Governor of South Australia

Her Excellency the Honourable Frances Adamson AC is the 36th Governor of South Australia and representative of His Majesty King Charles III, South Australia's Head of State.

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About the Governor

Her Excellency the Honourable Frances Adamson AC is the 36th Governor of South Australia, commencing her five-year tenure on October 7, 2021.

Role of the Governor

Her Excellency the Honourable Frances Adamson AC is the 36th Governor of South Australia and representative of His Majesty King Charles III, South Australia’s Head of State.

Previous Governors

The arrival of the Governor of South Australia, Admiral Sir Day Bosanquet, outside Parliament House in North Terrace, Adelaide in order to open a new Parliamentary Session. July 22, 1913.

Mr Rod Bunten

Mr Bunten grew up in Cornwall and Gloucestershire. He studied Physics as an undergraduate and postgraduate at the University of Oxford.

Role of the Lieutenant Governor

The office of Lieutenant-Governor was created in 1838 to act as a deputy to the first Governor of South Australia, Captain John Hindmarsh.

The Lieutenant-Governor is appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Premier of South Australia.