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Governor of New South Wales
The
Governor of New South Wales
is the
viceregal
representative of the
Australian monarch
,
Queen Elizabeth II
, in the state of
New South Wales
. In an analogous way to the
Governor-General of Australia
at the national level, the
Governors of the Australian states
perform constitutional and ceremonial functions at the state level. The Governor is appointed by the queen on the
advice
of the
Premier of New South Wales
, for an unfixed period of time—known as serving
At Her Majesty's pleasure
—though five years is the norm. The current Governor is retired General
David Hurley
, who succeeded
Dame Marie Bashir
on 2 October 2014.
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