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Governors

(and Lieutenant-Governors) of the Swan River Colony, and the State of Western Australia

James Stirling, Lieutenant-Governor 1828-1832, Governor 1832-1839

John Hutt, 1839-1846

Andrew Clarke, 1846-1847

Frederick Irwin (acting), 1847-1848

Charles Fitzgerald, 1848-1855

Arthur Kennedy, 1855-1862

John Hampton, 1862-1868

Benjamin Pine, 1868-1869

Frederick A. Weld, 1869-1875

William Robinson, 1875-1877

Harry Ord, 1877-1880

William Robinson, 1880-1883

Frederick Napier Broome, 1883-1890

William Robinson, 1890-1895

Gerard Smith, 1895-1901

Arthur Lawley, 1901-1903

Frederick Bedford, 1903-1909

Gerald Strickland, 19909-1913

Harry Barron, 1913-1917

William Ellison-Macartney, 1917-1920

Francis Newdegate, 1920-1924

William Campion, 1924-1931

n/a*, 1931-1948

James Mitchell, 1948-1951

Charles Gairdner, 1951-1963

Douglas Kendrew, 1963-1974

Hughie Edwards, 1974-1975

Wallace Kyle, 1975-1980

Richard Trowbridge, 1980-1983

Gordon Reid, 1984-1989

Francis Burt, 1990-1993

Michael Jeffery, 1993-2000

John Sanderson 2000-2005

Ken Michael, 2006-2011

Malcolm McCusker, 2011-2014

Kerry Sanderson , 2014-2018

Kim Beazley, 2018-present

*The post of Governor was not filled between 1931 and 1948. Sir John Northmore was administrator until 29 June 1932. He was Lieutenant-Governor until 10 July 1933, and was succeeded as Lieutenant-Governor by Sir James Mitchell until 4 October 1948. Mitchell was appointed Governor from 5 October 1948.

References and Links

Wikipedia.

Government House page for former governors - much better than this one.


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