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# Governor-General of Australia

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The Governor-General of Australia is the representative in Australia of Australia's head of state, Queen Elizabeth II. The current Governor-General is Maj-Gen. Michael Jeffery.

## [edit] List of Governors-General

No. | Term | Title
--- | --- | ---
1 | 1 January 1901 to 9 January 1903 | John Adrian Louis Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun
2 | 9 January 1903 to 21 January 1904 | Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson
3 | 21 January 1904 to 9 September 1908 | Henry Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote
4 | 9 September 1908 to 31 July 1911 | William Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley
5 | 31 July 1911 to 18 May 1914 | Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman
6 | 18 May 1914 to 6 October 1920 | Sir Ronald Munro-Ferguson
7 | 6 October 1920 to 8 October 1925 | Henry Forster, 1st Baron Forster
8 | 8 October 1925 to 21 January 1931 | John Baird, 1st Baron Stonehaven
9 | 21 January 1931 to 23 January 1936 | Sir Isaac Isaacs
10 | 23 January 1936 to 30 January 1945 | Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Baron Gowrie
11 | 30 January 1945 to 11 March 1947 | Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
12 | 11 March 1947 to 8 May 1953 | Sir William McKell
13 | 8 May 1953 to 2 February 1960 | Sir William Slim
14 | 2 February 1960 to 3 February 1961 | William Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil
15 | 3 August 1961 to 7 May 1965 | William Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle
16 | 7 May 1965 to 30 April 1969 | Richard Gardiner Casey, Baron Casey
17 | 30 April 1969 to 11 July 1974 | Sir Paul Hasluck
18 | 11 July 1974 to 8 December 1977 | Sir John Kerr
19 | 8 December 1977 to 29 July 1982 | Sir Zelman Cowen
20 | 29 July 1982 to 16 February 1989 | Sir Ninian Stephen
21 | 16 February 1989 to 16 February 1996 | Bill Hayden
22 | 16 February 1996 to 29 June 2001 | Sir William Deane
23 | 29 June 2001 to 28 May 2003 | Dr Peter Hollingworth
24 | 11 August 2003 to present | Major-General Michael Jeffery

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