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Governors of New Zealand |
| Governors of New Zealand represented British Sovereignty in New Zealand from Jan 30 1840 until Lord Liverpool's title was changed to GOVERNOR-GENERAL June 28 1917 |
| Name | Assumed Office | Retired |
|---|---|---|
| Sir George Gipps 1/ | Jan 1840 | May 1841 |
| Capt William Hobson 2/ | May 1841 | Sep 1842 |
| Capt Robert Fitzroy | Dec 1843 | Nov 1845 |
| Capt George Grey 3/ | Nov 1845 | Dec 1853 |
| Col Thomas Gore Browne | Sep 1855 | Oct 1861 |
| Sir George Grey | Dec 1861 | Feb 1868 |
| Sir George Ferguson Bowen | Feb 1868 | Mar 1873 |
| The Rt Hon Sir James Fergusson | Jun 1873 | Dec 1874 |
| The Rt Hon The Marquess of Normanby | Jan 1875 | Feb 1879 |
| Sir Hercules Geo Robert Robinson | Apr 1879 | Sep 1880 |
| The Hon Sir Arthur Hamilton Gordon | Nov 1880 | Jun 1882 |
| Lieu-General Sir William Francis Drummond Jervois | Jan 1883 | Mar 1889 |
| The Rt Hon Earl of Onslow | May 1889 | Feb 1892 |
| The Rt Hon Earl of Glasgow | Jun 1892 | Frb 1897 |
| The Rt Hon Earl of Ranfurly | Aug 1897 | Jun 1904 |
| The Rt Hon Lord Plunket | Jun 1904 | Jun 1910 |
| The Rt Hon Lord Islington | Jun 1910 | Dec 1912 |
| The Rt Hon Earl of Liverpool 4/ | Dec 1912 | Jun 1917 |
| Name | Office | Retired |
|---|---|---|
| The Rt Hon Earl of Liverpool | Jun 1917 | Jul 1920 |
| The Rt Hon Viscount Jellicoe of Scapa 5/ | Sep 1920 | Nov 1924 |
| General Sir Charles Fergusson | Dec 1924 | Feb 1930 |
| The Rt Hon Viscount Bledisloe | Mar 1930 | Mar 1935 |
| The Rt Hon Viscount Galway | Apr 1935 | Feb 1941 |
| Marshal of the Royal Air Force the Rt Hon Lord Newall | Feb 1941 | Apr 1946 |
| Lieu-Gen the Rt Hon Lord Freyberg | Jun 1946 | Aug 1952 |
| Lieu-Gen the Rt Hon Lord Norrie | Dec 1952 | Jul 1957 |
| The Rt Hon Viscount Cobham | Sep 1957 | Sep 1962 |
| Brigadier Sir Bernard Edward Fergusson | Nov 1962 | Oct 1967 |
| Sir Arthur Espie Porritt | Dec 1967 | Sep 1972 |
| Sir Edward Denis Blundell | Sep 1972 | Oct 1977 |
| The Rt Hon Sir Keith Jacka Holyoake | Oct 1977 | Oct 1980 |
| The Rt Hon Sir David Stuart Beattie | Nov 1980 | Sep 1985 |
| The Most Rev Sir Paul Alfred Reeves | Nov 1985 | Dec 1990 |
| Dame Catherine Anne Tizard | 1990 | 1996 |
| The Rt Hon Sir Michael Hardie Boys | 1996 | - |
| 1/ Capt Hobson was Lieu-Governor during this period
Return 2/ After Hobson died in office, Willoughby Shortland was Administrator until Dec 1843 Return 3/ Grey was Governor-in-Chief from Jan 1848 to Mar 1853, and Govenor of an officially declared 'self-governing colony' from Mar 1853 until Dec 1853. After the departure of Grey, Lieu.-Col. Robert Henry Wynyard was Administrator until Sep 1855. Return 4/ Governors-General of NZ date from 28 June 1917 when the Earl of Liverpool, after being Governor for four and a half years, was given the title Governor-General Return 5/ Later Earl Return |
