Styles and Titles of Governors-general
Governors-general (and their spouses) have the style "His/Her Excellency" during their tenure, but no style applies to former governors-general purely by virtue of their former office.
Sir William McKell (1947–53) was knighted during his term of office, but all the other governors-general until 1989 were already either peers or knights; the only Australian peer was Lord Casey (1965–69). All until 1989 were members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom and thus had the additional style "The Right Honourable". Bill Hayden (1989–96) was the first Governor-General to have no title, although as a former Federal minister, he has the style "The Honourable". The incumbent, Quentin Bryce, is the first Governor-General to have no title or pre-nominal style for life.
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