Governor of Western Australia
Viceroy
Provincial/State
Badge of the Governor
Incumbent: Ken Michael
Style:	His Excellency
Appointed by:	Elizabeth II as Queen of Australia
First viceroy:	Captain James Stirling
Formation:	February 6, 1832

The Governor of Western Australia is the representative in Western Australia of Australia's Monarch Queen Elizabeth II. Kenneth Comninos Michael, AC (born 1938 is the 30th Governor of Western Australia, succeeding Lieutenant-General John Sanderson. Excellency is a Honorific style given to certain members of an organization or state For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II TalkCommonewalth realm.-->The monarchy A viceroy is a royal official who governs a country or province in the name of and as representative of the Monarch. Bold text' ]] ==Family background==He was the fifth son of eight of the fifteen children of Andrew Stirling Esq Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. TalkCommonewalth realm.-->The monarchy For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II The Governor performs important constitutional, ceremonial and community functions, including:

• presiding over the Executive Council;
• proroguing and dissolving the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council;
• issuing writs for elections; and
• appointing Ministers, Judges, Magistrates and Justices of the Peace. The Legislative Assembly, or lower house is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. The Legislative Council, or upper house is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. An election is a Decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold formal office A minister or a secretary is a Politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional Government. A judge, or justice, is an Official who presides over a Court of law A magistrate is a judicial officer In Common law systems a magistrate usually has limited authority to administer and enforce the Law. A Justice of the Peace ( JP) is a Puisne Judicial officer appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace

Furthermore, all Bills passed by the Parliament of Western Australia require the Governor’s signature before they become law (i. The Parliament of Western Australia consists of the Western Australian Legislative Council, the Western Australian Legislative Assembly and the Governor e. an Act).

The Governor of Western Australia is presently Ken Michael. Kenneth Comninos Michael, AC (born 1938 is the 30th Governor of Western Australia, succeeding Lieutenant-General John Sanderson.

For further information on the office of Governor, see Governors of the Australian states. The Governors of the Australian states are the representatives in the six states of Australia of Australia's monarch Queen Elizabeth II.

Contents 1 List of Governors of Western Australia 1.1 Lieutenant-Governor of Western Australia as a Crown Colony 1.2 Governors and acting Governors of Western Australia as a Crown Colony 1.3 Governors of Western Australia as a self-governing colony 1.4 Governors of Western Australia as an Australian State 2 Living former governors 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

List of Governors of Western Australia

This is a list of Governors and Lieutenant-Governors of Western Australia.

Lieutenant-Governor of Western Australia as a Crown Colony

• Captain James Stirling, 1828-1832
  • Stirling was in fact only commissioned as Governor of Western Australia from 4 March 1831, rectifying the absence of a legal instrument providing the authority detailed in Stirling's Instructions of 30 December 1828. The British Overseas Territories are fourteen territories that are under the Sovereignty of the United Kingdom, but which do not form part of the United Kingdom Bold text' ]] ==Family background==He was the fifth son of eight of the fifteen children of Andrew Stirling Esq Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Stirling had said

    I believe I am the first Governor who ever formed a settlement without Commission, Laws, Instructions and Salary. ^[1]

Governors and acting Governors of Western Australia as a Crown Colony

• Captain James Stirling, 1832-1839
• John Hutt, 1839-1846
• Lieutenant-Colonel Andrew Clarke, 1846-1847
• Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Irwin, 1847-1848
• Captain Charles Fitzgerald, 1848-1855
• Sir Arthur Kennedy, 1855-1862
• John Hampton, 1862-1868
• Sir Benjamin Pine, 1868–1869 (appointed but never took office)
• Sir Frederick Weld, 1869-1875
• Sir William Robinson, 1875-1877
• Major-General Sir Harry Ord, 1878-1880
• Sir William Robinson, 1880-1883
• Sir Frederick Broome, 1883-1889

Governors of Western Australia as a self-governing colony

• Sir William Robinson, 1890-1895
• Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Gerard Smith, 1895-1900

Governors of Western Australia as an Australian State

• Captain Sir Arthur Lawley, 1901-1902
• Admiral Sir Frederick Bedford, 1903-1909
• Sir Gerald Strickland, 1909-1913
• Major-General Sir Harry Barron, 1913-1917
• Sir William Ellison-Macartney, 1917-1920
• Sir Francis Newdegate, 1920-1924
• Colonel Sir William Campion, 1924-1931

(The post of Governor was not filled between 1931 and 1948. The British Overseas Territories are fourteen territories that are under the Sovereignty of the United Kingdom, but which do not form part of the United Kingdom Bold text' ]] ==Family background==He was the fifth son of eight of the fifteen children of Andrew Stirling Esq John Hutt ( July 24 1795 – April 9 1880) was Governor of Western Australia from 1839 to 1846 Lieutenant-Colonel Andrew Clarke KCH (1793&ndash11 February 1847 was Governor of Western Australia from 1846 until his death in 1847 Colonel Frederick Chidley Irwin (1788–1860 was acting Governor of Western Australia from 1847 to 1848 Captain Charles Fitzgerald (1791&ndash1887 was the Governor of The Gambia from 1844 until 1847 then Governor of Western Australia from 1848 Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy GCMG CB (5 April 1809 &ndash 3 June 1883 was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor of a number Dr John Stephen Hampton (c 1806– 2 December 1869) was Governor of Western Australia from 1862 to 1868 Sir Benjamin Chilley Campbell Pine (1809–1891 was at various times administrator of Natal, the Gold Coast, Antigua, the Leeward Islands Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Sir Frederick Aloysius Weld, GCMG (1823 &ndash 1891 was a New Zealand politician and a governor of various British colonies Sir William Cleaver Francis Robinson GCMG (born January 14 1834 &ndash May 2 1897) was a British colonial administrator Major-General Sir Harry St George Ord GCMG, CB, RE, was born on 4 August 1819 in North Cray, Kent Sir William Cleaver Francis Robinson GCMG (born January 14 1834 &ndash May 2 1897) was a British colonial administrator Sir Frederick Napier Broome KCMG (1842&ndash1896 was Governor of Western Australia from 1883 to 1889 A self-governing colony is a Colony with an elected Legislature, in which Politicians are able to make most decisions without reference to the Sir William Cleaver Francis Robinson GCMG (born January 14 1834 &ndash May 2 1897) was a British colonial administrator Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Gerard Smith KCMG (1839 &ndash October 28, 1920) was Governor of Western Australia from 1895 to 1900 The Commonwealth of Australia is made up of 8 states and territories controlled under a federal system of government Arthur Lawley 6th Baron Wenlock, GCIE, KCMG (12 November 1860&ndash14 June 1932 was Governor of Western Australia from 1901 to 1902 Admiral Sir Frederick George Denham Bedford KCB (1838&ndash 30 January 1913) was Governor of Western Australia from 24 Gerald Strickland 1st Baron Strickland 6th Count of Catena, GCMG ( May 24 1861 – August 22 1940) was a Maltese Major General Sir Harry Barron KCMG, CVO (1847&ndash1921 was Governor of Tasmania from 1909 to 1913 and Governor Sir William Grey Ellison-Macartney, KCMG ( 7 June 1852 &ndash 4 December 1924) was a British politician who also served as the Sir Francis Alexander Newdigate Newdegate GCMG ( 13 December 1862 – 2 January 1936) was Governor of Tasmania Colonel Sir William Robert Campion KCMG, DSO, TD ( 3 July 1870 &ndash 2 January 1951) was a Sir James Mitchell held the posts of Lieutenant-Governor and Administrator 1933-1948. )

• Sir James Mitchell, 1948-1951
• Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Gairdner, 1951-1963
• Major-General Sir Douglas Kendrew, 1963-1973
• Air Commodore Sir Hughie Edwards, 1974-1975
• Air Chief Marshal Sir Wallace Kyle, 1975-1980
• Rear-Admiral Sir Richard Trowbridge, 1980-1983
• Professor Gordon Reid, 1983-1989
• Sir Francis Burt, 1990-1993
• Major-General Michael Jeffery, 1993-2000
• Lieutenant-General John Sanderson, 2000-2005
• Dr Ken Michael, 2006-

Living former governors

As of November 2007, two former governors are alive, the oldest being Michael Jeffery (1993–2000, born 1937). Sir James Mitchell GCMG ( 27 April 1866 – 26 July 1951) was Premier of Western Australia from 17 May 1919 General Sir Charles Henry Gairdner, GBE, KCMG, KCVO, CB (1898 &ndash May 8, 1983) was a British Army general Major General Sir Douglas Kendrew, KCMG, CB, CBE, DSO & Three Bars, (born Devon England 1910 died in England Air Commodore Sir Hughie Idwal Edwards VC, KCMG, CB, DSO, OBE, DFC (1 August 1914 &ndash 5 August 1982 Air Chief Marshal Sir Wallace Hart Kyle GCB KCVO CBE DSO DFC RAF (born 22 January 1910 Rear Admiral Sir Richard John Trowbridge KCVO ( 21 January 1920 - 4 May 2003) was Western Australia 's twenty-fifth Professor Gordon Stanley Reid, AC ( 22 September 1923 - 26 October 1989) was Governor of Western Australia from Sir Francis Theodore Page Burt AC KCMG QC ( 14 June, 1918 - 8 September, 2004) Australian Jurist Major General Philip Michael Jeffery AC, CVO, MC (born 12 December[[ 937]] was the 24th Governor-General of Australia Lieutenant General John Murray Sanderson AC (born 4 November 1940) is the former Governor of Western Australia. Kenneth Comninos Michael, AC (born 1938 is the 30th Governor of Western Australia, succeeding Lieutenant-General John Sanderson. November 2007 is the eleventh month of that year It began on a Thursday and 30 days later ended on a Friday Major General Philip Michael Jeffery AC, CVO, MC (born 12 December[[ 937]] was the 24th Governor-General of Australia The most recent governor to die was Sir Francis Burt (1990–93), in 2004. Sir Francis Theodore Page Burt AC KCMG QC ( 14 June, 1918 - 8 September, 2004) Australian Jurist "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "

Name	Term as governor	Date of birth
Michael Jeffery	1993–2000	December 12, 1937
John Sanderson	2000–2005	1940

See also

• Government House, Perth

References

External links

• Government House, Western Australia: The Official Website of the Governor of Western Australia

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