Governors of South Australia
The Governor is appointed by the Queen on advice of the Premier.
| Name of Governor |
|
From
|
Until
|
| Captain John |
Hindmarsh, RN, KH. |
28 December 1836 |
16 July 1838 |
| Lt Col. George |
Gawler, KH. |
17 October 1838 |
15 May 1841 |
| George |
Grey |
15 May 1841 |
25 October 1845 |
| Lt-Col. Frederick Holt |
Robe |
25 October 1845 |
2 August 1848 |
| Sir Henry, E.F. |
Young |
2 August 1848 |
20 December 1854 |
| Sir Richard G. |
MacDonnell, CB. |
8 June 1855 |
4 March 1862 |
| Sir Dominick |
Daly |
4 March 1862 |
19 February 1868 |
| Lieutenant-Colonel |
Hamley |
February 1868 |
February 1869 |
| Rt. Hon, Sir James |
Fergusson, Bart |
16 February 1869 |
18 April 1873 |
| Sir Anthony |
Musgrave, KCMG. |
9 June 1873 |
29 January 1877 |
| Sir William Wellington |
Cairns, K.C.M.G. |
24 March 1877 |
17 May 1877 |
| Lt-Gen. Sir William F.D. |
Jervois, GCMG, CB. |
2 October 1877 |
9 January 1883 |
| Sir William C.F. |
Robinson, GCMG. |
19 February 1883 |
5 March 1889 |
| Rt. Hon, the Earl of |
Kintore, PC, GCMG. |
11 April 1889 |
10 April 1895 |
| Sir Thomas F. |
Buxton, Bart, GCMG |
29 October 1895 |
29 March 1899 |
| Rt. Hon, the Lord |
Tennyson, KGMG. |
10 April 1899 |
17 July 1902 |
| Sir George R. |
Le Hunte, KCMG. |
1 July 1903 |
18 February 1909 |
| Admiral Sir Day Hort |
Bosanquet, GCVO, KCB. |
18 February 1909 |
22 March 1914 |
| Lt-Col. Sir Henry L. |
Galway, KCMG, DSO. |
18 April 1914 |
30 April 1920 |
| Lt-Col. Sir William E.G. |
Archibald Weigall, KCMG. |
9 June 1920 |
30 May 1922 |
| Lt-Gen. Sir George T.M. |
Bridges, KCB, KCMG, DSO. |
4 December 1922 |
4 December 1927 |
| Brig.-Gen, the Hon. Sir A.G.A. |
Hore-Ruthven, VC, KCMG, CB, DSO. |
14 May 1928 |
26 April 1934 |
| Maj.-Gen. Sir W.J. |
Dugan, KCMG, CB, DSO. |
28 July 1934 |
23 February 1939 |
| Sir Charles M. |
Barclay-Harvey, KCMG. |
12 August 1939 |
26 April 1944 |
| Lt-Gen, Sir C.W.M. |
Norrie, KCMG, CB, DSO, MC. |
19 December 1944 |
19 June 1952 |
| Air Vice-Marshal Sir Robert A. |
George, KCMG, KCVO, KBE, CB, MC. |
23 February |
7 March 1960 |
| Lt-Gen, Sir Edric M. |
Bastyan, KCMG, KCVO,KBE, CB. |
4 April 1961 |
1 June 1968 |
| Maj-Gen, Sir James W. |
Harrison, KCMG, CB, CBE. |
4 December 1968 |
16 September 1971 |
| Sir Mark L. |
Oliphant, KBE. |
1 December 1971 |
30 November 1976 |
| Sir Doughlas R. |
Nicholls, KCVO, OBE. |
1 December 1976 |
30 April 1977 |
| Sir Keith D. |
Seaman, KCVO, OBE. |
1 September 1977 |
28 March 1982 |
| Lt-Gen. Sir Donald B. |
Dunstan, KBE, CB. |
23 April 1982 |
5 February 1991 |
| The Hon. Dame Roma |
Mitchell, AC, DBE, CVO, QC. |
6 February 1991 |
19 July 1996 |
| Sir Eric James |
Neal, AC, CVO, |
22 July 1996 |
3 November 2001 |
| Marjorie |
Jackson Nelson, A.C., M.B.E., |
3 November 2001 |
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