List of Jewish governors of Australia

There have been a number of Jews to take up the position of governor of one of the states or Governor-General of Australia. This role is as the representative of the monarch in Australia.


Name	Position	Years served	Source
Sir Zelman Cowen	Governor-General	1977-82	^[1]
Linda Dessau	Governor of Victoria	2015-	^[2]
Sir Isaac Isaacs	Governor-General	1931-36	^[1]
Sir Matthew Nathan	Governor of Queensland	1920-25	^[3]
Gordon Samuels	Governor of New South Wales	1996-2001	^[4]

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^ ^a ^b "The Jews in Australia". Israel & Judaism Studies (IJS). Retrieved 8 April 2021.
^ "Governor Linda Dessau". J-Wire. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
^ Wilson, Paul D., "Cultural Advice", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 8 April 2021
^ Huxley, John (14 December 2007). "Recipients of governor's pleasure farewell Samuels with laughter". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 April 2021.

[:0-1] "The Jews in Australia". Israel & Judaism Studies (IJS). Retrieved 8 April 2021.

[2] "Governor Linda Dessau". J-Wire. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2021.

[3] Wilson, Paul D., "Cultural Advice", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 8 April 2021

[4] Huxley, John (14 December 2007). "Recipients of governor's pleasure farewell Samuels with laughter". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 April 2021.

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List of Jewish governors of Australia

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