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Governor-General |
Term start |
Term end |
Spouse |
Born |
Died |
Notes |
1 |
Arthur Foljambe, 2nd Earl of Liverpool |
28 June 1917 |
8 July 1920 |
Annette Monck, Countess of Liverpool GBE |
23 May 1875 |
25 May 1948 |
Annette Monck was the daughter of Henry Monck, 5th Viscount Monck. |
2 |
John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe |
27 September 1920 |
12 December 1924 |
Florence Gwendoline Cayzer, Lady Jellicoe |
20 July 1877 |
12 May 1964 |
Florence Gwendoline Cayzer was the daughter of the shipping magnate Sir Charles Cayzer. |
3 |
Sir Charles Fergusson, 7th Baronet |
13 December 1924 |
8 February 1930 |
Alice Mary Boyle, Lady Alice Fergusson |
18 December 1877 |
1 January 1958 |
Lady Alice Mary Boyle was the daughter of David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow. |
4 |
Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe |
19 March 1930 |
15 March 1935 |
Hon Bertha Susan, Lady Bledisloe |
c. 1869 |
1926 |
Hon Bertha Susan was the daughter of Henry Charles Lopes, 1st Baron Ludlow. |
5 |
George Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway |
12 April 1935 |
3 February 1941 |
Lucia Margaret White, Lady Galway |
3 December 1890[1] |
1983 |
Lucia Margaret White was the daughter of the Luke White, 3rd Baron Annaly. |
6 |
Cyril Newall, 1st Baron Newall |
22 February 1941 |
19 April 1946 |
Olive Foster, Lady Newall |
? |
c. 1988 |
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7 |
Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg |
17 June 1946 |
15 August 1952 |
Barbara Jekyll, Lady Freyberg |
14 June 1887 |
24 September 1973 |
Lady Freyberg was daughter of Sir Herbert Jekyll and Dame Agnes Jekyll. |
8 |
Willoughby Norrie, 1st Baron Norrie |
2 December 1952 |
25 July 1957 |
Patricia Merryweather Bainbridge, Lady Norrie |
March 1907[2][3] |
January 2001 |
Lady Norrie was the daughter of Emerson Muschamp Bainbridge and Norah Mossum (née Merryweather). |
9 |
Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham |
5 September 1957 |
13 September 1962 |
Elizabeth Alison Makeig-Jones, Lady Cobham |
? |
1986[4][5] |
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10 |
Bernard Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae |
9 November 1962 |
20 October 1967 |
Laura Margaret Grenfell, Lady Ballantrae |
14 April 1920 |
17 December 1979 |
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11 |
Sir Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt |
1 December 1967 |
7 September 1972 |
Kathleen Mary Peck, Lady Porritt[6] |
25 October 1913 |
13 July 1998 |
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12 |
Sir Denis Blundell |
27 September 1972 |
5 October 1977 |
June Daphne Blundell, Lady Blundell |
19 June 1922 |
31 October 2012 |
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13 |
Sir Keith Holyoake |
26 October 1977 |
25 October 1980 |
Dame Norma Holyoake DCMG |
7 March 1909 |
18 December 1984 |
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14 |
Sir David Beattie |
6 November 1980 |
10 November 1985 |
Norma Margaret Sarah Macdonald, Lady Beattie |
26 September 1925[7][8] |
9 May 2018 |
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15 |
Sir Paul Reeves |
20 November 1985 |
29 November 1990 |
Beverley Watkins, Lady Reeves |
1934[9] |
living |
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16 |
Dame Catherine Tizard |
13 December 1990 |
21 March 1996 |
Vacant |
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Catherine Tizard married Bob Tizard in 1951. They divorced in 1980. Bob Tizard was Deputy Prime Minister from 1974 to 1975. |
17 |
Sir Michael Hardie Boys |
21 March 1996 |
21 March 2001 |
Mary Zohrab, Lady Hardie Boys |
? |
living |
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18 |
Dame Silvia Cartwright |
4 April 2001 |
4 August 2006 |
Peter Cartwright CNZM |
3 May 1940 |
17 April 2019 |
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19 |
Sir Anand Satyanand |
23 August 2006 |
23 August 2011 |
Susan Sharpe, Lady Satyanand |
1947[10] |
living |
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20 |
Sir Jerry Mateparae |
31 August 2011 |
31 August 2016 |
Janine Grenside, Lady Mateparae |
1965 |
living |
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21 |
Dame Patsy Reddy |
28 September 2016 |
28 September 2021 |
Sir David Gascoigne KNZM CBE |
15 January 1941 |
living |
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22 |
Dame Cindy Kiro |
21 October 2021 |
Incumbent |
Richard Davies |
1959 |
living |
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