Historical Styles of the Effective Heads of State of Australia
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This is a List of de jure effective or nominal Heads of State of Australia, showing historical dignitary styles.
The styles shown form the full titles of the incumbent whilst in office, though they may not have been used together in their entirety at any one time.
From the federation, on 1 January 1901, of the Australian colonies into the Commonwealth of Australia (with dominion status within the British Empire) until the adoption in 1942 of The Statute of Westminster, 1931 which provided independence, the sovereign of the British Empire was de jure head of state.
| Dates | Monarch | Governor-General or Administrator | Term |
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| 1 January 1901
to 22 January 1901 | Her Majesty Victoria, By the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, Empress of India | His Excellency the Right Honourable John Adrian Louis Hope, the seventh Earl of Hopetoun, KT, GCMG, GCVO, PC, Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Commonwealth of Australia
from 1902: His Excellency the Most Honourable John Adrian Louis Hope, the first Marquess of Linlithgow,the seventh Earl of Hopetoun, KT, GCMG, GCVO, PC, Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Commonwealth of Australia | 1 January 1901 to 22 January 1901 |
| 22 January 1901 | His Majesty Edward the Seventh, By the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India then, from 17 August 1901:- His Majesty Edward the Seventh, By the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India | 22 January 1901 to 9 January 1903 | |
| His Excellency the Right Honourable Hallam Tennyson, the second Baron Tennyson, GCMG, PC, Acting Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Commonwealth of Australia | (17 July 1902 to 9 January 1903) | ||
| His Excellency the Right Honourable Hallam Tennyson, the second Baron Tennyson, GCMG, PC, Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Commonwealth of Australia | 9 January 1903 to 21 January 1904 | ||
| His Excellency the Right Honourable Henry Stafford Northcote, the first Baron Northcote, GCMG, GCIE, CB, PC, Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Commonwealth of Australia | 21 January 1904 to 9 September 1908 | ||
| His Excellency the Right Honourable William Humble Ward, the second Earl of Dudley, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, TD, PC, Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Commonwealth of Australia | 9 September 1908 to 6 May 1910 | ||
| 6 May 1910
to 20 January 1936 | His Majesty George the Fifth, By the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India then, from 13 May 1927:- His Majesty George the Fifth, By the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland, and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India | 6 May 1910 to 31 July 1911 | |
| His Excellency the Right Honourable Frederic John Napier Thesiger, the third Baron Chelmsford, GCMG, GCSI, GCIE, GBE Administrator of the Commonwealth of Australia | (21 December 1909 to 27 January 1910) | ||
| His Excellency the Right Honourable Thomas Denman, the third Baron Denman, GCMG, KCVO, PC, JP, Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Commonwealth of Australia | 31 July 1911 to 18 May 1914 | ||
| His Excellency the Right Honourable Sir Ronald Craufurd Munro-Ferguson, GCMG, PC, DL, Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Commonwealth of Australia | 18 May 1914 to 6 October 1920 | ||
| His Excellency the Right Honourable Henry William Forster, the first Baron Forster of Lepe, GCMG, PC, DL, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia | 6 October 1920 to 8 October 1925 | ||
| His Excellency the Right Honourable John Lawrence Baird, the first Baron Stonehaven, GCMG, DSO, PC, JP, DL, Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Commonwealth of Australia | 8 October 1925 to 21 January 1931 | ||
| His Excellency Lieutenant-Colonel the Right Honourable Arthur Herbert Tennyson Somers-Cocks, the sixth Baron Somers, KCMG, DSO, MC, Administrator of the Commonwealth of Australia | (3 October 1930 to 22 January 1931) | ||
| His Excellency the Right Honourable Sir Isaac Alfred Isaacs, GCB, GCMG, PC, Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Commonwealth of Australia | 21 January 1931 to 20 January 1936 | ||
| 20 January 1936
to 11 December 1936 | His Majesty Edward the Eighth, By the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland, and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India | 20 January 1936 to 23 January 1936 | |
| His Excellency Brigadier-General the Right Honourable Alexander Gore Arkwright Hore-Ruthven, the first Baron Gowrie, VC, GCMG, CB, DSO, PC, Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Commonwealth of Australia | 23 January 1936 to 11 December 1936 | ||
| 11 December 1936
to 6 February 1952 | His Majesty George the Sixth, By the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland, and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India then, from 22 June 1948:- His Majesty George the Sixth, By the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland, and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith
| 11 December 1936 to 30 January 1952 | |
| His Excellency Captain the Right Honourable William Charles Arcedeckne Vanneck, the fifth Baron Huntingfield, KCMG, Administrator of the Commonwealth of Australia | (29 March 1938 to 24 September 1938) | ||
| His Excellency Major General Sir Winston Dugan, GCMG, CB, DSO, Administrator of the Commonwealth of Australia | (5 September 1944 to 30 January 1945) | ||
| His Royal Highness Prince Henry William Frederick Albert, Duke of Gloucester, KG, KT, KP, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Commonwealth of Australia | 30 January 1945 to 11 March 1947 | ||
| His Excellency Major General Sir Winston Dugan, GCMG, CB, DSO, Administrator of the Commonwealth of Australia | (19 January 1947 to 11 March 1947) | ||
| His Excellency Sir William John McKell, GCMG, PC, Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Commonwealth of Australia | 11 March 1947 to 6 February 1952 | ||
| His Excellency General Sir John Northcott, KCMG, CB, MVO, Administrator of the Commonwealth of Australia | (19 July 1951 to 14 December 1951) | ||
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6 February 1952 to present | Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, By the Grace of God, of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Queen, Defender of the Faith then, from 26 March 1953:- Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, By the Grace of God, of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories, Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith then, from 1973:- Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, By the Grace of God, Queen of Australia and Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth | ||
| His Excellency Sir William John McKell, GCMG, PC, Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Commonwealth of Australia | 6 February 1952 to 8 May 1953 | ||
| His Excellency Field Marshal Sir William Joseph Slim, KG, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, DSO, MC, Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Commonwealth of Australia | 8 May 1953 to 2 February 1960 | ||
| His Excellency General Sir John Northcott, KCMG, KCVO, CB, Administrator of the Commonwealth of Australia | (30 July 1956 to 22 October 1956) | ||
| His Excellency General Sir Reginald Alexander Dallas Brooks, KCB, KCMG, KCVO, DSO, Administrator of the Commonwealth of Australia | (8 January 1959 to 16 January 1959) | ||
| His Excellency the Right Honourable William Shepherd Morrison, the first Viscount Dunrossil, GCMG, MC, QC, PC, Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Commonwealth of Australia | 2 February 1960 to 3 February 1961 | ||
| His Excellency General Sir Reginald Alexander Dallas Brooks, KCB, KCMG, KCVO, DSO, Administrator of the Commonwealth of Australia | (4 February 1961 to 3 August 1961) | ||
| His Excellency the Right Honourable William Phillip Sidney, the first Viscount De L'Isle, KG, VC, GCMG, GCVO, PC, Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Commonwealth of Australia | 3 August 1961 to 7 May 1965 | ||
| His Excellency General Sir Reginald Alexander Dallas Brooks, KCB, KCMG, KCVO, DSO, Administrator of the Commonwealth of Australia | (5 June 1962 to 3 October 1962),
(22 November 1962 to 18 December 1962) | His Excellency General Sir Eric Winslow Woodward, KCMG, KCVO, CB, DSO, Administrator of the Commonwealth of Australia | (16 June 1964 to 30 August 1964) |
| His Excellency Colonel Sir Henry Abel Smith, KCMG, KCVO, DSO, Administrator of the Commonwealth of Australia | (7 May 1965 to 22 September 1965) | ||
| His Excellency the Right Honourable Richard Gardiner Casey, Baron Casey, KG, GCMG, CH, DSO, MC, PC, Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Commonwealth of Australia | 7 May 1965 to 30 April 1969 | ||
| His Excellency the Right Honourable Sir Paul Meernaa Caedwalla Hasluck, KG, GCMG, GCVO, Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Commonwealth of Australia | 30 April 1969 to 11 July 1974 | ||
| His Excellency the Right Honourable Sir John Robert Kerr, KCMG, LStJ, PC, AK, GCMG, GCVO, Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Commonwealth of Australia | 11 July 1974 to 8 December 1977 | ||
| His Excellency the Right Honourable Sir Zelman Cowen, AK, GCMG, GCVO, KtStJ, QC, Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Commonwealth of Australia | 8 December 1977 to 29 July 1982 | ||
| His Excellency the Right Honourable Sir Ninian Martin Stephen, KG, AK, GCMG, GCVO, KBE, QC, Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Commonwealth of Australia | 29 July 1982 to 16 February 1989 | ||
| His Excellency the Honourable William George 'Bill' Hayden, AC, Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Commonwealth of Australia | 16 February 1989 to 16 February 1996 | ||
| His Excellency the Honourable Sir William Patrick Deane, AC, KBE, Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Commonwealth of Australia | 16 February 1996 to 29 June 2001 | ||
| His Excellency the Right Reverend Guy Stephen Montague Green, Acting Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia | 11 May 2001 to 28 May 2003 | ||
| His Excellency the Right Reverend Guy Stephen Montague Green, Governor-Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Commonwealth of Australia | 28 May 2003 to 11 August 2003 | ||
| His Excellency the Right Reverend Dr. Peter Hollingworth, BA, AC, OBE, Governor-Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Commonwealth of Australia | 29 June 2001 to 28 May 2003 | ||
| His Excellency Major-General Michael Jeffery, AC, CVO, MC (Retired), Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Commonwealth of Australia | 11 August 2003 to present |