SettingsGovernors-General of New Zealand
Arthur Foljambe, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
Arthur William de Brito Savile Foljambe, 2nd Earl of Liverpool GCB, GCMG, GBE, MVO, PC, DL, JP, styled Viscount Hawkesbury between 1905 and 1907, was a British Liberal politician, the 16th...
Arthur William de Brito Savile Foljambe, 2nd Earl of Liverpool GCB, GCMG, GBE, MVO, PC, DL, JP, styled Viscount Hawkesbury between 1905 and 1907, was a British Liberal politician, the 16th...
Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore
Arthur Charles Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore, GCMG, KJStJ (26 November 1829 – 30 January 1912) was a British Liberal Party politician and colonial administrator.
Arthur Charles Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore, GCMG, KJStJ (26 November 1829 – 30 January 1912) was a British Liberal Party politician and colonial administrator.
Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt
Arthur Espie Porritt, Baron Porritt, 1st Baronet, Bt, GCMG, GCVO, CBE was a New Zealand physician, military surgeon, statesman and athlete.
Arthur Espie Porritt, Baron Porritt, 1st Baronet, Bt, GCMG, GCVO, CBE was a New Zealand physician, military surgeon, statesman and athlete.
Bernard Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae
Bernard Edward Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae, KT, GCMG, GCVO, DSO, OBE (6 May 1911 – 28 November 1980) was a brigadier in the British Army, military historian and the last British-born Gover...
Bernard Edward Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae, KT, GCMG, GCVO, DSO, OBE (6 May 1911 – 28 November 1980) was a brigadier in the British Army, military historian and the last British-born Gover...
Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg
Lieutenant-General Bernard Cyril Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg VC, GCMG, KCB, KBE, DSO & Three Bars (21 March 1889 – 4 July 1963), was a British-born New Zealand Victoria Cross recipient an...
Lieutenant-General Bernard Cyril Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg VC, GCMG, KCB, KBE, DSO & Three Bars (21 March 1889 – 4 July 1963), was a British-born New Zealand Victoria Cross recipient an...
Catherine Tizard
Dame Catherine Anne Tizard, was Mayor of Auckland City and the 16th Governor-General of New Zealand, the first woman to hold either office.
Dame Catherine Anne Tizard, was Mayor of Auckland City and the 16th Governor-General of New Zealand, the first woman to hold either office.
Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe
Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe, GCMG, KBE, PC (21 September 1867 – 3 July 1958), was a British Conservative politician and colonial governor.
Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe, GCMG, KBE, PC (21 September 1867 – 3 July 1958), was a British Conservative politician and colonial governor.
Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham
Charles John Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham, KG, GCMG, GCVO, TD, PC was the ninth Governor-General of New Zealand and an English cricketer.
Charles John Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham, KG, GCMG, GCVO, TD, PC was the ninth Governor-General of New Zealand and an English cricketer.
Cyril Newall, 1st Baron Newall
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Cyril Louis Norton Newall, 1st Baron Newall GCB OM GCMG CBE AM (15 February 1886 – 30 November 1963), was a British soldier and airman, who headed the Royal Air Fo...
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Cyril Louis Norton Newall, 1st Baron Newall GCB OM GCMG CBE AM (15 February 1886 – 30 November 1963), was a British soldier and airman, who headed the Royal Air Fo...
David Beattie
Sir David Stuart Beattie, GCMG, GCVO, QSO, QC (29 February 1924 – 4 February 2001) was the 14th Governor-General of New Zealand, from 1980 to 1985.
Sir David Stuart Beattie, GCMG, GCVO, QSO, QC (29 February 1924 – 4 February 2001) was the 14th Governor-General of New Zealand, from 1980 to 1985.
David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow
David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow GCMG (31 May 1833 – 13 December 1915) was a British naval commander and colonial governor.
David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow GCMG (31 May 1833 – 13 December 1915) was a British naval commander and colonial governor.
Denis Blundell
Sir Edward "Denis" Blundell, GCMG, GCVO, KBE, QSO was the 12th Governor-General of New Zealand from 1972 to 1977.
Sir Edward "Denis" Blundell, GCMG, GCVO, KBE, QSO was the 12th Governor-General of New Zealand from 1972 to 1977.
Edward John Eyre
Edward John Eyre was an English land explorer of the Australian continent, colonial administrator, and a controversial Governor of Jamaica.
Edward John Eyre was an English land explorer of the Australian continent, colonial administrator, and a controversial Governor of Jamaica.
George Bowen
Sir George Ferguson Bowen GCMG was a British colonial administrator whose appointments included postings to the Ionian Islands, Queensland, New Zealand, Victoria, Mauritius and Hong Kong.
Sir George Ferguson Bowen GCMG was a British colonial administrator whose appointments included postings to the Ionian Islands, Queensland, New Zealand, Victoria, Mauritius and Hong Kong.
George Grey
Sir George Grey, KCB (14 April 1812 – 19 September 1898) was a soldier, explorer, Governor of South Australia, twice Governor of New Zealand, Governor of Cape Colony (South Africa), the 11th Pre...
Sir George Grey, KCB (14 April 1812 – 19 September 1898) was a soldier, explorer, Governor of South Australia, twice Governor of New Zealand, Governor of Cape Colony (South Africa), the 11th Pre...
George Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway
George Vere Arundel Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway GCMG DSO OBE (24 March 1882 – 27 March 1943) was a British politician.
George Vere Arundel Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway GCMG DSO OBE (24 March 1882 – 27 March 1943) was a British politician.
George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby
George Augustus Constantine Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby, GCB, GCMG, PC (23 July 1819 – 3 April 1890), styled Viscount Normanby between 1831 and 1838 and Earl of Mulgrave between...
George Augustus Constantine Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby, GCB, GCMG, PC (23 July 1819 – 3 April 1890), styled Viscount Normanby between 1831 and 1838 and Earl of Mulgrave between...
Governor-General of New Zealand
The Governor-General of New Zealand is the representative of the monarch of New Zealand.
The Governor-General of New Zealand is the representative of the monarch of New Zealand.
Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead
Sir Hercules George Robert Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead, GCMG, PC, was a British colonial administrator who became the 5th Governor of Hong Kong.
Sir Hercules George Robert Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead, GCMG, PC, was a British colonial administrator who became the 5th Governor of Hong Kong.
Jerry Mateparae
Lieutenant General Sir Jeremiah "Jerry" Mateparae, GNZM, QSO is New Zealand's 20th Governor-General.
Lieutenant General Sir Jeremiah "Jerry" Mateparae, GNZM, QSO is New Zealand's 20th Governor-General.
John Dickson-Poynder, 1st Baron Islington
John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, 1st Baron Islington GCMG, GBE, DSO, PC (31 October 1866 – 6 December 1936), born John Poynder Dickson and known as Sir John Poynder Dickson(-Poynder) fr...
John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, 1st Baron Islington GCMG, GBE, DSO, PC (31 October 1866 – 6 December 1936), born John Poynder Dickson and known as Sir John Poynder Dickson(-Poynder) fr...
John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe
Admiral of the Fleet John Rushworth Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe, GCB, OM, GCVO (5 December 1859 – 20 November 1935) was a British Royal Navy admiral who commanded the Grand Fleet at the Battle ...
Admiral of the Fleet John Rushworth Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe, GCB, OM, GCVO (5 December 1859 – 20 November 1935) was a British Royal Navy admiral who commanded the Grand Fleet at the Battle ...
Michael Hardie Boys
Sir Michael Hardie Boys, GNZM, GCMG, QSO, KStJ is a New Zealand jurist and was the country's 17th Governor-General, from 1996 to 2001.
Sir Michael Hardie Boys, GNZM, GCMG, QSO, KStJ is a New Zealand jurist and was the country's 17th Governor-General, from 1996 to 2001.
Paul Reeves
Sir Paul Alfred Reeves, ONZ, GCMG, GCVO, CF, QSO was Archbishop and Primate of New Zealand from 1980 to 1985 and the 15th Governor-General of New Zealand from 22 November 1985 to 20 Novembe...
Sir Paul Alfred Reeves, ONZ, GCMG, GCVO, CF, QSO was Archbishop and Primate of New Zealand from 1980 to 1985 and the 15th Governor-General of New Zealand from 22 November 1985 to 20 Novembe...
Robert FitzRoy
Vice-Admiral Robert FitzRoy RN (5 July 1805 – 30 April 1865) achieved lasting fame as the captain of HMS Beagle during Charles Darwin's famous voyage, and as a pioneering meteorologist who m...
Vice-Admiral Robert FitzRoy RN (5 July 1805 – 30 April 1865) achieved lasting fame as the captain of HMS Beagle during Charles Darwin's famous voyage, and as a pioneering meteorologist who m...
Silvia Cartwright
Dame Silvia Rose Cartwright, PCNZM, DBE, QSO, DStJ was the 18th Governor-General of New Zealand.
Dame Silvia Rose Cartwright, PCNZM, DBE, QSO, DStJ was the 18th Governor-General of New Zealand.
Sir Charles Fergusson, 7th Baronet
General Sir Charles Fergusson, 7th Baronet GCB, GCMG, DSO, MVO was a British Army officer and the third Governor-General of New Zealand.
General Sir Charles Fergusson, 7th Baronet GCB, GCMG, DSO, MVO was a British Army officer and the third Governor-General of New Zealand.
Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet
Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet GCSI, PC (14 March 1832 – 14 January 1907) was a British soldier, Conservative politician and colonial administrator.
Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet GCSI, PC (14 March 1832 – 14 January 1907) was a British soldier, Conservative politician and colonial administrator.
Thomas Gore Browne
Colonel Sir Thomas Robert Gore Browne KCMG CB was a British colonial administrator, who was Governor of St Helena, Governor of New Zealand, Governor of Tasmania and Governor of Bermuda.
Colonel Sir Thomas Robert Gore Browne KCMG CB was a British colonial administrator, who was Governor of St Helena, Governor of New Zealand, Governor of Tasmania and Governor of Bermuda.
Uchter Knox, 5th Earl of Ranfurly
Uchter John Mark Knox, 5th Earl of Ranfurly GCMG, PC, GNZM, DL, JP (14 August 1856–1933) was a British politician and colonial governor.
Uchter John Mark Knox, 5th Earl of Ranfurly GCMG, PC, GNZM, DL, JP (14 August 1856–1933) was a British politician and colonial governor.
William Hobson
Captain William Hobson RN (26 September 1792 – 10 September 1842) was the first Governor of New Zealand and co-author of the Treaty of Waitangi.
Captain William Hobson RN (26 September 1792 – 10 September 1842) was the first Governor of New Zealand and co-author of the Treaty of Waitangi.
William Jervois
Sir William Francis Drummond Jervois, GCMG, CB was a British military engineer who saw service, as Second Captain, in South Africa.
Sir William Francis Drummond Jervois, GCMG, CB was a British military engineer who saw service, as Second Captain, in South Africa.
William Onslow, 4th Earl of Onslow
William Hillier Onslow, 4th Earl of Onslow GCMG, PC (7 March 1853 – 23 October 1911) was a British Conservative politician.
William Hillier Onslow, 4th Earl of Onslow GCMG, PC (7 March 1853 – 23 October 1911) was a British Conservative politician.
William Plunket, 5th Baron Plunket
William Lee Plunket, 5th Baron Plunket, GCMG, KCVO, KBE was a British diplomat and administrator.
William Lee Plunket, 5th Baron Plunket, GCMG, KCVO, KBE was a British diplomat and administrator.
Willoughby Norrie, 1st Baron Norrie
Lieutenant-General Charles Willoughby Moke Norrie, 1st Baron Norrie GCMG, GCVO, CB, DSO, MC & Bar was a British Army general during World War II, following which he served terms as Governor of S...
Lieutenant-General Charles Willoughby Moke Norrie, 1st Baron Norrie GCMG, GCVO, CB, DSO, MC & Bar was a British Army general during World War II, following which he served terms as Governor of S...