Governor of Western Australia

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constitutional office vice-regal office

The Governor of Western Australia is the King’s representative in the state, performing constitutional, ceremonial, and community duties within the Westminster system of government.

Aliases (1)

Lieutenant-Governor of Western Australia ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional office → vice-regal office →
appliesToJurisdiction	Western Australia →
appointedBy	King of Australia → Monarch of Australia →
appointmentOnAdviceOf	Prime Minister of Australia →
associatedWith	Parliament of Western Australia →
category	Governors of Western Australian states and territories →
ceremonialRole	host of state ceremonies and receptions → patron of various Western Australian organisations →
constitutingInstrument	Constitution Act 1889 (Western Australia) → Letters Patent relating to the Office of Governor of the State of Western Australia →
country	Australia →
firstHolder	Captain James Stirling →
formationYear	1828 →
governmentSystem	Westminster system →
hasInsignia	Badge of the Governor of Western Australia →
hasResidence	Government House, Perth →
hasSymbol	Flag of the Governor of Western Australia →
jurisdiction	State of Western Australia →
memberOf	Executive Council of Western Australia →
officeHoldersInclude	Kerry Sanderson → Kim Beazley →
officeType	state governor →
oversees	Government of Western Australia →
performsFunction	acts on advice of the Premier and Executive Council → appoints Premier of Western Australia → appoints ministers of the Government of Western Australia → ceremonial duties → community duties → constitutional duties → dissolves Parliament of Western Australia → gives Royal Assent to bills passed by the Parliament of Western Australia → issues writs for state elections → prorogues Parliament of Western Australia → summons Parliament of Western Australia →
predecessorOffice	Lieutenant-Governor of Western Australia →
represents	King of Australia → Monarch of Australia →
residenceCity	Perth →
residesIn	Government House, Perth →
role	King’s representative in Western Australia → constitutional head of state in Western Australia →
seat	Perth →
style	Her Excellency → His Excellency →
subordinateTo	King of Australia → Monarch of Australia →
termLength	at the King’s pleasure →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Western Australia →	headOfStateRepresentativeTitle
Governor of Western Australia ("Lieutenant-Governor of Western Australia") →	predecessorOffice
Government of Western Australia →	representativeOfHeadOfState