Governors of South Australia

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Standard of the Governor of South Australia
Standard of the Governor of South Australia

The Governor of South Australia is the representative in the Australian state of South Australia of Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. The Governor performs the same constitutional and ceremonial functions at the state level as does the Governor-General of Australia at the national level.

In accordance with the conventions of the Westminster system of parliamentary government, the Governor nearly always acts solely on the advice of the head of the elected government, the Premier of South Australia. Nevertheless, the Governor retains the reserve powers of the Crown, and has the right to dismiss the Premier.

The Westminster system is a form of Constitutional Monarchy.

See Governors of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Governor.

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No. Governor From To
1 Rear Admiral Sir John Hindmarsh KH 28 December 1836 16 July 1838
2 Lieutenant-Colonel George Gawler KH 17 October 1838 15 May 1841
3 Sir George Grey KCB 15 May 1841 25 October 1845
4 Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Holt Robe 25 October 1845 2 August 1848
5 Sir Henry Fox Young KCMG 2 August 1848 20 December 1854
6 Sir Richard Groves MacDonnell KCMG, CB 8 June 1855 4 March 1862
7 Sir Dominick Daly 4 March 1862 19 February 1868
8 The Rt Hon. Sir James Fergusson, Bt 16 February 1869 18 April 1873
9 Sir Anthony Musgrave KCMG 9 June 1873 29 January 1877
10 Lieutenant-General Sir William Francis Drummond Jervois GCMG, CB 2 October 1877 9 January 1883
11 Sir William Cleaver Francis Robinson GCMG 19 February 1883 5 March 1889
12 The Rt Hon. Algernon Hawkins Thomond Keith-Falconer, Earl of Kintore, GCMG 11 April 1889 10 April 1895
13 Sir Thomas Foxwell Buxton, Bt, GCMG 29 October 1895 29 March 1899
14 The Rt Hon. Hallam Tennyson, Baron Tennyson GCMG 10 April 1899 17 July 1902
15 Sir George Ruthven Le Hunte KCMG 1 July 1903 18 February 1909
16 Admiral Sir Day Hort Bosanquet GCVO, KCB 18 February 1909 22 March 1914
17 Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Henry Lionel Galway KCMG, DSO 18 April 1914 30 April 1920
18 Lieutenant-Colonel Sir William Ernest George Archibald Weigall KCMG 9 June 1920 30 May 1922
19 Lieutenant-Colonel Sir (Tom) George Tom Molesworth Bridges KCB, KCMG, DSO 4 December 1922 4 December 1927
20 Brigadier-General the Rt Hon. Alexander Gore Arkwright Hore-Ruthven, Earl of Gowrie, VC, KCMG, CB, DSO & Bar 14 May 1928 26 April 1934
21 Major-General Winston Joseph Dugan, Baron Dugan KCMG, CB, DSO 28 July 1934 23 February 1939
22 Sir (Malcolm) Charles Malcolm Barclay-Harvey KCMG 12 August 1939 26 April 1944
23 Lieutenant-General Sir (Willoughby) Charles Willoughby Moke Norrie KCMG, CB, DSO, MC 19 December 1944 19 June 1952
24 Air Vice-Marshal Sir Robert Allingham George KCMG, KCVO, KBE, CB, MC 23 February 1953 7 March 1960
25 Lieutenant-General Sir Edric Montague Bastyan KCMG, KCVO, KBE, CB 4 April 1961 1 June 1968
26 Major-General Sir James William Harrison KCMG, CB, CBE 4 December 1968 16 September 1971
27 Professor Sir (Mark) Marcus Lawrence Elwin Oliphant AC, KBE 1 December 1971 30 November 1976
28 Pastor Sir Douglas Ralph Nicholls KCVO, OBE 1 December 1976 30 April 1977
29 Reverend Sir Keith Douglas Seaman KCVO, OBE 1 September 1977 28 March 1982
30 Lieutenant-General Sir Donald Beaumont Dunstan AC, KBE, CB 23 April 1982 5 February 1991
31 The Hon. Dame Roma Flinders Mitchell AC, DBE, CVO, QC 6 February 1991 21 July 1996
32 Sir Eric James Neal AC, CVO 22 July 1996 3 November 2001
33 Mrs. Marjorie Jackson-Nelson AC, CVO, MBE 3 November 2001 31 July 2007
34 Rear Admiral Kevin John Scarce AO, CSC[1] 8 August 2007


As of November 2007, four former governors are alive, the oldest being Sir Keith Seaman (1977–82, born 1920). The most recent governor to die was Sir Mark Oliphant (1971–76), on July 14, 2000. The most recently-serving governor to die was Dame Roma Mitchell (1991–1996), on March 5, 2000.

Name Term as governor Date of birth
Rev. Sir Keith Seaman 1977–1982 1920
Lt-Gen. Sir Donald Dunstan 1982–1991 1923
Sir Eric Neal 1996–2001 1924
Marjorie Jackson-Nelson 2001–2007 September 13, 1931

  1. ^ Kevin Scarce appointed SA governor by Premier Mike Rann
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