Official Secretary to the Governor or Official Secretary to the Governor-General is an office in the

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in various

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and

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s. A similar office may be retained in some of the former British territories. In some countries or territories the titles Private Secretary, Personal Secretary or simply Secretary are used instead of ''Official Secretary''. The Official Secretary is usually the general manager of the Government House and may have additional functions. In

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

and

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, e.g., the Official Secretary is a

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officer from the Prime Minister's

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, but in

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, the Official Secretary has become a position independent from the government.

List of Official Secretaries to the Governor

{{Expand list, date=March 2011 * Official Secretary to the Governor-General of Australia **

Official Secretary to the Governor of New South Wales The Official Secretary to the Governor of New South Wales and his staff, as part of the Office of the Governor, provide governors with the necessary support to enable them to carry out their constitutional, statutory, ceremonial and public duties. ...

(previous as Private Secretary to the Governor of New South Wales) **

Official Secretary to the Governor of Victoria An official is someone who holds an office (function or mandate, regardless whether it carries an actual working space with it) in an organization or government and participates in the exercise of authority, (either their own or that of their s ...

Secretary to the Governor-General of The Bahamas A secretary, administrative professional, administrative assistant, executive assistant, administrative officer, administrative support specialist, clerk, military assistant, management assistant, office secretary, or personal assistant is a wh ...

Private Secretary to the Governor of Bermuda Private or privates may refer to: Music * "In Private", by Dusty Springfield from the 1990 album ''Reputation'' * Private (band), a Denmark-based band * "Private" (Ryōko Hirosue song), from the 1999 album ''Private'', written and also recorded ...

Secretary to the Governor General of Canada The Secretary to the Governor General () is the administrative head of the Office of the Secretary to the Governor General (OSGG)—the government department that supports the work of the Governor General of Canada—and is based at Rideau Hall in ...

Private Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia Private or privates may refer to: Music * "In Private", by Dusty Springfield from the 1990 album ''Reputation'' * Private (band), a Denmark-based band * "Private" (Ryōko Hirosue song), from the 1999 album ''Private'', written and also recorded ...

Private Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario Private or privates may refer to: Music * "In Private", by Dusty Springfield from the 1990 album ''Reputation'' * Private (band), a Denmark-based band * "Private" (Ryōko Hirosue song), from the 1999 album ''Private'', written and also recorded ...

(previously as Private Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada) * Secretary to the Governor General of Ceylon *

Secretary to the Governor of the Falkland Islands A secretary, administrative professional, administrative assistant, executive assistant, administrative officer, administrative support specialist, clerk, military assistant, management assistant, office secretary, or personal assistant is a w ...

* Private Secretary to the Governor of Hong Kong (office renamed to Private Secretary to the Chief Executive in 1997) *

Personal Secretary to the Governor-General of Jamaica Personal may refer to: Aspects of persons' respective individualities * Privacy * Personality * Personal, personal advertisement, variety of classified advertisement used to find romance or friendship Companies * Personal, Inc., a Washington, ...

Official Secretary to the Governor-General of New Zealand The official secretary to the governor-general of New Zealand is a member in the household of the governor-general of New Zealand. They are the general manager of Government House, Wellington and Government House, Auckland. Prior to 1917 they w ...

* Permanent Secretary to the Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands Government occupations