Governors-General

Governors-General since 1901

No. Name Commenced Office Left Office
1 John Adrian Louis, Earl of Hopetoun 01 Jan 1901 09 Jan 1903
2 Hallam, Baron Tennyson 09 Jan 1903 21 Jan 1904
3 Henry Stafford, Baron Northcote 21 Jan 1904 09 Sep 1908
4 William Humble, Earl of Dudley 09 Sep 1908 03 Jul 1911
5 Thomas, Baron Denman 31 Jul 1911 18 May 1914
6 Sir Ronald Crauford Munro-Ferguson 18 May 1914 06 Oct 1920
7 Henry William, Baron Forster of Lepe 06 Oct 1920 08 Oct 1925
8 John Lawrence, Baron Stonehaven 08 Oct 1925 22 Jan 1931
9 Sir Isaac Alfred Isaacs 22 Jan 1931 23 Jan 1936
10 Brigadier General Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven, Baron Gowrie 23 Jan 1936 30 Jan 1945
11 Prince Henry William Frederick Albert, Duke of Gloucester, Earl of Ulster and Baron Culloden 30 Jan 1945 11 Mar 1947
12 Sir William John McKell 11 Mar 1947 08 May 1953
13 Field Marshall Sir William Joseph Slim 08 May 1953 02 Feb 1960
14 William Shepherd, Viscount Dunrossil 02 Feb 1960 03 Feb 1961
(Died in office)
15 William Philip, Viscount De L’Isle 03 Aug 1961 22 Sep 1965
16 Richard Gardiner, Baron Casey 22 Sep 1965 30 Apr 1969
17 Sir Paul Hasluck 30 Apr 1969 11 Jul 1974
18 Sir John Robert Kerr 11 Jul 1974 08 Dec 1977
19 Sir Zelman Cowan 08 Dec 1977 29 Jul 1982
20 Sir Ninian Martin Stephen 29 Jul 1982 15 Feb 1989
21 William George Hayden 16 Feb 1989 15 Feb 1996
22 Sir William Patrick Deane 16 Feb 1996 29 June 2001
23 the Right Reverend Dr Peter Hollingworth 29 June 2001 29 May 2003
(Resigned)
24 Major General Michael Jeffery 11 Aug 2003 -

Birthplace Of Governors-General

Governor-General Term of office Place of birth
Earl of Hopetoun (Hope) 1901-03 Hopetoun, Scotland, UK
Lord Tennyson 1903-04 Twickenham, England, UK
Lord Northcote 1904-08 London, England, UK
Earl of Dudley (Ward) 1908-11 London, England, UK
Lord Denman 1911-14 London, England, UK
Munro-Ferguson 1914-20 Fife, Scotland, UK

Lord Forster 1920-25 Kent, England, UK
Lord Stonehaven (Baird) 1925-31 London, England, UK
Isaacs 1931-36 Melbourne, VIC
Lord Gowrie (Hore-Ruthven) 1936-45 Windsor, England, UK
Duke of Gloucester 1945-47 Sandringham, England, UK
McKell 1947-53 Pambula, NSW
Slim 1953-60 Bristol, England, UK
Viscount Dunrossil (Morrison) 1960-61 Argyll, Scotland, UK
Viscount De L’Isle (Sidney) 1961-65 London, England, UK
Casey 1965-69 Brisbane, QLD
Hasluck 1969-74 Fremantle, WA
Kerr 1974-77 Sydney, NSW
Cowen 1977-82 Melbourne, VIC
Stephen 1982-89 Oxford, England, UK
Hayden 1989-96 Brisbane, QLD
Deane 1996-2001 Melbourne, VIC
Hollingworth 2001-03 Adelaide, SA
Jeffery from 2003 Wiluna, WA