Governors-General of Australia
No.NameMonarchTerm
Span
  1 John Adrian Louis Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun Victoria - Edward VII   1 Jan 1901 -   9 Jan 1903
      2 years, 8 days
  2 Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson Edward VII   9 Jan 1903 - 21 Jan 1904
      1 year, 12 days
  3 Henry Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote Edward VII 21 Jan 1904 - 9 Sep 1908
      4 years, 232 days
  4 William Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley Edward VII - George V   9 Sep 1908 - 31 Jul 1911
      2 years, 325 days
  5 Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman George V 31 Jul 1911 - 18 May 1914
      2 years, 291 days
  6 Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson George V 18 May 1914 -  6 Oct 1920
      6 years, 141 days
  7 Henry Forster, 1st Baron Forster George V   6 Oct 1920 -  8 Oct 1925
      5 years, 2 days
  8 John Baird, 1st Baron Stonehaven George V   8 Oct 1925 - 21 Jan 1931
      5 years, 105 days
  9 Sir Isaac Alfred Isaacs George V - Edward VIII 21 Jan 1931 - 23 Jan 1936
      5 years, 2 days
10 Brigadier-General Alexander Hore-Ruthven,
1st Baron Gowrie		 Edward VIII - George VI 23 Jan 1936 - 30 Jan 1945
      9 years, 7 days
11 HRH Prince Henry William Frederick Albert,
Duke of Gloucester		 George VI 30 Jan 1945 - 11 Mar 1947
      2 years, 40 days
12 Sir William John McKell George VI - Elizabeth II 11 Mar 1947- 8 May 1953
      6 years, 58 days
13 Field Marshal Sir William Joseph Slim Elizabeth II   8 May 1953 -  2 Feb 1960
      6 years, 270 days
14 William Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil Elizabeth II   2 Feb 1960 - 3 Feb 1961
      1 year, 1 day
15 William Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle Elizabeth II   3 Aug 1961 - 7 May 1965
      3 years, 277 days
16 Richard Gardiner Casey, Baron Casey Elizabeth II   7 May 1965 - 30 Apr 1969
      3 years, 358 days
17 Sir Paul Meernaa Caedwalla Hasluck Elizabeth II 30 Apr 1969 - 11 Jul 1974
      5 years, 72 days
18 Sir John Robert Kerr Elizabeth II 11 Jul 1974 - 8 Dec 1977
      3 years, 150 days
19 Sir Zelman Cowen Elizabeth II   8 Dec 1977 - 29 Jul 1982
      4 years, 213 days
20 Sir Ninian Stephen Elizabeth II 29 Jul 1982 - 16 Feb 1989
      6 years, 202 days
21 William George Hayden Elizabeth II 16 Feb 1989 - 16 Feb 1996
      7 years
22 Sir William Patrick Deane Elizabeth II 16 Feb 1996 - 29 Jun 2001
      5 years, 133 days
23 Right Rev. Peter Hollingworth Elizabeth II 29 Jun 2001 - 28 May 2003
      1 year, 333 days
24 Major General Michael Jeffery Elizabeth II 11 Aug 2003 - 5 Sep 2008
      5 years, 24 days
25 Dame Quentin Bryce Elizabeth II   5 Sep 2008 - 28 Mar 2014
      5 years, 204 days
26 Sir Peter Cosgrove Elizabeth II   28 Mar 2014 -
     

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