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| Governor of Western Australia | |
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| Viceroy | |
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 Badge of the Governor |
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| Incumbent: Ken Michael |
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| Style: |
His Excellency |
| Appointed by: |
Elizabeth II as Queen of Australia |
| First viceroy: |
Captain James Stirling |
| Formation: |
February 6, 1832 |
The Governor of Western Australia is the representative in Western Australia of Australia's Monarch Queen Elizabeth II. The Governor performs important constitutional, ceremonial and community functions, including:
- presiding over the Executive Council;
- proroguing and dissolving the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council;
- issuing writs for elections; and
- appointing Ministers, Judges, Magistrates and Justices of the Peace.
Furthermore, all Bills passed by the Parliament of Western Australia require the Governor’s signature before they become law (i.e. an Act).
The Governor of Western Australia is presently Ken Michael.
For further information on the office of Governor, see Governors of the Australian states.
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List of Governors of Western Australia
This is a list of Governors and Lieutenant-Governors of Western Australia.
Lieutenant-Governor of Western Australia as a Crown Colony
- Captain James Stirling, 1828-1832
- Stirling was in fact only commissioned as Governor of Western Australia from 4 March 1831, rectifying the absence of a legal instrument providing the authority detailed in Stirling's Instructions of 30 December 1828. Stirling had said of his own position:
I believe I am the first Governor who ever formed a settlement without Commission, Laws, Instructions and Salary.[1]
- Stirling was in fact only commissioned as Governor of Western Australia from 4 March 1831, rectifying the absence of a legal instrument providing the authority detailed in Stirling's Instructions of 30 December 1828. Stirling had said of his own position:
Governors and acting Governors of Western Australia as a Crown Colony
- Captain James Stirling, 1832-1839
- John Hutt, 1839-1846
- Lieutenant-Colonel Andrew Clarke, 1846-1847
- Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Irwin, 1847-1848
- Captain Charles Fitzgerald, 1848-1855
- Sir Arthur Kennedy, 1855-1862
- John Hampton, 1862-1868
- Sir Benjamin Pine, 1868–1869 (appointed but never took office)
- Sir Frederick Weld, 1869-1875
- Sir William Robinson, 1875-1877
- Major-General Sir Harry Ord, 1878-1880
- Sir William Robinson, 1880-1883
- Sir Frederick Broome, 1883-1889
Governors of Western Australia as a self-governing colony
- Sir William Robinson, 1890-1895
- Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Gerard Smith, 1895-1900
Governors of Western Australia as an Australian State
- Captain Sir Arthur Lawley, 1901-1902
- Admiral Sir Frederick Bedford, 1903-1909
- Sir Gerald Strickland, 1909-1913
- Major-General Sir Harry Barron, 1913-1917
- Sir William Ellison-Macartney, 1917-1920
- Sir Francis Newdegate, 1920-1924
- Colonel Sir William Campion, 1924-1931
(The post of Governor was not filled between 1931 and 1948. Sir James Mitchell held the posts of Lieutenant-Governor and Administrator 1933-1948.)
- Sir James Mitchell, 1948-1951
- Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Gairdner, 1951-1963
- Major-General Sir Douglas Kendrew, 1963-1973
- Air Commodore Sir Hughie Edwards, 1974-1975
- Air Chief Marshal Sir Wallace Kyle, 1975-1980
- Rear-Admiral Sir Richard Trowbridge, 1980-1983
- Professor Gordon Reid, 1983-1989
- Sir Francis Burt, 1990-1993
- Major-General Michael Jeffery, 1993-2000
- Lieutenant-General John Sanderson, 2000-2005
- Dr Ken Michael, 2006-
Living former governors
As of November 2007, two former governors are alive, the oldest being Michael Jeffery (1993–2000, born 1937). The most recent governor to die was Sir Francis Burt (1990–93), in 2004.
| Name | Term as governor | Date of birth |
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| Michael Jeffery | 1993–2000 | December 12, 1937 |
| John Sanderson | 2000–2005 | 1940 |
See also
References
- ^ "Commission appointing Stirling Governor and Commander-in-Chief 4 March 1831 (UK)". Documenting a Democracy. National Archives of Australia. Retrieved on 2008-03-05. - see also Scan of 1st page of parchment original and Bathurst (1831). "Transcription of Commission appointing Stirling Governor and Commander-in-Chief 4 March 1831 (UK)" (pdf (5 pages)). Founding documents: 110 key documents that are the foundation of our nation. National Archives of Australia. Retrieved on 2008-03-05.
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