Governor-General of Malta

The Governor-General of Malta (Maltese: Gvernatur-Ġenerali ta' Malta) was the official representative of Her Majesty Elizabeth II, Queen of Malta, in the State of Malta from 1964 to 1974. This office replaced that of the Governor, and it was replaced by that of President upon the proclamation of the Republic of Malta.

Governor-General of Malta
Coat of Arms of the Governor-General of Malta
Sir Anthony Mamo
Style	His Excellency
Residence	San Anton Palace
Appointer	Queen of Malta
Precursor	Governor of Malta
Formation	21 September 1964
First holder	Sir Maurice Dorman
Final holder	Sir Anthony Mamo
Abolished	13 December 1974
Succession	President of Malta

Standard of the Governor-General of Malta

List of Governors-General (1964–1974)

Governors-General of Malta

The Governor-General of Malta was the representative of the monarch in Malta and exercised most of the powers of the monarch. The Governor-General was appointed for an indefinite term, serving at the pleasure of the Monarch. After the passage of the Statute of Westminster 1931, the Governor-General was appointed solely on the advice of the Cabinet of Malta without the involvement of the British government. In the event of a vacancy the Chief Justice served as Officer Administering the Government.

Status

  Denotes Chief Justice acting as Officer Administering the Government

No.	Portrait	Governor-General (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Monarch	Prime Minister
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Sir Maurice Dorman (1912–1993)	21 September 1964	22 June 1971	6 years, 274 days	Elizabeth II	Borg Olivier Mintoff
2		Sir Anthony Mamo (1909–2008)	22 June 1971	5 July 1971	3 years, 174 days	Elizabeth II	Mintoff
			5 July 1971	13 December 1974

See also

• List of Governors of Malta
• List of Presidents of Malta
• List of Prime Ministers of Malta
• Lists of incumbents