Governor of Queensland | |
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Viceroy | |
Style | His Excellency The Honourable |
Residence | Government House, Brisbane |
Appointer | Australian monarch |
Term length | At Her Majesty's Pleasure |
Formation | 10 December 1859 |
First holder | Sir George Bowen |
Website | Office of the Governor |
The Governor of Queensland is the representative in the state of Queensland of the Queen of Australia. The governor has the power to appoint and dismiss the Premier of Queensland and all other ministers in the cabinet, and issue writs for the election of the state parliament.
The current Governor of Queensland, Jeannette Young, was sworn in on 1 November 2021.[1]