Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales

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Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales
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Incumbent
Andrew Bell
since 5 December 2022
Office of the Governor
Executive Council of New South Wales
Style His Excellency The Honourable [1]
Member of Supreme Court of New South Wales
Nominator Premier of New South Wales
Appointer King of Australia in right of the State of New South Wales
Term length At His Majesty's pleasure
Website Office of the Governor

The lieutenant-governor of New South Wales is a government position in the state of New South Wales, Australia, acting as a deputy to the governor of New South Wales. The office was first created in October 1786, before the arrival of the First Fleet, to act as a deputy to the first governor, Arthur Phillip. At that time the lieutenant-governor, or its equivalent of "administrator of the government", was filled by military officers and was a position only created when needed or in times of long absences by the governor. Since 1872 this office has been held concurrently by the chief justice of New South Wales but the position may be retained by the chief justice after their retirement from the Supreme Court of New South Wales.

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Role

Originally, the lieutenant-governor had a legislative role with a seat on the first Legislative Council of New South Wales in 1824; this was later phased out due to the lessening of the powers of the state governor. The role of the governors are enshrined in part 2A of the New South Wales Constitution Act (1902). The office itself has no standing powers but holds a dormant commission to act in the governor's position when needed. [2]

The current role of the lieutenant-governor is to take up the duties of the governor if the governor dies, resigns, or is absent such as in September 2008, when, in the absence of Governor Marie Bashir, the Lieutenant-Governor, James Spigelman, administered the swearing in of the new cabinet of the Nathan Rees government. [3]

If the lieutenant-governor becomes incapacitated while serving in the office of governor or is absent when the governor is also absent, the next most senior judge of the Supreme Court is sworn in as the administrator . This occurred in May 1973 when Sir Leslie Herron died suddenly while the governor, Sir Roden Cutler was overseas. Sir John Kerr became the administrator until Cutler was able to return. [4] [2]

Lieutenant-governors and administrators of NSW

NameTerm startTerm endNotes
Major Robert Ross 7 February 17888 July 1792 [5]
Major Francis Grose 11 December 179212 December 1794 [6]
Lieutenant-Colonel William Paterson 13 December 17941 September 1795 [7]
Office vacant20 September 179524 March 1806
Colonel William Paterson 24 March 180626 January 1808 [8]
Major George Johnston 26 January 180825 April 1808 [9]
Lieutenant-Colonel Joseph Foveaux 25 April 18089 January 1809 [5]
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Maurice O'Connell 10 January 181012 February 1814 [5]
Colonel George Molle 13 February 181412 September 1817 [5]
Colonel James Erskine 12 September 181725 February 1823 [5]
Colonel William Stewart 26 February 182323 March 1827 [5]
Office vacant24 March 18274 December 1837
Colonel Patrick Lindesay 22 October 18312 December 1831 [11]
Lieutenant-Colonel Kenneth Snodgrass 5 December 183723 February 1838 [5]
Office vacant24 February 183812 July 1846
Sir Maurice O'Connell 12 July 18462 August 1846 [5]
Office vacant2 August 184621 January 1861 [5]
Lieutenant-Colonel John Francis Kempt 22 January 186121 March 1861 [12]
Office vacant22 March 186121 May 1867 [5]
Major-General Sir Trevor Chute December 1867January 1868 [5]
Office vacant186821 February 1872 [5]
Lieutenant-Governors held concurrently by the Chief Justice
Sir Alfred Stephen 22 February 187226 November 1891
Sir Frederick Darley 26 November 189130 March 1910 [13]
George Bowen Simpson 24 March 190927 January 1910 [5]
Sir William Cullen 30 March 19101 October 1930 [14]
Sir Philip Street 1 October 193017 October 1938 [15]
Sir Frederick Jordan 17 October 19384 November 1949 [16]
Sir Kenneth Street 27 February 195022 April 1972 [17]
Sir Leslie Herron 22 April 19723 May 1973 [18]
Sir John Kerr 30 August 19731 July 1974 [19]
Sir Laurence Street 1 July 197424 July 1989 [20]
Anthony Murray Gleeson 24 July 198918 June 1998 [21]
James Spigelman 18 June 19981 February 2012 [22]
Tom Bathurst 1 February 20125 December 2022 [1]
Andrew Bell 5 December 2022present [23]

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