List of Governors of Western Australia See Governors of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Governor. Lieutenant-Governor of Western Australia as a Crown Colony Captain James Stirling, 1828-1832 Governors and acting Governors of Western Australia as a Crown Colony Captain James Stirling, 1832-1839 John Hutt, 1839-1846 Lieutenant-Colonel Andrew Clarke, 1846-1847 Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Irwin, 1847-1848 Captain Charles Fitzgerald, 1848-1855 Arthur Kennedy, 1855-1862 John Hampton, 1862-1868 Frederick Weld, 1869-1875 William Robinson, 1875-1877 Major-General Sir Harry Ord, 1878-1880 Sir William Robinson, 1880-1883 Sir Frederick Broome, 1883-1889 Governors of Western Australia as a self-governing colony Sir William Robinson, 1890-1895 Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Gerard Smith, 1895-1900 Governors of Western Australia as an Australian State Captain Sir Arthur Lawley, 1901-1902 Admiral Sir Frederick Bedford, 1903-1909 Sir Gerald Strickland, 1909-1913 Major-General Sir Harry Barron, 1913-1917 Sir William Ellison-Macartney, 1917-1920 Sir Francis Newdegate, 1920-1924 Colonel Sir William Campion, 1924-1931 (The post of Governor was not filled between 1931 and 1948. Sir James Mitchell held the posts of Lieutenant-Governor and Administrator 1933-1948.) Sir James Mitchell, 1948-1951 Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Gairdner, 1951-1963 Major-General Sir Douglas Kendrew, 1963-1973 Air Commodore Sir Hughie Edwards, 1974-1975 Air Chief Marshall Sir Wallace Kyle, 1975-1980 Rear-Admiral Sir Richard Trowbridge, 1980-1983 Prof. Gordon Reid, 1983-1989 Sir Francis Burt, 1990-1993 Major-General Michael Jeffery, 1993-2000 Lieutenant-General John Sanderson, from 2000
See Governors of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Governor.
Lieutenant-Governor of Western Australia as a Crown Colony Captain James Stirling, 1828-1832 Governors and acting Governors of Western Australia as a Crown Colony Captain James Stirling, 1832-1839 John Hutt, 1839-1846 Lieutenant-Colonel Andrew Clarke, 1846-1847 Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Irwin, 1847-1848 Captain Charles Fitzgerald, 1848-1855 Arthur Kennedy, 1855-1862 John Hampton, 1862-1868 Frederick Weld, 1869-1875 William Robinson, 1875-1877 Major-General Sir Harry Ord, 1878-1880 Sir William Robinson, 1880-1883 Sir Frederick Broome, 1883-1889 Governors of Western Australia as a self-governing colony Sir William Robinson, 1890-1895 Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Gerard Smith, 1895-1900 Governors of Western Australia as an Australian State Captain Sir Arthur Lawley, 1901-1902 Admiral Sir Frederick Bedford, 1903-1909 Sir Gerald Strickland, 1909-1913 Major-General Sir Harry Barron, 1913-1917 Sir William Ellison-Macartney, 1917-1920 Sir Francis Newdegate, 1920-1924 Colonel Sir William Campion, 1924-1931 (The post of Governor was not filled between 1931 and 1948. Sir James Mitchell held the posts of Lieutenant-Governor and Administrator 1933-1948.) Sir James Mitchell, 1948-1951 Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Gairdner, 1951-1963 Major-General Sir Douglas Kendrew, 1963-1973 Air Commodore Sir Hughie Edwards, 1974-1975 Air Chief Marshall Sir Wallace Kyle, 1975-1980 Rear-Admiral Sir Richard Trowbridge, 1980-1983 Prof. Gordon Reid, 1983-1989 Sir Francis Burt, 1990-1993 Major-General Michael Jeffery, 1993-2000 Lieutenant-General John Sanderson, from 2000
