Her Excellency at Open Day October 30 2022
Governor of South Australia logo with crown above the Floral Emblem of South Australia, Sturt's Desert Pea

Governor of South Australia

Her Excellency the Honourable Frances Adamson AC is the 36th Governor of South Australia and representative of His Majesty King Charles III, South Australia's Head of State.

Her Excellency the Honourable Frances Adamson AC is the 36th Governor of South Australia and representative of His Majesty King Charles III, South Australia's Head of State.
Lo Res Her Excellency the Honourable Frances Adamson AC 3

About the Governor

Her Excellency the Honourable Frances Adamson AC is the 36th Governor of South Australia, commencing her five-year tenure on October 7, 2021.

Read more

Lo Res Her Excellency the Honourable Frances Adamson AC 3

Role of the Governor

Her Excellency the Honourable Frances Adamson AC is the 36th Governor of South Australia and representative of His Majesty King Charles III, South Australia’s Head of State.

Read more

Lo Res Her Excellency the Honourable Frances Adamson AC 3

Previous Governors

The arrival of the Governor of South Australia, Admiral Sir Day Bosanquet, outside Parliament House in North Terrace, Adelaide in order to open a new Parliamentary Session. July 22, 1913.

Read more

Lo Res Her Excellency the Honourable Frances Adamson AC 3

Mr Rod Bunten

Mr Bunten grew up in Cornwall and Gloucestershire. He studied Physics as an undergraduate and postgraduate at the University of Oxford.

Read more

Lo Res Her Excellency the Honourable Frances Adamson AC 3

Role of the Lieutenant Governor

The office of Lieutenant-Governor was created in 1838 to act as a deputy to the first Governor of South Australia, Captain John Hindmarsh.

The Lieutenant-Governor is appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Premier of South Australia.

Read more

Coming events