| Name | Period of office |
|---|---|
| Sir John Lewes Pedder | 04.03.1824 - 04.05.1854 |
| Sir Valentine Fleming, Kt | 07.08.1854 - 31.12.1869 |
| Sir Francis Smith, Kt | 08.08.1870 - 07.02.1885 |
| Sir William Lambert Dobson, KCMG | 07.02.1885 - 17.03.1898 |
| Sir John Stokell Dodds, KCMG | 29.10.1898 - 26.06.1914 |
| Sir Herbert Nicholls, KCMG | 01.07.1914 - 31.10.1937 |
| The Hon Sir Harold Crisp, Kt | 21.12.1937 - 14.04.1940 |
| The Hon Sir John D Morris, KCMG | 15.04.1940 - 03.07.1956 |
| The Hon Sir Stanley Burbury, KCMG, KCVO, KBE | 28.08.1956 - 29.10.1973 |
| The Hon Sir Guy Stephen Montague Green, AC, KBE, CVO | 30.10.1973 - 01.09.1995 |
| The Hon William John Ellis Cox, AC, RFD, ED | 04.09.1995 - 01.12.2004 |
| The Hon Justice Peter George Underwood, AO | 02.12.2004 - 28.03.2008 |
| The Hon Justice Ewan Crawford | 24.04.2008 - 07.04.2013 |
| The Hon Justice Alan Blow, AO | 08.04.2013 – |
* Formerly Van Diemen’s Land