• 2000 - present Lieut. General John SANDERSON, AC
  • 1993 - 2000 Major-General Michael JEFFERY, AC, AO(Mil), CVO, MC
  • 1990 - 1993 Hon Sir Francis BURT, AC, KCMG, QC
  • 1984 - 1989 Professor Gordon REID, AC
  • 1980 - 1983 Rear-Admiral Sir Richard TROWBRIDGE, KCVO
  • 1975 - 1980 Air Chief Marshal Sir Wallace KYLE GCB, KCVO, CBE, DSO, DFC
  • 1974 - 1975 Air Commodore Sir Hughie EDWARDS VC, KCMG, CB, DSO, OBE, DFC
  • 1963 - 1973 Major-General Sir Douglas KENDREW KCMG, CB, CBE, DSO
  • 1951 - 1963 Lieut.-General Sir Charles Henry GAIRDNER, GBE, KCMG, KCVO, CB
  • 1948 - 1951 Hon. Sir James MITCHELL, GCMG
  • 1933 - 1948 Lieut.-Governor The Hon. Sir James MITCHELL, GCMG
  • 1924 - 1931 Colonel Sir William CAMPION, KCMG DSO
  • 1920 - 1924 Sir Francis Alexander NEWDIGATE NEWDEGATE, KCMG
  • 1917 - 1920 Sir William Grey Ellison MACARTNEY PC KCMG
  • 1913 - 1917 Major-General Sir Harry BARRON, KCMG CVO
  • 1909 - 1913 Sir Gerald STRICKLAND, KCMG
  • 1903 - 1909 Admiral Sir Frederick George Denham BEDFORD, GCB
  • 1901 - 1902 Captain Sir Arthur LAWLEY, KCMG
  • 1895 - 1900 Lieut.-Colonel Sir Gerard SMITH, KCMG
  • 1890 - 1895 Sir William Cleaver Francis ROBINSON, KCMG
  • 1883 - 1889 Sir Frederick Napier BROOME, KCMG
  • 1880 - 1883 Sir William Cleaver Francis ROBINSON, KCMG
  • 1878 - 1880 Major-General Sir Harry St. George ORD, RE, KCMG, CB
  • 1875 - 1877 Sir William Cleaver Francis ROBINSON, KCMG
  • 1869 - 1875 Frederick Aloysius WELD, Esq (Afterwards Sir Frederick)
  • 1868 - 1869 Sir Benjamin Chilley Campbell PINE, KT
  • 1862 - 1868 John Stephen HAMPTON, Esq
  • 1855 - 1862 Arthur Edward KENNEDY, Esq (Afterwards Sir Arthur)
  • 1848 - 1855 Captain Charles FITZGERALD, RN
  • 1846 - 1847 Lieut.-Colonel Andrew CLARKE, KH
  • 1839 - 1846 John HUTT Esq
  • 1832 - 1839 Captain Sir James STIRLING, Governor
  • 1828 - 1832 Captain Sir James STIRLING, Governor