What is Governor of Victoria?
[[Image:Flag of the Governor of Victoria.svg|thumb|right|260px|Standard of the Governor of Victoria]] The '''Governor of Victoria''' represents the [[head of state]], [[Charles III]] in the Australian state of [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]. The Governor performs the same tasks at the state level as the [[Governor-General of Australia]] at the national level. The Governor's office and official residence is [[Government House, Melbourne|Government House]] in central [[Melbourne]]. The current Governor of Victoria is [[Margaret Gardner]]. ==Powers== In a [[Westminster system]] of [[Parliamentary system|parliamentary]] government, the Governor nearly always acts on the advice of the head of the elected government, the [[Premier of Victoria]]. However, the Governor retains the [[reserve powers]] of the Crown, and has the right to dismiss the Premier.<ref>''Constitution of Victoria'' (1975), Part 1.</ref> ==Related offices== There is also a Lieutenant-Governor and an Administrator. The Chief Justice of Victoria is the Administrator, unless he or she is the Lieutenant-Governor, in which case, the next most senior judge is the Administrator. The Lieutenant-Governor takes on the job of the Governor when that post is vacant, when the Governor is out of the State, or is unable to act. The Administrator takes on those duties if both the Governor and Lieutenant-Governor are unable to act. ==Australian-born governors== The first Australian (and Victorian) born Governor of Victoria was Sir [[Henry Winneke]] (appointed 1974). Apart from [[Davis McCaughey|Dr Davis McCaughey]] (b. [[Ireland]]), [[David de Kretser|Professor David de Kretser]] (born in [[Sri Lanka|Ceylon]]) and [[Alex Chernov]] (born in [[Lithuania]]), all governors since 1974 have been born in Australia. ==List of governors of Victoria== [[Image:Flag of the Governor of Victoria (1952–1984).svg|thumb|right|260px|Standard of the Governor of Victoria (1903–1984). Before 1953, a [[Tudor Crown]] was used]] ===Lieutenant-governors=== Before 1855, the [[Govern