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