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The office of governor-general of Australia was conceived during the debates and conventions leading up to federation. The first governor-general, John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun, was a previous governor of Victoria. He was selected in July 1900, returning to Australia shortly before the inauguration of the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 ...
The governor-general of Australia is the head of the executive branch of the federal government, serving as the representative of the Australian monarch (currently Charles III). The position came into being on 29 October 1900, just prior to the adoption of the new national constitution and has been held by 28 people since then.
On 3 April 2024, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced that King Charles III had approved the appointment of Mostyn as the next governor-general of Australia, succeeding David Hurley, and that she would be sworn in on 1 July 2024. [42] [34] [17] She is the first governor-general to have been born in Canberra.
The Governor-general is the monarch’s representative in Australia and takes on a range of constitutional and ceremonial duties. The Governor-general is the monarch’s representative in ...
David John Hurley (born 26 August 1953) is an Australian former senior officer in the Australian Army who served as the 27th governor-general of Australia from 2019 to 2024. He was previously the 38th governor of New South Wales from 2014 to 2019.
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The office of governor ("governor in chief" was an early title) is the oldest constitutional office in Australia. The title was first used with the Governor of New South Wales, and dates back to 1788 to the day on which the area (which is now the city of Sydney) became the first British settlement in Australia.
The King of Australia: His Majesty King Charles III [1] The Governor-General of Australia: Her Excellency the Hon Sam Mostyn AC; The Governor of the State when within their own State. The Governors of the other (or all) States in order of appointment: Governor of New South Wales: Margaret Beazley (2 May 2019) Governor of Tasmania: Barbara Baker ...