Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The Governor-General of New Zealand is the representative of Queen Elizabeth II, who is also the Queen of New Zealand. The position of the Governor-General is similar to that in other Commonwealth countries of which the Queen is also Head of State. Table of contents 1 List of Governors, Governors-General and Lieutenant-Governors 1.1 1840 - 1841 NZ a dependency of New South Wales 1.2 1841 - 1853 NZ a Crown Colony of Britain 1.3 1853 - 1907 NZ a Self-Governing Colony 2 1907 to present: New Zealand as Dominion 3 External Link List of Governors, Governors-General and Lieutenant-Governors Lieutenant-Governors, Governors and Governors-General of New Zealand 1840 - 1841 NZ a dependency of New South Wales Title: Lieutenant-Governor Captain William Hobson, RN (under Lt.-Col. Sir George Gipps, RE, Governor of New South Wales 1837 - 1846, and Governor-in-Chief of New Zealand 1839 - 1841) 1841 - 1853 NZ a Crown Colony of Britain Title: Governor 1841 - 1842 Captain William Hobson, RN 1843 - 1845 Captain Robert Fitzroy, RN 1845 - 1847 Captain George Grey Title: Governor-in-Chief 1848 - 1853 Sir George Grey, KCB 1853 - 1907 NZ a Self-Governing Colony Title: Governor of New Zealand 1853 - 1855 Sir George Grey, KCB 1855 - 1861 Colonel Thomas Gore Browne, CB 1861 - 1868 Sir George Grey, KCB 1868 - 1873 Sir George Ferguson Bowen, GCMG 1873 - 1874 The Rt. Hon. Sir James Fergusson, Bt. 1875 - 1879 Marquess of Normanby, GCB, GCMG, PC 1879 - 1880 Sir Hercules George Robert Robinson, GCMG 1880 - 1882 The Hon. Sir Arthur Hamilton Gordon, GCMG 1883 - 1889 Lt. General Sir William Francis Drummond Jervois, GCMG, CB 1889 - 1892 Earl of Onslow, GCMG 1892 - 1897 Earl of Glasgow, GCMG 1897 - 1904 Earl of Ranfurly, GCMG 1904 - 1910 Lord Plunket, GCMG, KCVO 1907 to present: New Zealand as Dominion 1904 - 1910 Lord Plunket, GCMG, KCVO 1910 - 1912 Lord Islington, KCMG, DSO, PC 1912 - 1917 Earl of Liverpool, GCMG, MVO, PC With the title: Governor-General of New Zealand 1917 - 1920 Earl of Liverpool, GCB, GCMG, GBE, MVO, PC 1920 - 1924 Viscount Jellicoe, GCB, OM, GCVO 1924 - 1930 General Sir Charles Fergusson, Bt., GCMG, KCB, DSO, MVO 1930 - 1935 Viscount Bledisloe, GCMG, KBE, PC 1935 - 1941 Viscount Galway, GCMG, DSO, OBE, PC 1941 - 1946 Marshal of the RAF Sir Cyril Louis Norton Newall, GCB, OM, GCMG, CBE, AM 1946 - 1952 Lt. General the Lord Freyberg, VC, GCMG, KCB, KBE, DSO 1952 - 1957 Lt. General the Lord Norrie, GCMG, GCVO, CB, DSO, MC 1957 - 1962 Viscount Cobham, GCMG, TD 1962 - 1967 Brigadier Sir Bernard Fergusson, GCMG, GCVO, DSO, OBE 1967 - 1972 Sir Arthur Espie Porritt, Bt., GCMG, GCVO, CBE Sir Arthur Espie Porritt was the last British-born Governor-General. All Governors-General since Sir Denis Blundell have been New Zealand citizens. 1972 - 1977 Sir (Edward) Denis Blundell, GCMG, GCVO, KBE, QSO 1977 - 1980 The Rt. Hon. Sir Keith Jacka Holyoake, KG, GCMG, CH, QSO 1980 - 1985 The Hon. Sir David Stuart Beattie, GCMG, GCVO, QSO, QC 1985 - 1990 The Most Reverend Sir Paul Alfred Reeves, GCMG, GCVO, QSO 1990 - 1996 Dame Catherine Anne Tizard, GCMG, GCVO, DBE, QSO 1996 - 2001 The Rt. Hon. Sir Michael Hardie Boys, GNZM, GCMG, QSO 2001 - 2006 (designated term) Dame Silvia Cartwright, PCNZM, DBE See also: British honours system and New Zealand Honours System for explanation of honours. Note: The 'acting Governor-General' is known as the Administrator of the Government, or simply Administrator in every day usage. External Link Official Website of the Governor-General of NZ This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.