Governor-General of Malta

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The Governor-General of Malta was the British monarch’s representative and de facto head of state in Malta during its period as a Commonwealth realm before becoming a republic.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state office
vice-regal office
appliesToJurisdiction Malta
appointedBy British monarch
Monarch of the United Kingdom
linked to: British monarch
category Governors-General of Malta
constitutingInstrument Constitution of Malta (1964)
country Malta
countryDuringOffice Dominion of Malta
linked to: Malta
deFactoHeadOfStateFor Malta
dissolved 1974-12-13
endTime 1974
firstHolder Maurice Henry Dorman
flag Flag of the Governor-General of Malta
flagCaption Standard of the Governor-General of Malta
followedBy President of Malta
governsInNameOf Elizabeth II as Queen of Malta
linked to: Elizabeth II
hasJurisdiction State of Malta
linked to: Malta
inception 1964-09-21
lastHolder Anthony Mamo
location Malta
memberOf Commonwealth of Nations
monarchDuringExistence Elizabeth II
nativeLanguageName Gvernatur Ġenerali ta’ Malta
nominatedBy Prime Minister of Malta
officeCreatedAsResultOf Independence of Malta
officeHolderOf de facto head of state of Malta
officeScope national
officeType ceremonial head of state
representative of the monarch
partOf Monarchy of Malta
positionHeldBy British monarch’s representative in Malta
precededBy Governor of Malta
reasonForAbolition Malta becoming a republic within the Commonwealth
reignContext Malta as a Commonwealth realm
replaced colonial governorship of Malta
replacedBy Office of the President of Malta
represents British monarch in Malta
linked to: British monarch

Malta in ceremonial functions
residence San Anton Palace
roleIn Commonwealth realm of Malta
linked to: Commonwealth realms
seat Attard
startTime 1964
style Her Excellency
His Excellency
termLength served at the monarch’s pleasure

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Lord Gort positionHeld Governor-General of Malta
President of Malta predecessorOffice Governor-General of Malta
Governor-General of Malta category Governors-General of Malta
linked to: Governor-General of Malta
Governor-General of Malta nativeLanguageName Gvernatur Ġenerali ta’ Malta
linked to: Governor-General of Malta
Anthony Mamo positionHeld Governor-General of Malta
Anthony Mamo office Governor-General of Malta
Monarchy of Malta representedBy Governor of Malta
linked to: Governor-General of Malta
Monarchy of Malta representedBy Governor-General of Malta
Flag of the Governor-General of Malta usedBy Governor-General of Malta
Standard of the Governor-General of Malta represents Governor-General of Malta
Standard of the Governor-General of Malta usedBy Governor-General of Malta
Maurice Henry Dorman positionHeld Governor-General of Malta
Maurice Henry Dorman officeContested Governor-General of Malta
John Vereker, 1st Viscount Gort positionHeld Governor-General of Malta
John Vereker, 2nd Viscount Gort positionHeld Governor-General of Malta
subject linked to: John Vereker, Baron Gort
John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort positionHeld Governor-General of Malta
subject linked to: John Vereker
Council of Government of Malta headOfGovernment Governor of Malta
linked to: Governor-General of Malta