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Government House, Sydney, as the residence of the monarch, is the traditional official residence of the governor. The Governor's present day office is the historic Chief Secretary’s Building nearby, at 121 Macquarie Street. On 16 January 1996, Premier Bob Carr announced that the next Governor would be Gordon Samuels, that he would not live or work at Government House and that he would retain his appointment as Chairman of the New South Wales Law Reform Commission. On these changes, Carr said: "The Office of the Governor should be less associated with pomp and ceremony, less encumbered by anachronistic protocol, more in tune with the character of the people."[9] The State's longest serving Governor, Sir Roden Cutler, was also reported as saying: "It's a political push to make way in New South Wales to lead the push for a republic. If they decide not to have a Governor and the public agrees with that, and Parliament agrees, and the Queen agrees to it, that is a different matter, but while there is a Governor you have got to give him some respectability and credibility, because he is the host for the whole of New South Wales. For the life of me I cannot understand the logic of having a Governor who is part-time and doesn’t live at Government House. It is such a degrading of the office and of the Governor."[9] In October 2011, the new Premier Barry O'Farrell announced that the Governor, now Dame Marie Bashir, had agreed with O'Farrell's offer to move back into Government House: "A lot of people believe the Governor should live at Government House. That's what it was built for ... [A]t some stage a rural or regional governor will be appointed and we will need to provide accommodation at Government House so it makes sense to provide appropriate living areas". However, because Government House has not been a residence for fifteen years, O'Farrell also announced that the Governor will initially move into a smaller adjacent building, called the chalet, while refurbishments of the main wing occur, with a proposed move into the main house "before Christmas".[10] The Governors also previously had a summer residence, "Hillview", in Sutton Forest from 1885 to 1957. Hillview was put up for sale and purchased from the State Government by Edwin Klein in 1957. Hillview was returned to the people of NSW in 1985 and is currently occupied by the Department of Planning through the Heritage Office.[11] The viceregal household aids the governor in the execution of the royal constitutional and ceremonial duties and is managed by the Office of the Governor, whose current Official Secretary and Chief of Staff is Brian Davies LVO.[12] These organised offices and support systems include aides-de-camp, press officers, financial managers, speech writers, trip organisers, event planners and protocol officers. In this official and bureaucratic capacity, the entire household is often referred to as Government House. These departments are funded through the annual budget, as is the governor's salary of A$181,555.[13] List of Governors of New South Wales No. Portrait Governor From To Governors under King George III (1760–1820): 1 Arthur Phillip - Project Gutenberg eText 12992.jpg Captain Arthur Phillip RN 7 February 1788 10 December 1792 2 Gouverneur John Hunter.jpg Captain John Hunter RN 11 September 1795 27 September 1800 3 Philip Gidley King - Project Gutenberg eText 12992.jpg Captain Philip Gidley King RN 28 September 1800 12 August 1806 4 WilliamBligh.jpeg Captain William Bligh RN 13 August 1806 26 January 1808 5 Ln-Governor-Lachlan macquarie.jpg Major-General Lachlan Macquarie CB 1 January 1810 1 December 1821 Governors under King George IV (1820–1830): 6 Thomasbrisbane.jpg Major-General Sir Thomas Brisbane Bt, GCH, GCB 1 December 1821 1 December 1825 7 Ralph Darling.jpg Lieutenant-General Sir Ralph Darling GCH 19 December 1825 21 October 1831 Governors under King William IV (1830–1837): 8 Richard Bourke.jpg Major-General Sir Richard Bourke KCB 3 December 1831 5 December 1837 Governors under Queen Victoria (1837–1901): 9 Governor Gipps.jpg Major Sir George Gipps 24 February 1838 11 July 1846 10 Sir Charles Fitzroy.jpg Lieutenant Colonel Sir Charles Augustus FitzRoy KCB, KCB 3 August 1846 28 January 1855 11 William Denison 2.jpg Sir William Denison KCB 20 January 1855 22 January 1861 12 John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar.png The Rt Hon. Sir John Young Bt, GCMG, KCB 16 May 1861 24 December 1867 13 4thEarlOfBelmore.jpg The Rt Hon. The Earl Belmore GCMG, PC 8 January 1868 21 February 1872 14 LordRosmead.jpg The Rt Hon. Sir Hercules Robinson GCMG 3 June 1872 19 March 1879 15 Augustus Loftus.jpg The Rt Hon. Lord Augustus Loftus GCB 4 August 1879 9 November 1885 16 1stMarquessOfLincolnshire.jpg The Rt Hon. The Lord Carrington GCMG, PC 12 December 1885 3 November 1890 17 7thEarlOfJersey.jpg The Rt Hon. The Earl of Jersey GCB, GCMG, PC 15 January 1891 2 March 1893 18 Governor Duff.jpg The Rt Hon. Sir Robert Duff GCMG 29 May 1893 15 March 1895 19 Henry Brand, 2nd Viscount Hampden.jpg The Rt Hon. The Viscount Hampden GCMG 21 November 1895 5 March 1899 20 Earl beauchamp1900.jpg The Rt Hon. The Earl Beauchamp KG, KCMG, PC 18 May 1899 30 April 1901 Governors under King Edward VII (1901–1910): 21 Rawson.jpg Admiral Sir Harry Rawson GCB, GCMG, RN 27 May 1902 27 May 1909 22 Chelmsford Governor.jpg The Rt Hon. The Lord Chelmsford GCMG 28 May 1909 11 March 1913 Governors under King George V (1910–1936): 23 Gerald Strickland 1930s 140x190.jpg The Hon. Sir Gerald Strickland, Count della Catena GCMG 14 March 1913 27 October 1917 24 WEDavidson.jpg Sir Walter Davidson KCMG 18 February 1918 4 September 1923 25 De Chair.jpg Admiral Sir Dudley de Chair KCB, KBE, MVO 28 February 1924 7 April 1930 26 Portrait Sir Philip Game 1947.jpg Air Vice-Marshal Sir Philip Game GBE, KCB, DSO 29 May 1930 15 January 1935 27 Lordgowrie.jpg The Rt Hon. The Lord Gowrie VC, GCMG, CB, DSO 21 February 1935 22 January 1936 Governors under King Edward VIII (1936): 28 David Murray Anderson.jpg Admiral Sir David Anderson KCB, KCMG, MVO 6 August 1936 30 October 1936 Governors under King George VI (1936–1952): 29 Wakehurst.jpg The Rt Hon. The Lord Wakehurst KCMG 8 April 1937 8 January 1946 30 John Northcott AWM 107728.jpg Lieutenant General Sir John Northcott KCMG, KCVO, CB 1 August 1946 31 July 1957 Governors under Queen Elizabeth II (since 1952): 31 Ericwoodward.jpg Lieutenant General Sir Eric Woodward KCMG, KCVO, CB, CBE, DSO 1 August 1957 31 July 1965 32 VCArthurRodenCutler.jpg Sir Roden Cutler VC, KCMG, KCVO, CBE 20 January 1966 19 January 1981 33 SUK11573Rowland.jpg Air Marshal Sir James Rowland AC, KBE, DFC, AFC 20 January 1981 20 January 1989 34 Beazley1986 cropped.JPEG Rear Admiral Sir David Martin KCMG, AO, RAN 20 January 1989 7 August 1990 35 Crest of the Governor of New South Wales.svg Rear Admiral Peter Sinclair AC, RAN 8 August 1990 29 February 1996 36 Crest of the Governor of New South Wales.svg The Hon. Gordon Samuels AC, CVO, QC 1 March 1996 28 February 2001 37 Marie-bashir-in-wahroonga-2008 Crop.jpg Professor The Hon. Dame Marie Bashir AD, CVO 1 March 2001 1 October 2014 38 David Hurley (cropped).jpg General The Hon. David Hurley AC, DSC 2 October 2014 Present Living former governors Currently, two former governors are alive. The most recent governor to die was Gordon Samuels (1996–2001), on 10 December 2007. Name Term as governor Date of birth Peter Sinclair 1990–96 16 November 1934 (age 79) Dame Marie Bashir 2001–14 1 December 1930 (age 83) |
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