Government House
Government House is the name usually given to the residence of British Governors, Lieutenant Governors and Governors General and other colonial administrators in the former British Empire and now the Commonwealth.
The House functions nearly as a presidential palace. It serves as the venue for the Governor's official business, serving as the official place of business for the administration, as well as the many receptions and functions hosted by the occupant.
As the office of the Governor, Government House is also used as a metaphor for to refer to the Government or the Governor.
Government House is a residence for a governor; so now many Commonwealth nations without the British monarch as Head of State name their presidential palaces State House or President's House.
Official residences worldwide
Government House, Canberra is the residence of the Governor-General of Australia.
It is set in 53 hectares of grounds at "Yarralumla", which was a large farm on which much of present-day central Canberra now sits. The house itself is the former main house on the property, though it has been extended several times.
Executive Council decisions made by the cabinet are rubber-stamped here by the Governor-General.
The Governor-General also has a house in Sydney, Admiralty House.
Official Link: Governor-General of Australia
Government House in Wellington, New Zealand is the name of the official Wellington (primary) and Auckland residences of the Governor-General of New Zealand.
Official Link: Governor-General of New Zealand
Official Link: Government House Monument
Non-British Government Houses
Some gubernatorial residences in the United States of America are also names Government House.
See also
Referenced By
Australia Act | Australia Act 1986 | Chief of State | Head of State | Heads of state | Heads of states | UNTSO | United Nations Truce Supervision Organization | Wellington College (New Zealand)
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