No.

Portrait

Governor

From

To

Governors under King George III (1760–1820):

1

Captain Arthur Phillip RN

7 February 1788

10 December 1792

2

Captain John Hunter RN

11 September 1795

27 September 1800

3

Captain Philip Gidley King RN

28 September 1800

12 August 1806

4

Captain William Bligh RN

Following the RUM REBELLION of 26^th January 1808

The following Officers administrated the Colony until the arrival of Macquarie on 1^st January 1810

Lieut Col George Johnston   Jan1808 to July 1808

Lieut Gov Joseph Foveaux    Jul 1808 to Jan 1809

Lieut Gov William Patterson Jan 1809 to Jan 1810

13 August 1806

26 January 1808

5

Major-General Lachlan Macquarie CB

1 January 1810

1 December 1821

Governors under King George IV (1820–1830):

6

Major-General Sir Thomas Brisbane Bt, GCH, GCB

1 December 1821

1 December 1825

7

Lieutenant-General Sir Ralph Darling GCH

19 December 1825

21 October 1831

Governors under King William IV (1830–1837):

8

Major-General Sir Richard Bourke KCB

3 December 1831

5 December 1837

Governors under Queen Victoria (1837–1901):

9

Major Sir George Gipps

24 February 1838

11 July 1846

10

Lieutenant Colonel Sir Charles Augustus FitzRoy KCB, KCB

3 August 1846

28 January 1855

11

Sir William Denison KCB

20 January 1855

22 January 1861

12

The Rt Hon. Sir John Young Bt, GCMG, KCB

16 May 1861

24 December 1867

13

The Rt Hon. The Earl Belmore GCMG, PC

8 January 1868

21 February 1872

14

The Rt Hon. Sir Hercules Robinson GCMG

3 June 1872

19 March 1879

15

The Rt Hon. Lord Augustus Loftus GCB

4 August 1879

9 November 1885

16

The Rt Hon. The Lord Carrington GCMG, PC

12 December 1885

3 November 1890

17

The Rt Hon. The Earl of Jersey GCB, GCMG, PC

15 January 1891

2 March 1893

18

The Rt Hon. Sir Robert Duff GCMG

29 May 1893

15 March 1895

19

The Rt Hon. The Viscount Hampden GCMG

21 November 1895

5 March 1899

20

The Rt Hon. The Earl Beauchamp KG, KCMG, PC

18 May 1899

30 April 1901

Governors under King Edward VII (1901–1910):

21

Admiral Sir Harry Rawson GCB, GCMG, RN

27 May 1902

27 May 1909

22

The Rt Hon. The Lord Chelmsford GCMG

28 May 1909

11 March 1913

Governors under King George V (1910–1936):

23

The Hon. Sir Gerald Strickland, Count della Catena GCMG

14 March 1913

27 October 1917

24

Sir Walter Davidson KCMG

18 February 1918

4 September 1923

25

Admiral Sir Dudley de Chair KCB, KBE, MVO

28 February 1924

7 April 1930

26

Air Vice-Marshal Sir Philip Game GBE, KCB, DSO

29 May 1930

15 January 1935

27

The Rt Hon. The Lord Gowrie VC, GCMG, CB, DSO

21 February 1935

22 January 1936

Governors under King Edward VIII (1936):

28

Admiral Sir David Anderson KCB, KCMG, MVO

6 August 1936

30 October 1936

Governors under King George VI (1936–1952):

29

The Rt Hon. The Lord Wakehurst KCMG

8 April 1937

8 January 1946

30

Lieutenant General Sir John Northcott KCMG, KCVO, CB

1 August 1946

31 July 1957

Governors under Queen Elizabeth II  (1952 - 2022):

31

Lieutenant General Sir Eric Woodward KCMG, KCVO, CB, CBE, DSO

1 August 1957

31 July 1965

32

Sir Roden Cutler VC, KCMG, KCVO, CBE

20 January 1966

19 January 1981

33

Air Marshal Sir James Rowland AC, KBE, DFC, AFC

20 January 1981

20 January 1989

34

Rear Admiral Sir David Martin KCMG, AO, RAN

*Note A Descendant of First Lieutenant George Johnston,(Marines-Lady Penrhyn) and Esther Abrahams (Convict-Lady Penrhyn) on the First Fleet 1788

20 January 1989

7 August 1990

35

Rear Admiral Peter Sinclair AC, RAN

*Note A Descendant of First Lieutenant George Johnston (Marines-Lady Penrhyn) and Esther Abrahams (Convict-Lady Penrhyn) on the First Fleet 1788

8 August 1990

29 February 1996

36

The Hon. Gordon Samuels AC, CVO, QC

1 March 1996

28 February 2001

37

Professor The Hon. Dame Marie Bashir AD,CVO

1 March 2001

1 October 2014

38

General The Hon. David Hurley AC,DSC

2 October 2014

1 May 2019

 *Note A Descendant of John Small (Convict-Charlotte) and Mary Parker. (Convict-Lady Penrhyn) on the First Fleet 1788

Governors under King Charles III  (since 2022):

 *Note A Descendant of John Small (Convict-Charlotte) and Mary Parker. (Convict-Lady Penrhyn) on the First Fleet 1788