Governor of Queensland - List of Governors of Queensland

List of Governors of Queensland

The first Australian- (and Queensland-) born Governor of Queensland was Lieutenant-General Sir John Lavarack (appointed 1946). His successor, Sir Henry Abel Smith was British. All subsequent governors have been Australian-born, except for Leneen Forde, who was born in Canada but who emigrated to Australia at an early age.

No. Image Governor From To
1 The Rt Hon Sir George Bowen 10 December 1859 4 January 1868
2 Colonel Sir Samuel Blackall 14 August 1868 2 January 1871
3 The Most Hon Marquess of Normanby 12 August 1871 12 November 1874
4 Sir William Cairns 23 January 1875 14 March 1877
5 Sir Arthur Kennedy 20 July 1877 2 May 1883
6 Sir Anthony Musgrave 6 November 1883 9 November 1888
7 Field Marshal Sir Henry Norman 1 May 1889 31 December 1895
8 The Rt Hon Lord Lamington 9 April 1896 19 December 1901
9 Lieutenant General Sir Herbert Chermside 24 March 1902 10 October 1904
10 The Rt Hon Viscount Chelmsford 30 November 1905 26 May 1909
11 The Rt Hon Sir William MacGregor 2 December 1909 16 July 1914
12 Major Sir Hamilton Goold-Adams 15 March 1915 3 February 1920
13 Lieutenant Colonel Sir Matthew Nathan 3 December 1920 17 September 1925
14 Lieutenant General Sir John Goodwin 13 June 1927 7 April 1932
15 The Rt Hon Sir Leslie Wilson 13 June 1932 23 April 1946
16 Lieutenant General Sir John Lavarack 1 October 1946 4 December 1957
17 Colonel Sir Henry Abel Smith 18 March 1958 18 March 1966
18 Sir Alan Mansfield 21 March 1966 21 March 1972
19 Air Marshal Sir Colin Hannah 21 March 1972 20 March 1977
20 Commodore Sir James Ramsay 22 April 1977 21 July 1985
21 Sir Walter Campbell 22 July 1985 29 July 1992
22 Leneen Forde 29 July 1992 29 July 1997
23 Major General Peter Arnison 29 July 1997 29 July 2003
24 Quentin Bryce 29 July 2003 29 July 2008
25 Penelope Wensley 29 July 2008 Present

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