Governor of Victoria
At age 71, in 1986, he was appointed as Governor of the state of Victoria by the Premier, John Cain, and served until 1992. He also served during the premiership of Joan Kirner.
His approach to this largely symbolic vice-regal role differed from his predecessor, Sir Brian Murray. Notably, he opened Government House to the public, exchanged the Rolls Royce car for an Australian made vehicle, flew business class instead of first class and dispensed with military aides de camp.
Cain said of McCaughey, "He was unassuming, down-to-earth, unfailingly courteous to everybody and unaffected by the trappings of the office." Kirner commented, "He was one of the few people who could bring common good and a broad sense of morality to life."
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