Government House is the name given to some of the residences of Governors-General, Governors and Lieutenant-Governors in the Commonwealth and the former British Empire. The term governor general or governor-general refers to a vice-regal representative of a Monarch in an independent realm or a major colonial circonscription A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government A Lieutenant Governor is a high officer of state whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction The British Empire was the largest empire in history and for over a century was the foremost global power. It serves as the venue for the Governor's official business, as well as the many receptions and functions hosted by the occupant. Sometimes, "Government House" is used as a metonym for the Governor or his office. In Rhetoric, metonymy (mɨˈtɒnɨmi is the use of a word for a concept or object associated with the concept/object originally denoted by the word
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Official residences worldwide
Australia
Government House, Canberra is the residence of the Governor-General of Australia. Government House Canberra, commonly known as Yarralumla, is the Official residence of the Governor-General of Australia, located in the suburb The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia is the representative in Australia of the monarch of Australia (currently Elizabeth II Queen of Australia)
It is set in 530,000 square metres of grounds at "Yarralumla", which was a large farm on which much of present-day central Canberra now sits. The house itself is the former main house on the property, though it has been extended several times.
The Governor-General also has a house in Sydney, Admiralty House. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Admiralty House is the official Sydney residence of the Governor-General of Australia.
Official Link: Governor-General of Australia
- Government House, Melbourne is the residence of the Governor of Victoria. Government House Melbourne is the office and official residence of the Governor of Victoria. The Governor of Victoria is the representative in the Australian state of Victoria of Australia's monarch Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia It is set between the Royal Botanical Gardens and King's Domain in Melbourne.
- Government House, Perth is the residence of the Governor of Western Australia. Government House in Perth is the Official residence of the Governor of Western Australia and was built between 1859 and 1864 The Governor of Western Australia is the representative in Western Australia of Australia 's Monarch Queen Elizabeth II. It is between the Supreme Court Gardens and the Perth Concert Hall, off St Georges Terrace in central Perth. The Perth Concert Hall is a concert hall in the centre of Perth, Western Australia. St Georges Terrace is the main Street in the city of Perth Western Australia. Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia.
- Government House, Brisbane is the residence of the Governor of Queensland. Government House is located in the Brisbane Suburb of Paddington, in Queensland, Australia. The Governor of Queensland is the representative in the state of Queensland of Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. It consists of the mansion known as Fernberg, several auxiliary buildings and 14 hectares of gardens and bushland in the Brisbane suburb of Paddington. Paddington is an inner suburb of Brisbane, Australia located 2 km west of the Brisbane CBD.
- Government House, Hobart, is the residence of the Governor of Tasmania. Government House Hobart is the home and official residence of the Governor of Tasmania, Australia. The Governor of Tasmania is the representative in the Australian state of Tasmania of Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. It is an elegant neo-gothic sandstone mansion, completed in 1857 in 15 hectares of gardens in a commanding position on the shores of the River Derwent.
- Government House, Sydney is the home to civic receptions and functions at which the Governor presides, but it is not the residence of the Governor of New South Wales. Government House is located in Sydney just south of the Sydney Opera House, and overlooks Sydney Harbour. The Governor of New South Wales is the representative in the Australian state of New South Wales of Australia's monarch, Elizabeth II,
- Government House, Darwin is the residence of the Administrator of the Northern Territory. Government House Darwin is the office and official residence of the Administrator of the Northern Territory was built between 1870 and 1878 In accordance with the provisions of the Northern Territory (Self-Government Act 1978 ( Cth), the Northern Territory received self-government in 1979 under its own
- Government House, Adelaide is the residence of the Governor of South Australia. Government House, located in Adelaide, is the official residence 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.
Canada
Falkland Islands
- Government House, Stanley is the residence of the Governor of the Falkland Islands. This is a list of Government Houses in Canada. Rideau Hall La Citadelle Newfoundland & Labrador Government House in Stanley has been the home of the Falkland Islands ' London -appointed Governors since the mid-19th century Nowadays the Governor of the Falkland Islands is the local representative of the British Crown in the Falkland Islands. It was the scene of a battle with Argentine troops during the 1982 invasion. On 2 April 1982 Argentine forces mounted amphibious landings of the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas following the civilian occupation of South Georgia on
Fiji
Government House, Suva is located on Victoria Parade, Suva. Government House is the official residence of the President of Fiji. Suva is the Capital and largest city of Fiji. It is located on the southeast coast of the island of Viti Levu, in the Central It is the home of the President of Fiji and was built in 1928 to replace the original building - the residence of the colonial governor - which burnt to the ground after being struck by lightning in 1921. Fiji 's Head of State is the President of the Republic of the Fiji Islands.
Hong Kong
Government House, Hong Kong is located on Government Hill, Central, on Hong Kong Island. Government House ( formerly 督憲府/香港總督府/港督府 located on Government Hill in the Central District of Hong Kong Island, is The Government Hill is a hill in Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, bounded by upper section of Upper Albert Road on the south Queen's Central (also Central District; Cantonese Choong Wan or Chung Wan) the Central business district of Hong Kong was commonly known as part of Hong Kong Island ( is an island in the southern part of Hong Kong, China. It was home to the British Governors of Hong Kong until 1997, and has been used as a place for formal occasions such as the reception of a distinguished guest or ceremonies since the 1997 handover. The British Empire was the largest empire in history and for over a century was the foremost global power. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar However, when Donald Tsang took over the office of Chief Executive of Hong Kong, he decided to re-occupy it as an official residence and office. Sir Donald Tsang Yam-Kuen, GBM, KBE, JP (born 7 October 1944 is the current Chief Executive and Head of Government of Hong He moved there at the end of January 2006.
Isle of Man
Government House, Governor's Road, Onchan is the official residence of the Lieutenant Governor Vice Admiral Sir Paul Haddacks, Her Majesty's representative on the Island. "The Queen" in this article means the monarch of the Commonwealth Realms The Queen's Official Birthday (sometimes known as "the Onchan (pronounced onk-an is a Village (Kione Droghad – Bridge End in parish of Onchan in the Isle of Man. An official residence is the residence at which Heads of state, Heads of government, gubernatorial or other senior figures officially The Lieutenant Governor (Fo-chiannoort is the representative on the Isle of Man of the Lord of Mann, currently Queen Elizabeth II Vice Admiral Sir Paul Kenneth Haddacks KCB (born October 27 1946) is the current Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Majesty is an English word derived ultimately from the Latin Maiestas, meaning Greatness. An island (ˈaɪlənd or isle (/ˈaɪl/ is any piece of land that is completely surrounded by water in two dimensions above high tide and isolated from other significant
Israel
Government House, on Hill of Evil Counsel near Talpiot, Jerusalem. Talpiot is also an academic program affiliated with the IDF Talpiot (תלפיות lit Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the Housed the high commissioner of Mandatory Palestine's residence after its move from Augusta Victoria, and after that Mandate's termination became the United Nations Middle East Headquarters. High Commissioner is the title of various high-ranking special executive positions held by a commission of appointment The Palestine Mandate, was a set of protocols or articles that formed a multilateral legal and administrative agreement Augusta Victoria is a 161-bed hospital on Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, financed by the Lutheran World Federation and the United Nations Refugee Works Administration
Jersey
Government House in St. Saviour is the official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of Jersey. Saint Saviour ( Jèrriais: St Saûveux/St Sauveur is one of the twelve Parishes of Jersey in the Channel Islands. The Lieutenant Governor of Jersey is the representative of the British monarch in the Bailiwick of Jersey, a Crown dependency of the British Crown
New Zealand
Government House, Wellington is the primary residence of the Governor-General of New Zealand. Government House in Newtown, Wellington, New Zealand is the principal residence of the Governor-General of New Zealand. The Governor-General of New Zealand (Te Kawana Tianara o Aotearoa is the representative of the Sovereign in right of New Zealand (currently Queen There is a second house in Auckland, Government House, Auckland. The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country The site of the present day Government House, Auckland was first built upon in the 1880s or 1890s although some of the trees are slightly older dating from
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Pakistan
- Government House of Pakistan in Islamabad. |name = Islamabad|native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Capital City |total_type
- Government House of Baluchistan in Quetta, Baluchistan. ( Urdu: کوئٹہ) ( Pashto: کوټه) also spelled Kwatah City is a variation of kwatkot a Pashto word meaning “fort Balochistan, or Baluchistan, Pashto, ( Balochi, Hazara, Brahui, Sindhi, Urdu: بلوچستان
- Government House of North-West Frontier Province in Peshawar, N.W.F.P.
- Government House of Punjab in Lahore, Punjab. ( پښور; Urdu: پشاور) is the capital of the North-West Frontier Province and the administrative centre for the Federally Administered The North-West Frontier Province (NWFP ( Urdu: śimāl maġribī sarhadī sūba) is the smallest of the four main provinces of Pakistan. ( lahor is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and is the second largest city in Pakistan after Karachi. The Punjab ( Urdu:) province of
- Government House of Sindh in Karachi, Sindh. (ڪراچي) is the largest city in Pakistan. It is the world's second largest city proper behind Mumbai in terms of population which exceeds 10 million Sindh ( Sindhī: سنڌ Urdu: سندھ is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhis.
Government Houses outside the Commonwealth
- Some gubernatorial residences in the United States of America are also named Government House. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
- Government House (Maryland). Government House is the official residence of the Governor of Maryland and is located at State Circle in Annapolis, Maryland.
- Government House in Jerusalem is the former headquarters of the government of the British Mandate of Palestine until 1948, and has since June, 1948 been the headquarters of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization. Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the The Palestine Mandate, was a set of protocols or articles that formed a multilateral legal and administrative agreement Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. UNTSO is an acronym for United Nations Truce Supervision Organization, an organization founded on 29 May 1948 for Peacekeeping in the Middle East.
See also
- Official residence
- Rideau Hall, Canada
- Government Houses of the British Empire
- Government House of Azerbaijan
- Commonwealth Realms
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