List of Governors-General of Australia
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List of Governors-General of Australia

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No.	Portrait	Governor-General	Term of office	Length	Monarch(s)	Prime Minister(s)

1	-	John Hope, Earl of Hopetoun	1 January 1901	17 July 1902	1 year, 197 days	Victoria (1837–1901)	Barton

Edward VII (1901–1910)

2	-	Hallam Tennyson, Baron Tennyson	9 January 1903	21 January 1904	1 year, 12 days

Deakin

3	-	Henry Northcote, Baron Northcote	21 January 1904	9 September 1908	4 years, 232 days

Watson

Reid

Deakin

4	-	William Ward, Earl of Dudley	9 September 1908	31 July 1911	2 years, 325 days

Fisher

Deakin

Fisher

George V (1910–1936)

5	-	Thomas Denman, Baron Denman	31 July 1911	18 May 1914	2 years, 291 days

Cook

6	-	Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson	18 May 1914	6 October 1920	6 years, 141 days

Fisher

Hughes

7	-	Henry Forster, Baron Forster	6 October 1920	8 October 1925	5 years, 2 days

Bruce

8	-	John Baird, Baron Stonehaven	8 October 1925	2 October 1930	4 years, 359 days

Scullin

9	-	Sir Isaac Isaacs	21 January 1931	23 January 1936	5 years, 2 days

Lyons

Edward VIII (1936)

10	-	Alexander Hore-Ruthven, Baron Gowrie	23 January 1936	30 January 1945	9 years, 7 days

George VI (1936–1952)

Page

Menzies

Fadden

Curtin

11	-	Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester	30 January 1945	11 March 1947	2 years, 40 days

Forde

Chifley

12	-	Sir William McKell	11 March 1947	8 May 1953	6 years, 58 days

Menzies

Elizabeth II (1952–present)

13	-	Sir William Slim	8 May 1953	2 February 1960	6 years, 270 days

14	-	William Morrison, Viscount Dunrossil	2 February 1960	3 February 1961	1 year, 1 day

15	-	William Sidney, Viscount De L'Isle	3 August 1961	7 May 1965	3 years, 277 days

16	-	Richard Casey, Baron Casey	7 May 1965	30 April 1969	3 years, 358 days

Holt

McEwen

Gorton

17	-	Sir Paul Hasluck	30 April 1969	11 July 1974	5 years, 72 days

McMahon

Whitlam

18	-	Sir John Kerr	11 July 1974	8 December 1977	3 years, 150 days

Fraser

19	-	Sir Zelman Cowen	8 December 1977	29 July 1982	4 years, 233 days

20	-	Sir Ninian Stephen	29 July 1982	16 February 1989	6 years, 202 days

Hawke

21	-	Bill Hayden	16 February 1989	16 February 1996	7 years, 0 days

Keating

22	-	Sir William Deane	16 February 1996	29 June 2001	5 years, 133 days

Howard

23	-	Peter Hollingworth	29 June 2001	28 May 2003	1 year, 333 days

24	-	Michael Jeffery	11 August 2003	5 September 2008	5 years, 25 days

Rudd

25	-	Dame Quentin Bryce	5 September 2008	28 March 2014	5 years, 204 days

Gillard

Rudd

Abbott

26	-	Sir Peter Cosgrove	28 March 2014	Incumbent	4 years, 263 days

Turnbull

Morrison

Sentence(s)

Sir William John McKell served as the 12th Governor-General of Australia and was in office from 1947 to 1953.

final_sentence: Sir William John McKell served as the 12th Governor-General of Australia and was in office from 1947 to 1953.