Governor of Tasmania
The Governor of Tasmania is the representative in the Australian state of Tasmania of Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. The Governor performs the same constitutional and ceremonial functions at the state level as the Governor-General of Australia does at the national level.
| Governor of Tasmania | |
|---|---|
 Badge of the Governor | |
| Viceroy | |
| Style | Her Excellency |
| Residence | Government House, Hobart |
| Appointer | Australian monarch |
| Term length | At Her Majesty's pleasure |
| Formation | 8 January 1855 |
| First holder | Sir Henry Fox Young |
| Website | www |
The official residence of the Governor is Government House located at the Queens Domain.
The first Australian-born Governor of Tasmania was Sir Stanley Burbury (appointed 1973). The first Tasmanian-born governor was Sir Guy Green (appointed 1995).
In May 2021, Premier Peter Gutwein announced that Barbara Baker would replace Kate Warner as governor of Tasmania on 16 June 2021.[1]
Governor Of Tasmania Media
David Collins, first Governor of Tasmania
Colonel William Paterson, ca. 1800, by William Owen, oil painting, State Library of New South Wales, DG 175
Thomas Davey, Second Governor of Tasmania
image is of a person who is now dead, and is over 50 years old which, under Australian copyright law, places it in the public domain.
Major-General Sir George Arthur
Sir John Franklin (1786–1847), English sea captain and Arctic explorer.
Photograph of William Denison, taken in 1863.
Col. T. Gore Browne, C.B., Governor-in-Chief of Tasmania, Governor of New Zealand 1855-1861
References
- ↑ Denholm, Matthew (20 May 2021). Barbara Baker: Governor targets family violence but silent on republic. https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/barbara-baker-governor-targets-family-violence-but-silent-on-republic/news-story/b9f8d261f8a9a3597a4f3a77a0f93c86. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
