| Term of office | Governor-General | Place of birth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26. | 2014 - 2019 | Cosgrove, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter AK MC (Retd) | Sydney, NSW |
| 25. | 2008 - 2014 | Bryce, The Honourable Dame Quentin AD CVO | Ilfracombe, QLD |
| 24. | 2003 - 2008 | Jeffery, Major General the Honourable Michael, AC, AO (Mil), CVO, MC (Retd) | Wiluna, WA |
| 23. | 2001 - 2003 | Hollingworth, Right Reverend the Honourable Dr Peter, AC OBE | Adelaide, SA |
| 22. | 1996 - 2001 | Deane, The Honourable Sir William Patrick, AC, KBE | Melbourne, VIC |
| 21. | 1989 - 1996 | Hayden, The Honourable William George, AC | Brisbane, QLD |
| 20. | 1982 - 1989 | Stephen, Rt Hon. Sir Ninian, KG, AK, GCMG, GCVO, KBE, QC | Oxford, England, UK |
| 19. | 1977 - 1982 | Cowen, Rt Hon. Sir Zelman, AK, GCMG, GCVO, QC | Melbourne, VIC |
| 18. | 1974 - 1977 | Kerr, Rt Hon. Sir John Robert, AK, GCMG, GCVO, QC | Sydney, NSW |
| 17. | 1969 - 1974 | Hasluck, Rt Hon Sir Paul Meernaa Caedwalla, KG, GCMG, GCVO | Fremantle, WA |
| 16. | 1965 - 1969 | Casey, Rt Hon Richard Gardiner, Baron Casey, KG, GCMG, CH, DSO, MC, PC (ADB Online, W. J. Hudson) | Brisbane, QLD |
| 15. | 1961 - 1965 | De L'Isle, Rt Hon William Philip Sidney, lst Viscount De L'Isle, VC, KG, GCMG, GCVO, PC | London, England, UK |
| 14. | 1960 - 1961 | Morrison, Rt Hon William Shepherd, 1st Viscount Dunrossil, GCMG, MC, QC, PC (ADB Online, David I. Smith) | Argyll, Scotland, UK |
| 13. | 1953 - 1960 | Slim, Field Marshal Sir William Joseph, 1st Viscount Slim (Yarralumla and Bishopston), KG, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, DSO, MC (ADB Online, Michael D. de B. Collins Persse) | Bristol, England, UK |
| 12. | 1947 - 1953 | McKell, Rt Hon Sir William John, GCMG, PC (ADB Online, Chris Cunneen) | Pambula, NSW |
| 11. | 1945 - 1947 | Henry, Duke of Gloucester, HRH Prince Henry William Frederick Albert, Earl of Ulster and Baron Culloden, KG, KT, KP, GCB, GCMG, GCVO (ADB Online, Chris Cunneen) | Sandringham, England, UK |
| 10. | 1936 - 1945 | Hore-Ruthven, Brigadier General the Rt Hon Alexander Gore Arkwright, lst Baron Gowrie, VC, GCMG, CB, DSO, PC (ADB Online, Deirdre Morris, Chris Cunneen) | Windsor, England, UK |
| 9. | 1931 - 1936 | Isaacs, Rt Hon Sir Isaac Alfred, GCB, GCMG, PC (ADB Online, Zelman Cowen) | Melbourne, VIC |
| 8. | 1925 - 1931 | Baird, Rt Hon John Lawrence, 1st Baron Stonehaven, GCMG, DSO, PC, JP, DL (ADB Online, Chris Cunneen) | London, England, UK |
| 7. | 1920 - 1925 | Forster, Rt Hon Henry William, lst Baron Forster, GCMG, PC, DL (ADB Online, Chris Cunneen) | Kent, England, UK |
| 6. | 1914 - 1920 | Munro-Ferguson, Rt Hon Sir Ronald Craufurd, GCMG, PC (ADB Online, J. R. Poynter) | Fife, Scotland, UK |
| 5. | 1911 - 1914 | Denman, Rt Hon Thomas, 3rd Baron Denman, GCMG, KCVO, PC, JP (ADB Online, Chris Cunneen) | London, England, UK |
| 4. | 1908 - 1911 | Ward, Rt Hon William Humble, 2nd Earl of Dudley, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, TD, PC (ADB Online, Chris Cunneen) | London, England, UK |
| 3. | 1904 - 1908 | Northcote, Rt Hon Henry Stafford, 1st Baron Northcote, GCMG, GCIE, CB, PC (ADB Online, Chris Cunneen) | London, England, UK |
| 2. | 1903 - 1904 | Tennyson, Rt Hon Hallam, 2nd Baron Tennyson, GCMG, PC (ADB Online, Roma D. Hodgkinson) | Twickenham, England, UK |
| 1. | 1901 - 1903 | Hope, Rt Hon John Adrian Louis, 7th Earl of Hopetoun, KT, GCMG, GCVO, PC (ADB Online, Chris Cunneen) | Hopetoun, Scotland, UK |