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The Governor-General of Australia is the representative in Australia of Australia's head of state, Queen Elizabeth II. The current Governor-General is Maj-Gen. Michael Jeffery.
The Governor-General of Australia can perform powerful powers to the country. The Governor-General is leader of the Executive Council and Commander-in-Chief of the Australian Defence Forces.
[change] List of Governors-General
| No. |
Term |
Title |
| 1 |
1 January 1901 to 9 January 1903 |
John Adrian Louis Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun |
| 2 |
9 January 1903 to 21 January 1904 |
Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson |
| 3 |
21 January 1904 to 9 September 1908 |
Henry Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote |
| 4 |
9 September 1908 to 31 July 1911 |
William Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley |
| 5 |
31 July 1911 to 18 May 1914 |
Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman |
| 6 |
18 May 1914 to 6 October 1920 |
Sir Ronald Munro-Ferguson |
| 7 |
6 October 1920 to 8 October 1925 |
Henry Forster, 1st Baron Forster |
| 8 |
8 October 1925 to 21 January 1931 |
John Baird, 1st Baron Stonehaven |
| 9 |
21 January 1931 to 23 January 1936 |
Sir Isaac Isaacs |
| 10 |
23 January 1936 to 30 January 1945 |
Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Baron Gowrie |
| 11 |
30 January 1945 to 11 March 1947 |
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester |
| 12 |
11 March 1947 to 8 May 1953 |
Sir William McKell |
| 13 |
8 May 1953 to 2 February 1960 |
Sir William Slim |
| 14 |
2 February 1960 to 3 February 1961 |
William Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil |
| 15 |
3 August 1961 to 7 May 1965 |
William Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle |
| 16 |
7 May 1965 to 30 April 1969 |
Richard Gardiner Casey, Baron Casey |
| 17 |
30 April 1969 to 11 July 1974 |
Sir Paul Hasluck |
| 18 |
11 July 1974 to 8 December 1977 |
Sir John Kerr |
| 19 |
8 December 1977 to 29 July 1982 |
Sir Zelman Cowen |
| 20 |
29 July 1982 to 16 February 1989 |
Sir Ninian Stephen |
| 21 |
16 February 1989 to 16 February 1996 |
Bill Hayden |
| 22 |
16 February 1996 to 29 June 2001 |
Sir William Deane |
| 23 |
29 June 2001 to 28 May 2003 |
Dr Peter Hollingworth |
| 24 |
11 August 2003 to present |
Major-General Michael Jeffery |
