Spouse of the governor-general of New Zealand

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The spouse of the governor-general of New Zealand generally assists the office-holder in welcoming ambassadors and their spouses, and in performing their other official duties. The governor-general's spouse traditionally participates in celebratory occasions, attends functions and, as a patron of various voluntary associations, works to promote the activities of those associations. None of the activities have any official status. The spouse of the administrator of the Government fulfills the role when the administrator (chief justice) performs the function of the governor-general.

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The current spouse (since 21 October 2021) is Richard Davies, husband of Cindy Kiro.

Both the governor-general and their spouse are entitled to the style "His/Her Excellency" during the governor-general's term of office, but not thereafter. The governor-general is entitled to the style "The Right Honourable" for life; this does not extend to the spouse.

Most of the spouses of governors-general have been content to be background figures providing the office-holder with support. Some have been all but unknown to the general New Zealand public. However, a few have been notable in their own right, and details are shown in the following table.

List of spouses of the governor-general of New Zealand

#Governor-GeneralTerm startTerm endSpouseBornDiedNotes
1 Arthur Foljambe,2nd Earl of Liverpool 28 June 19178 July 1920Annette Monck, Countess of Liverpool GBE 23 May 187525 May 1948Annette Monck was the daughter of Henry Monck, 5th Viscount Monck.
2 John Jellicoe,1st Earl Jellicoe 27 September 192012 December 1924Florence Gwendoline Cayzer, Lady Jellicoe20 July 187712 May 1964Florence Gwendoline Cayzer was the daughter of the shipping magnate Sir Charles Cayzer.
3Sir Charles Fergusson,7th Baronet 13 December 19248 February 1930Alice Mary Boyle, Lady Alice Fergusson18 December 18771 January 1958Lady Alice Mary Boyle was the daughter of David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow.
4 Charles Bathurst,1st Viscount Bledisloe 19 March 193015 March 1935Hon Bertha Susan,Lady Bledisloec. 18691926Hon Bertha Susan was the daughter of Henry Charles Lopes, 1st Baron Ludlow.
5 George Monckton-Arundell,8th Viscount Galway 12 April 19353 February 1941Lucia Margaret White, Lady Galway3 December 1890 [1] 1983Lucia Margaret White was the daughter of the Luke White, 3rd Baron Annaly.
6 Cyril Newall, 1st Baron Newall 22 February 194119 April 1946Olive Foster, Lady Newall ?c. 1988
7 Bernard Freyberg,1st Baron Freyberg 17 June 194615 August 1952 Barbara Jekyll, Lady Freyberg 14 June 188724 September 1973Lady Freyberg was daughter of Sir Herbert Jekyll and Dame Agnes Jekyll.
8 Willoughby Norrie,1st Baron Norrie 2 December 195225 July 1957Patricia Merryweather Bainbridge,Lady NorrieMarch 1907 [2] [3] January 2001Lady Norrie was the daughter of Emerson Muschamp Bainbridge and Norah Mossum (née Merryweather).
9 Charles Lyttelton,10th Viscount Cobham 5 September 195713 September 1962Elizabeth Alison Makeig-Jones, Lady Cobham ?1986 [4] [5]
10 Bernard Fergusson,Baron Ballantrae 9 November 196220 October 1967Laura Margaret Grenfell,Lady Ballantrae14 April 192017 December 1979
11Sir Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt 1 December 19677 September 1972Kathleen Mary Peck, Lady Porritt [6] 25 October 191313 July 1998
12Sir Denis Blundell 27 September 19725 October 1977 June Daphne Blundell, Lady Blundell 19 June 192231 October 2012
13Sir Keith Holyoake 26 October 197725 October 1980Dame Norma Holyoake DCMG 7 March 190918 December 1984
14Sir David Beattie 6 November 198010 November 1985Norma Margaret Sarah Macdonald, Lady Beattie26 September 1925 [7] [8] 9 May 2018
15Sir Paul Reeves 20 November 198529 November 1990Beverley Watkins,Lady Reeves1934 [9] living
16Dame Catherine Tizard 13 December 199021 March 1996VacantCatherine Tizard married Bob Tizard in 1951. They divorced in 1980. Bob Tizard was Deputy Prime Minister from 1974 to 1975.
17Sir Michael Hardie Boys 21 March 199621 March 2001Mary Zohrab, Lady Hardie Boys QSO 1 April 193326 June 2024 [10]
18Dame Silvia Cartwright 4 April 20014 August 2006 Peter Cartwright CNZM 3 May 194017 April 2019
19Sir Anand Satyanand 23 August 200623 August 2011Susan Sharpe, Lady Satyanand1947 [11] living
20Sir Jerry Mateparae 31 August 201131 August 2016Janine Grenside, Lady Mateparae1965living
21Dame Patsy Reddy 28 September 201628 September 2021Sir David Gascoigne KNZM CBE 15 January 1941living
22Dame Cindy Kiro 21 October 2021Incumbent Richard Davies 1959living

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References

  1. ↑ "Galway, Lucia Emily Margaret, Viscountess, 1890-1983". Galway, Lucia Emily Margaret, Viscoun... | Items | National Library of New Zealand. 1 January 1890.
  2. ↑ "Norrie, Patricia Merryweather (Lady), 1907-2001". Norrie, Patricia Merryweather (Lady),... | Items | National Library of New Zealand. 1 January 1907.
  3. ↑ "Patricia Merryweather BAINBRIDGE 1906-2001 - Ancestry®". Ancestry.com . Archived from the original on 22 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "Elizabeth Alison (née Makeig-Jones), Viscountess Cobham - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk.
  5. ↑ "Cobham, Elizabeth Alison (Lady), -1986". Cobham, Elizabeth Alison (Lady), -1986 | Items | National Library of New Zealand. 1 January 1986.
  6. ↑ Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Porritt, Arthur Espie". teara.govt.nz.
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  11. ↑ NZ Governor General's website Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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