Official residence of a viceroy or governor
A Government House is any residence used by governors-general , governors and lieutenant-governors in the Commonwealth and the British Empire . Government Houses serve as the venue for governors' official business, as well as the many receptions and functions hosted by the occupant. Sometimes, the term Government House is used as a metonym for the governor or his office.
While a Government House is the official residence of a viceroy or governor who represents the monarch , many Commonwealth nations now operate without the British monarch as head of state . To avoid confusion, several of these nations refer to their presidential palaces as a State House or President's House .
When King Charles III or a member of the royal family visits a Commonwealth nation, they will often stay at the Government House, which is reported in the Court Circular . This privilege is sometimes extended to other dignitaries, but usually arrangements are made for important non-royal visitors to be accommodated at hotels, or in accommodations provided by their own country's embassy or consulate .
Government House, Port Louis, Mauritius
Bechuanaland , Government House of the Bechuanaland Protectorate
British East Africa , Government House of Kenya
Buganda , Government House of the Uganda Protectorate
Egypt , Consul-General's Residence, Cairo
Gambia , Government House of Gambia
Gold Coast , Osu Castle
Mauritius , Government House of Mauritius, Chateau de Reduit
Nigeria , Government House of Nigeria
Northern Rhodesia , Government House of Northern Rhodesia
Nyasaland , Government House of Nyasaland
Sierra Leone , Government House of Sierra Leone
Southern Rhodesia , Government House of Southern Rhodesia
Sudan , Government House of Sudan
Tanganyika , Government House of Tanganyika
The Tuynhuys, in Cape Town
Rideau Hall in Ottawa , Ontario
Royal and vice-regal residence at the Citadelle of Quebec
Canada , Government Houses in Canada
Alberta , Government House of Alberta
British Columbia , Government House of British Columbia
Manitoba , Government House of Manitoba
New Brunswick , Government House of New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador , Government House of Newfoundland & Labrador
Nova Scotia , Government House of Nova Scotia
Ontario , demolished, now uses suites in the Ontario Legislative Building
Prince Edward Island , Government House of Prince Edward Island
Quebec , demolished, now uses suites in the Parliament Building
Saskatchewan , Government House of Saskatchewan
Caribbean and the West Indies [ edit ]
Government House of The Bahamas
Anguilla , Government House of Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda , Government House of Antigua & Barbuda
Bahamas , Government House of The Bahamas
Barbados , Government House of Barbados , now called the State House after the monarchy was abolished.
Belize , Government House of British Honduras
British Virgin Islands , Government House of the British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands , Government House of the Cayman Islands
Dominica , Government House of Dominica
Grenada , Government House of Grenada
Jamaica , King's House
Montserrat , Government House of Montserrat
Saint Lucia , Government House of Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines , Government House of Saint Vincent & The Grenadines
Saint Kitts and Nevis , Government House of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla
Trinidad and Tobago , Government House of Trinidad and Tobago
Turks & Caicos Islands , Government House of Turks & Caicos Islands
The Istana of Singapore
Burma , Government House, Rangoon
Ceylon , Queen's House
Ceylon, Governor's Pavilion
Ceylon, Queen's Cottage
Hong Kong , Government House of Hong Kong
Malaya , Carcosa and King's House (Carcosa Seri Negara )
Maldives , Government House of Maldives
Singapore , The Istana, Singapore
British Indian Empire [ edit ]
Rashtrapati Bhavan (former "Viceroy's House"), New Delhi
Raj Bhavan (former "Government House") in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta).
Rashtrapati Niwas (former "Viceregal Lodge") in Shimla (formerly Simla)
Other government residences
Belvedere Estate , Kolkata
Flagstaff House , New Delhi, official residence of the Commander-in-Chief of the British Indian Army.
Government House , Darjeeling
Lalitha Mahal , Palace of the Mysore State (guest house) in Mysore
Ajmer-Merwara State , Government House of Ajmer-Merwara in Ajmer
Assam Province , Government House of Assam in Shillong
Balochistan Province , Government House of Balochistan in Quetta
Bengal Presidency , Government House of Bengal in Kolkata
Bombay Presidency , Government House of Bombay in Mumbai
Central Provinces and Berar , Government House of Central Provinces and Berar in Nagpur
Coorg State , Government House of Coorg in Kodagu
Eastern Bengal and Assam Province , Government House of Eastern Bengal and Assam in Dhaka (later popularly known as "Dilkusha Government House")
Madras Presidency , Guindy Lodge in Chennai
Bihar Province , Government House of Bihar in Patna
Northwest Frontier Province , Government House of Northwest Frontier in Peshawar
Orissa Province , Government House of Orissa in Cuttack
Punjab Province , Government House of Punjab in Lahore
Sindh Province , Government House of Sindh in Karachi
United Provinces of Agra and Oudh , Government House of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh in Lucknow
Pre-independence, the living arrangements of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland varied according to the social calendar :
After 1922, the Viceregal Lodge served as the official residence of the first two Governors-General of the Irish Free State .
The Governor of Northern Ireland resided in Hillsborough Castle , which is, since 1973, the official residence of the Northern Ireland Secretary .
Government House, Canberra
Cook Islands , Government House of the Cook Islands
Fiji , Government House of Fiji
Gilbert and Ellice Islands , Government House of Gilbert & Ellice Islands
Nauru , Government House of Nauru
Niue , Government House of Niue
Norfolk Island , Government House of Norfolk Island
Papua New Guinea , Government House of Papua New Guinea
Pitcairn Islands , Government House of Pitcairn Islands
Solomon Islands , Government House of Solomon Islands
Tonga , Government House of Tonga
Vanuatu , Government House of Vanuatu
Western Samoa , Government House of Western Samoa