David Martin (Governor)

Infobox Officeholder
honorific-prefix = Rear Admiral The Honourable

name = Sir David Martin

honorific-suffix = KCMG AO


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caption = Sir David Martin standing with hands on hips beside then defence minister Kim Beazley in 1986.
order = 34^th
office = Governor of New South Wales
term_start = 20 January 1989
term_end = 7 August 1990
lieutenant =
monarch = Queen Elizabeth II
premier = Nick Greiner
predecessor = Sir James Rowland
successor = Rear Admiral Peter Sinclair
birth_date = Birth date|1933|4|15|df=y
birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales
death_date = Death date and age|1990|8|10|1933|4|15
death_place = Sydney, New South Wales
birthname =
nationality = Australian Flagicon|Australia
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nickname =
allegiance = Commonwealth of Australia
branch = Royal Australian Navy
serviceyears = 1947–1988
rank = Rear Admiral
unit =
commands =
battles = Vietnam War
awards = Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
Officer of the Order of Australia

Rear Admiral Sir David James Martin, KCMG, AO (Sydney April 15, 1933 – August 10, 1990, Sydney) served as Governor of New South Wales January 20, 1989 – August 7, 1990.

* Entered the Royal Australian Navy in 1947
** Commanded HMA Ships "Queensborough", "Torrens", "Supply", "Melbourne"
** Chief of Naval Personnel 1982-1984
** Flag Officer, Naval Support Command 1984-1988

His service in the Royal Australian Navy is commemorated in the Naval Chapel, Garden Island NSW.