The
Governor (of New South Wales) is the Queen's representative in
New South Wales. Prior to the introduction of "responsible government" in 1856, the Governor was responsible for the day-to-day running of the then colony, in later years advised by a "legislative council". After that, the Governor became mainly a ceremonial figure, responsible for appointing the Premier.
Governors of New South Wales
- Marie Bashir, 2001-
- Gordon Samuels, 1996-2001
- Peter Sinclair, 1990-1996
- David Martin, 1989-1990
- James Rowland, 1981-1989
- Arthur Roden Cutler, 1966-1981
- Eric Woodward, 1957-1965
- John Northcott, 1946-1957
- Baron Wakehurst, 1937-1946
- Murray Anderson, 1936-1936
- Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1935-1936
- Philip Game, 1930-1935
- Dudley de Chair, 1924-1930
- Walter Davidson, 1918-1923
- Gerald Strickland, 1913-1917
- Frederick Napier, 1909-1913
- Harry Rawson, 1902-1909
- William Earl Beauchamp, 1899-1901
- Henry Robert, 1895-1899
- Robert Duff, 1893-1895
- Victor George, 1891-1893
- Charles Robert, 1885-1890
- Augustus Loftus, 1879-1885
- Hercules Robinson, 1872-1879
- Somerset Richard, 1868-1872
- John Young, 1861-1867
- William Denison, 1855-1861
- Charles FitzRoy, 1846-1855
- George Gipps, 1838-1846
- Richard Bourke, 1831-1837
- Ralph Darling, 1825-1831
- Thomas Brisbane, 1821-1825
- Lachlan Macquarie, 1810-1821
- William Bligh, 1806-1808
- Philip King, 1800-1806
- John Hunter, 1795-1800
- Arthur Phillip, 1788-1792