Surveyor General

Charles Sturt, Surveyor General of South Australia in 1839

The Surveyor General is a government's official surveyor. They would be responsible for surveying a particular country or area. These would once have been military jobs, but now they are mainly civilian positions.

The following Surveyor General positions exist, or have existed historically:

• Surveyor General (Canada):
  • Arpenteur général du Québec
  • Surveyor General of Ontario
• Surveyor General (Australia)
  • Surveyor General of New South Wales
  • Surveyor General of South Australia
  • Surveyor General of Victoria
  • Surveyor General of Western Australia
• Surveyor General of Cornwall
• Surveyor General of India
• Surveyor General of Ireland
• Surveyor General of New Netherland
• The Surveyor General of Pakistan
• Surveyor General of Sri Lanka (formal Surveyor General of Ceylon)
• Surveyor General of the United States
  • Surveyor General of North Carolina
  • Surveyor General of the Northwest Territory
• Surveyor General of Hong Kong