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.
Sir Matthew Nathan | Governor of Queensland | 1920–1925 | |||
Sir Isaac Isaacs | Governor-General | 1931–1936 | |||
Sir Zelman Cowen | Governor-General | 1977–1982 | [1] | ||
Gordon Samuels | Governor of New South Wales | 1996–2001 | [2] | ||
Linda Dessau | Governor of Victoria | 2015–2023 | [3] |
* List of Jewish members of Australian parliaments