Official Secretary to the Governor of New South Wales

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The Official Secretary to the Governor of New South Wales and his staff, as part of the Office of the Governor, provide governors with the necessary support to enable them to carry out their constitutional, statutory, ceremonial and public duties. The position of Official Secretary was established on 1 December 1905, replacing the previous position of the Clerk to the Private Secretary to the Governor. [1] From time to time the Governor has also appointed a private secretary, operating alongside the Official Secretary. The Official Secretary, as the head of the Office of the Governor, is an executive-level officer of the Department of Premier and Cabinet, and is the Chief of Staff of Government House. This office is funded through the annual budget, as is the governor's salary. [2] [3]

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The support provided by the Office of the Governor includes the organisation of, and advice relating to, their duties, hospitality for official functions, and administration of the Australian honours and Awards system. The Official Secretary is ex-officio Secretary of the Executive Council of New South Wales and NSW's nominee to serve on the Council for the Order of Australia. The Official Secretary is supported in his role by a Deputy Official Secretary and program managers responsible for the Government House Estate, Household and Protocol. [4]

The current Official Secretary is Colonel Michael Miller RFD, who succeeded Brian Davies in March 2015. Miller had previously served Governors Gordon Samuels and Marie Bashir as an Honorary Aide-de-Camp (ADC) from May 1996 to June 2001 and was awarded the Centenary Medal for his service to the Governor. [5] The Deputy Official Secretary is Christopher Sullivan since 4 November 2013. [6]

Office-holders

Clerk to the Private Secretary

ClerkPeriodGovernors servedNotes
John Joseph Massey Cashman10 October 1859 – 24 November 1866 Denison, Young, Belmore [7] [8]
George William Newcombe11 December 1866 – 30 June 1871Belmore [9]
William Byrnes1 July 1871 – 4 November 1893 Belmore, Robinson, Loftus, Carrington, Jersey, Duff [10]
William Abbott de Mouncey4 November 1893 – 3 September 1895Duff [11]
Henry Herbert Lewis3 September 1895 – 21 August 1902 Hampden, Beauchamp, Rawson [12]
Harry Budge 21 August 1902 – 1 December 1905Rawson [13]

Official Secretaries

Official SecretaryPeriodGovernors servedNotes
Sir Harry Budge CMG 1 December 1905 – June 1936Rawson, Chelmsford, Strickland, Davidson,
de Chair, Game, Gowrie 		[14] [15] [16]
Leonard Arthur Robb LVO , CMG June 1936 – 1957 Anderson, Wakehurst, Northcott [17] [18] [19]
Major John Frederick Martin MVO , MBE , ED 1957–1958 Woodward [20] [21]
Lindsay Rose CVO , OBE 1958–1975Woodward, Cutler [22] [23]
Richard Wills ISO , LVO 1975–1986Cutler, Rowland [24] [25] [26]
Alan Edward McKenzie 1986–1996Rowland, Martin, Sinclair [27]
Brian Davies CVO 1996–2009 Samuels, Bashir [28] [29]
Noel Campbell 2009–2012Bashir
Brian Davies CVO 2012 – 16 March 2015Bashir, Hurley
Colonel Michael Miller LVO RFD 16 March 2015 – presentHurley, Beazley

Private Secretaries

Official SecretaryPeriodGovernors servedNotes
Hon. Victor Nelson Hood14 March 1913 – 14 May 1913 Strickland [30]
Brigadier-General Harry Finn CB DCM 14 May 1913 – 1 April 1918 Strickland, Cullen , Davidson [31] [32]
Captain Reginald George Stanham1 April 1918 – 25 July 1919Davidson [33]
Frank de Villiers Lamb CBE 25 July 1919 – 5 April 1921Davidson [34] [35]
Major Jocelyn Egerton5 April 1921 – 1 July 1922Davidson [36]
Muriel Henderson1 July 1922 – 5 October 1923Davidson [37] [38]
Brigadier-General Harry Finn CB DCM 5 October 1923 – 18 February 1924Cullen [39] [40]
Commander Duncan Walter Grant CBE 18 February 1924 – 9 September 1925 de Chair [41]
Marchant Eric Harvey Penfold9 September 1925 – May 1927de Chair [42]
Brigadier-General Austin Thomas Anderson CMG May 1927 – June 1936de Chair, Game, Gowrie [43] [44] [45]
Captain Hugh Beaumont Robinson DSO June 1936 – April 1937 Anderson [46]
Captain Kenneth O'Brien HardingApril 1937 – June 1940 Wakehurst [47] [48]
Peter LubbockJune 1940 – January 1946Wakehurst [49]
Major Kenneth BieriAugust 1946 – November 1947Northcott [50] [51]

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