Governor of Western Australia
The Governor of Western Australia is the representative in Western Australia of the King of Australia, Charles III.
| Governor of Western Australia | |
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| 100px Badge of the Governor of Western Australia | |
| Office of the Governor Executive Council of Western Australia | |
| Style | His Excellency the Honourable |
| Reports to | Monarch of Australia |
| Residence | Government House, Perth |
| Seat | Perth, Western Australia |
| Nominator | Premier of Western Australia |
| Appointer | Monarch of Australia |
| Term length | At Her Majesty's pleasure |
| Formation | 6 February 1832 |
| First holder | Captain James Stirling |
| Deputy | Lieutenant-Governor Wayne Martin |
| Website | Office of the Governor |
As with the other governors of the Australian states, the Governor of Western Australia performs constitutional, ceremonial and community functions, including:
- presiding over the Executive Council;
- proroguing and dissolving the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council;
- issuing writs for elections; and
- appointing Ministers, Judges, Magistrates and Justices of the Peace.
The current governor is Kim Beazley. He succeeded Kerry Sanderson, who was the first woman to hold the position, in May 2018.[1]
Governor Of Western Australia Media
James Stirling. 1st Governor of Western Australia.
This is a digital image of a pre-1940s duplicate of an 1840s black and white 10.9 x 8.3 cm photograph of John Hutt (1795–1880), Governor of Western from 1839 to 1846.
A digital image of a watercolour, gouache, gum arabic and pencil painting over an albumen silver photograph of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Andrew Clarke (1793–1847), Governor of
Frederick Irwin (1788-1860)
- Charles Fitzgerald.jpg
This is a photograph of Charles Fitzgerald (1791–1887), Governor of the Gambia, Governor of Western Australia.
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This is an image of Arthur Edward Kennedy (5 April 1809 – 3 June 1883).
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John Hampton (circa. 1806 - 1869), former Governor of Western Australia.
This is a photograph of Frederick Weld (1823–1891), Premier of New Zealand, Governor of Western Australia, Governor of Tasmania, and Governor of the Straits Settlements. The original photograph is black and white, 15 x 11 cm.
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Sir William Cleaver Francis Robinson.
