Governors of Victoria

Governors of Victoria

Infobox vice-regal
state = Victoria
shield = Victoria coa.png incumbent = David de Kretser
his/her = His
appointed_by = Elizabeth II
first_governor = Sir Charles Hotham
date = May 22, 1855

The Governor of Victoria is the representative in the Australian state of Victoria of Australia's monarch, 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. The Governor's office and official residence is Government House in central Melbourne.

Powers

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 Victoria. Nevertheless, the Governor retains the reserve powers of the Crown, and has the right to dismiss the Premier. ["Constitution of Victoria" (1975), Part 1.]

Related offices

There is also a Lieutenant-Governor and an Administrator. The Chief Justice of Victoria is "ex-officio" the Administrator, unless he or she is the Lieutenant-Governor, in which case, the next most senior judge is the Administrator. The Lieutenant-Governor takes on the responsibilities of the Governor when that post is vacant or when the Governor is out of the State or unable to act. The Administrator takes on those duties if both the Governor and Lieutenant-Governor are not able to act for the above reasons.

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

List of Governors of Victoria

Lieutenant-Governors

Until Victoria obtained responsible government in 1855, the Governor-General of New South Wales appointed Lieutenant-Governors to Victoria. The Governor-General of New South Wales was reverted to Governor in 1861. [cite book |last=Twomey |first=Anne |title=The chameleon Crown: The Queen and her Australian governors |url=http://www.federationpress.com.au/bookstore/book.asp?isbn=9781862876293 |date=2006 |publisher=The Federation Press |location=Sydney |isbn=978-1-86287-629-3 ]

References

External links

* [http://www.governor.vic.gov.au/welcome.htm The Official Website of the Governor of Victoria]
* [http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/gov.html Governors of Victoria, Parliament of Victoria]


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