982 | February 16, 1989 |
| 21st | William Hayden | * 1933 | February 16, 1989 | February 16, 1996 |
| 22nd | William Deane | * 1931 | February 16, 1996 | June 29, 2001 |
| 23 | Peter Hollingworth | * 1935 | June 29, 2001 | May 15, 2003 |
| 24 | Michael Jeffery | * 1937 | August 11, 2003 | September 5, 2008 |
| 25th | Quentin Bryce | * 1942 | September 5, 2008 | March 28, 2014 |
| 26th | Peter Cosgrove | * 1947 | March 28, 2014 | 1st July 2019 |
| 27 | David Hurley | * 1953 | 1st July 2019 | officiating |
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