A list of Victorian Governors.

Charles La Trobe was appointed Superintendent of Port Phillip District on 3 October 1839. He remained in that position until his appointment as Lieutenant-Governor of the new Colony of Victoria on 1 July 1851. La Trobe was never Governor of Victoria, as that office was not established until 1855.

The first Governor of Victoria was Charles Hotham, who was Lieutenant-Governor from 22 June 1854 to 21 May 1855, before becoming Governor. 

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Wood engraving of Charles J. La Trobe Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria
1839 –

Charles La Trobe

 

 

Portrait of Sir Charles Hotham
1854 –

Sir Charles Hotham, RN KCB

 

 

Portrait of Sir Henry Barkly
1856 –

Sir Henry Barkly, KCB

Image of Sir Charles Henry Darling
1863 –

Sir Charles Henry Darling, KCB

Image of The Hon Sir John Henry Thomas Manners Sutton
1866 –

The Hon. Sir John Henry Thomas Manners-Sutton, KCB

Portrait of Sir George Ferguson Bowen
1873 –

Sir George Ferguson Bowen, GCMG

Image of The Most Hon George Augustus Constantine Phipps, Marquess of Normanby
1879 –

The Most Hon. George Augustus Constantine Phipps, Marquess of Normanby, GCB GCMG PC

Portrait of Sir Henry Brougham Loch
1884 –

Sir Henry Brougham Loch, GCMG KCB

Portrait of The Right Hon John Adrian Louis Hope the Earl of Hopetoun
1889 –

The Right Hon. John Adrian Louis Hope, the Earl of Hopetoun, GCMG

Portrait of The Right Hon The Lord Brassey
1895 –

The Right Hon. The Lord Brassey, KCB

Portrait of Sir George Sydenham Clarke
1901 –

Sir George Sydenham Clarke, KCMG FRS

1904 –

Major-General The Hon. Sir Reginald Arthur James Talbot, KCB

Portrait of Sir Thomas David Gibson Carmichael
1908 –

Sir Thomas David Gibson Carmichael, Bt KCMG

1911 –

Sir John Michael Fleetwood Fuller, Bt KCMG

Image of The Hon. Sir Arthur Lyulph Stanley
1914 –

The Hon. Sir Arthur Lyulph Stanley, KCMG

Image of Col. The Right Hon. George Edward John Mowbray, Earl of Stradbroke
1921 –

Col. The Right Hon. George Edward John Mowbray Rous, Earl of Stradbroke, KCMG CB CVO CBE ADC

Image of Lt. Col. The Right Hon. Arthur Herbert Tennyson the Lord Somers
1926 –

Lt. Col. The Right Hon. Arthur Herbert Tennyson, the Lord Somers, KCMG DSO MC

Image of Capt. The Right Hon. William Charles Arcedeckne the Lord Huntingfield KCMG
1934 –

Capt. The Right Hon. William Charles Arcedeckne, the Lord Huntingfield, KCMG

 

Footage of Lord Huntingfield arriving in Victoria

 

Image of Major-General Sir Winston Joseph Dugan, GCMG CB DSO
1939 –

Major-General Sir Winston Joseph Dugan, GCMG CB DSO

Image of general Sir Reginald Alexander Dallas Brooks KCB CMG DSO
1949 –

General Sir Reginald Alexander Dallas Brooks, KCB CMG DSO

1963 –

Major General Sir Rohan Delacombe, KCMG KCVO KBE CB DSO

The Hon. Sir Henry Winneke
1974 –

The Hon. Sir Henry Winneke, AC KCMG KCVO OBE

Rear-Admiral Sir Brian Murray
1982 –

Rear-Admiral Sir Brian Murray, KCMG AO

Dr Davis McCaughey
1986 –

Dr J. Davis McCaughey, AC

The Hon. Richard McGarvie
1992 –

The Hon. Richard E. McGarvie, AC QC

The Hon. Sir James Gobbo
1997 –

The Hon. Sir James A. Gobbo, AC CVO QC

John Landy
2001 –

The Hon. John Landy, AC CVO MBE


 

2006 –

Professor the Hon. David de Kretser, AC

The Hon. Alex Chernov AC KC
2011 –

The Hon. Alex Chernov, AC KC

Her Excellency the Honourable Linda Dessau AC CVO, Governor of Victoria
2015

The Hon. Linda Dessau, AC CVO

 

I look forward to celebrating and facilitating, in any way that I can, all the individuals, organisations, businesses and communities that show courage by combining in the quest for unity and togetherness, and who work tirelessly for peace and prosperity in this, our wonderful State of Victoria.

Reviewed 03/05/2023
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