Governor of South Australia

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The governor of South Australia is the representative in South Australia of the monarch, currently King Charles III. The governor performs the same constitutional and ceremonial functions at the state level as does the governor-general of Australia at the national level. In accordance with the conventions of the Westminster system of parliamentary government, the governor nearly always acts solely on the advice of the head of the elected government, the premier of South Australia. Nevertheless, the governor retains the reserve powers of the Crown, and has the right to dismiss the premier. The current governor is Richard Harris who is serving as Administrator of the Government of the State of South Australia, following the retirement of Frances Adamson. The new governor, Commissioner of Police Grant Stevens, will be sworn in on 9 December 2026. The governor's official residence is Government House, in Adelaide, the state's capital.

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