Governors of New South Wales

List of Governors of New South Wales

See Governors of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Governor.

1. Captain Arthur Phillip, 1788-1792
2. Captain John Hunter, 1795-1800
3. Captain Philip King, 1800-1806
4. Captain William Bligh, 1806-1808
5. Colonel William Paterson (acting), 1809
6. Major-General Lachlan Macquarie, 1810-1821
7. Major-General Sir Thomas Brisbane, 1821-1825
8. Lieutenant-General Ralph Darling , 1825-1831
9. Major-General Sir Richard Bourke, 1831-1837
10. Sir George Gipps, 1838-1846
11. Sir Charles FitzRoy , 1846-1855
12. Sir William Denison , 1855-1861
13. John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar, 1861-1867
14. Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore , 1868-1872
15. Sir Hercules Robinson, 1872-1879
16. Lord Augustus Loftus , 1879-1885
17. Charles Wynn-Carington, 3rd Baron Carrington , 1885-1890
18. Victor Albert George Child-Villiers, 7th Earl of Jersey , 1891-1893
19. Sir Robert Duff , 1893-1895
20. Henry Robert Brand, 2nd Viscount Hampden , 1895-1899
21. William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp, 1899-1901
22. Admiral Sir Harry Rawson, 1902-1909
23. Frederic John Napier Thesiger, 3rd Baron Chelmsford, 1909-1913
24. Sir Gerald Strickland, 1913-1917
25. Sir Walter Davidson , 1918-1923
26. Admiral Sir Dudley de Chair , 1924-1930
27. Air Vice-Marshal Sir Philip Game, 1930-1935
28. Brigadier-General Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1935-1936
29. Admiral Sir David Anderson , 1936
30. John de Vere Loder, 2nd Baron Wakehurst, 1937-1946
31. General Sir John Northcott , 1946-1957
32. Lieutenant-General Sir Eric Woodward , 1957-1965
33. Sir Roden Cutler, 1966-1981
34. Air Marshal Sir James Rowland , 1981-1989
35. Sir David Martin , 1989-1990
36. Rear Admiral Peter Sinclair , 1990-1996
37. Gordon Samuels , 1996-2001
38. Prof. Marie Bashir, 2001-present