Governor of Tasmania

The Governor of Tasmania is the representative of the British monarch, currently Queen Elizabeth II, in the Australian state of Tasmania. The governor exercises at the state level, the same constitutional and ceremonial functions as the Governor-General of Australia at the national level.

In accordance with the conventions of the Westminster system, the governor is now almost exclusively in accordance with the advice of the leader of the elected government, in this case the Prime Minister of Tasmania. However, the governor has the right to dismiss the prime minister.

The governor inhabited during his tenure, the Government House in Hobart.

Lieutenant Governor (1804-1855)

1804-1813

From 1804 to 1813 Tasmania along the 42nd parallel was divided into a northern and a southern half.

1813-1855

Governors

As of 1855, the representatives of the English Crown in Tasmania were collected on the rank of governors.