Spouse of the Governor-General of New Zealand

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The spouse of the Governor-General of New Zealand generally assists the office-holder in welcoming ambassadors and their spouses, and in performing their other official duties. The Governor-General's spouse traditionally participates in celebratory occasions, attends functions and, as a patron of various voluntary associations, works to promote the activities of those associations. None of the activities have any official status. The spouse of the Administrator of the Government of New Zealand fulfills the role when the Administrator of the Government performs the function of the Governor-General. The current spouse (since 28 September 2016) is David Gascoigne, husband of Patsy Reddy.

Both the Governor-General and their spouse are entitled to the style "His/Her Excellency" during the Governor-General's term of office, but not thereafter. The Governor-General is entitled to the style "The Honourable" for life; this does not extend to the spouse.

Most of the spouses of Governors-General have been content to be background figures providing the office-holder with support. Some have been all but unknown to the general New Zealand public. However, some have been notable in their own right, and details are shown in the following table.

List of spouses of the Governor-General of New Zealand

# 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[1][2] 25 May 1948 Annette Monck was the daughter of Henry Monck, 5th Viscount Monck.
– Sir Robert Stout 8 July 1920 27 September 1920 Anna Paterson Logan, Lady Stout 29 September 1858 10 May 1931
2 John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe 27 September 1920 12 December 1924 Florence Gwendoline Cayzer, Lady Jellicoe 20 July 1877[3][4] 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 Fergusson 18 December 1877[5][6] 1 January 1958 Lady Alice Mary Boyle was the daughter of David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow.
– Sir Michael Myers 8 February 1930 19 March 1930 Estelle Miriam Salom, Lady Myers 24 February 1876 11 May 1960 Estelle Miriam Salom was the daughter of Maurice Salom, MLC of Adelaide, South Australia.
4 Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe 19 March 1930 15 March 1935 Hon Bertha Susan, Lady Bledisloe c. 1869[7][8] 1926 Hon Bertha Susan was the daughter of Henry Charles Lopes, 1st Baron Ludlow.
– Sir Michael Myers 15 March 1935 12 April 1935 Estelle Miriam Salom, Lady Myers 24 February 1876 11 May 1960 Estelle Miriam Salom was the daughter of Maurice Salom, MLC of Adelaide, South Australia.
5 George Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway 12 April 1935 3 February 1941 Lucia Margaret White, Lady Galway 3 December 1890[9][10] 1983 Lucia Margaret White was the daughter of the Luke White, 3rd Baron Annaly.
– Sir Michael Myers 3 February 1941 22 February 1941 Estelle Miriam Salom, Lady Myers 24 February 1876 11 May 1960 Estelle Miriam Salom was the daughter of Maurice Salom, MLC of Adelaide, South Australia.
6 Cyril Newall, 1st Baron Newall 22 February 1941 19 April 1946 Olive Foster, Lady Newall  ? c. 1988[11]
– Sir Michael Myers 19 April 1946 17 June 1946 Estelle Miriam Salom, Lady Myers 24 February 1876 11 May 1960 Estelle Miriam Salom was the daughter of Maurice Salom, MLC of Adelaide, South Australia.
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.
– Sir Humphrey O'Leary 15 August 1952 2 December 1952 Lillian Gallagher, Lady O'Leary  ?  ?
8 Willoughby Norrie, 1st Baron Norrie 2 December 1952 25 July 1957 Patricia Merryweather Bainbridge, Lady Norrie March 1907[12][13][14] January 2001 Lady Norrie was the daughter of Emerson Muschamp Bainbridge and Norah Mossum (née Merryweather).
– Sir Harold Barrowclough 25 July 1957 5 September 1957 Mary Ogilvy Duthie, Lady Barrowclough 1893[15][16] 1964
9 Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham 5 September 1957 13 September 1962 Elizabeth Alison Makeig-Jones, Lady Cobham  ? 1986[17][18]
– Sir Harold Barrowclough 13 September 1962 9 November 1962 Mary Ogilvy Duthie, Lady Barrowclough 1893 1964
10 Bernard Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae 9 November 1962 20 October 1967 Laura Margaret Grenfell, Lady Ballantrae 14 April 1920[19] 17 December 1979
– Sir Richard Wild 20 October 1967 1 December 1967 Janet Grainger, Lady Wild[20]  ?  ?
11 Sir Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt 1 December 1967 7 September 1972 Kathleen Mary Peck, Lady Porritt[21] 25 October 1913[22] 13 July 1998
– Sir Richard Wild 7 September 1972 27 September 1972 Janet Grainger, Lady Wild  ?  ?
12 Sir Denis Blundell 27 September 1972 5 October 1977 June Daphne Blundell, Lady Blundell 19 June 1922 31 October 2012
– Sir Richard Wild 5 October 1977 26 October 1977 Janet Grainger, Lady Wild  ?  ?
13 Sir Keith Holyoake 26 October 1977 25 October 1980 Dame Norma Holyoake 7 March 1909 18 December 1984
– Sir Ronald Davison 25 October 1980 6 November 1980 Jacqueline May Carr, Lady Davison 30 January 1925[23] 16 November 2016
14 Sir David Beattie 6 November 1980 22 November 1985 Norma Margaret Sarah Macdonald, Lady Beattie 26 September 1925[24][25] 9 May 2018
15 Sir Paul Reeves 22 November 1985 20 November 1990 Beverley Watkins, Lady Reeves 1934[26] living
16 Dame Catherine Tizard 20 November 1990 21 March 1996 Vacant 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
– Dame Sian Elias 21 March 2001 4 April 2001 Hugh Fletcher 28 November 1947 living
18 Dame Silvia Cartwright 4 April 2001 4 August 2006 Peter Cartwright 3 May 1940 17 April 2019
– Dame Sian Elias 4 August 2006 23 August 2006 Hugh Fletcher 28 November 1947 living
19 Sir Anand Satyanand 23 August 2006 23 August 2011 Susan Sharpe, Lady Satyanand 1947[27] living
– Dame Sian Elias 23 August 2011 31 August 2011 Hugh Fletcher 28 November 1947 living
20 Sir Jerry Mateparae 31 August 2011 31 August 2016 Janine Grenside, Lady Mateparae 1965 living
– Dame Sian Elias 31 August 2016 28 September 2016 Hugh Fletcher 28 November 1947 living
21 Dame Patsy Reddy 28 September 2016 Incumbent Sir David Gascoigne 15 January 1941 living

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Monck-56
  2. ↑ https://www.geni.com/people/Annette-Foljambe-Countess-of-Liverpool-GBE/6000000006883319295
  3. ↑ https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cayzer-6
  4. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198233754/florence-gwendoline-jellicoe
  5. ↑ https://www.geni.com/people/Lady-Alice-Boyle/6000000019258743353
  6. ↑ https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Boyle-2193
  7. ↑ https://www.geni.com/people/Bertha-Susan-Baroness-Bledisloe/6000000025554331086
  8. ↑ https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Lopes-294
  9. ↑ https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/White-27852
  10. ↑ https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22363889
  11. ↑ https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Foster-14679
  12. ↑ https://www.geni.com/people/Patricia-Norrie/6000000037623471948
  13. ↑ https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22403875
  14. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/patricia-merryweather-bainbridge-24-dxgdc
  15. ↑ https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Duthie-48
  16. ↑ https://natlib.govt.nz/items/22598396
  17. ↑ https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp145165/elizabeth-alison-nee-makeig-jones-viscountess-cobham
  18. ↑ https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22532484
  19. ↑ https://www.geni.com/people/Laura-Fergusson/6000000003935885734
  20. ↑ https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/5w31/wild-herbert-richard-churton
  21. ↑ https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/5p34/porritt-arthur-espie
  22. ↑ https://www.geni.com/people/Kathleen-Porritt/6000000055921803031
  23. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  25. ↑ https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/104934212/lady-norma-beattie-embodied-a-sense-of-public-service
  26. ↑ https://natlib.govt.nz/records/35847046?search%5Bi%5D%5Bsubject_authority_id%5D=-24408&search%5Bpath%5D=items
  27. ↑ NZ Governor General's website Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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