Government House


Government House is the name of many of the official residences of governors-general, governors and lieutenant-governors in the Commonwealth and British Overseas Territories. The name is also used in some other countries.

Government Houses in the Commonwealth of Nations

Anguilla

, Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman is the official residence of the Governor of the Cayman Islands.

Dominica

, Roseau is the official residence of the President of Dominica.

The Falkland Islands

is the residence of the Governor of the Falkland Islands. It was the scene of a battle with Argentine troops during the 1982 invasion.

Fiji

is located on Victoria Parade, Suva. It is the home of the President of Fiji and was built in 1928 to replace the original building – the residence of the colonial governor – which burnt to the ground after being struck by lightning in 1921.

The Gambia

Government House is the former name of State House, the official residence of the President of the Gambia.

Gilbert and Ellice Islands

A Government House of Gilbert and Ellice Islands was created in South Tarawa on 1 January 1972. It became the Presidential Residency of Kiribati on 12 July 1979.

Guyana

  • Government House is the former name of State House, which is the official residence of the President of Guyana.

    Hong Kong

is located on Government Hill in the Central, Hong Kong of Hong Kong Island and the official residence of the Chief executive of Hong Kong.

India

was originally Government House, New Delhi. It was built as a residence for the Viceroy of India. From 1947 until 1950, it was the residence of the Governor-General of India. Since 1950, the President of India has lived in this building.
Raj Bhavan, Kolkata was the Viceroy's residence until capital of India shifted from Calcutta to New Delhi in 1911, when the Governor of Bengal moved in.

The Isle of Man

, Governor's Road, Onchan is the official residence of the Lieutenant Governor Lieutenant General Sir John Lorimer, His Majesty's representative on the Island.

Jamaica

, is also known as Government House.

Jersey

, St Saviour is the official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of Jersey. It is also the official residence of the Duke of Normandy as head of state when staying in Jersey.

Kenya

Government House is the former name of State House, which is the official residence of the President and First Lady of Kenya.

Mauritius

Le Réduit, the official residence of the former Governors and Governors-General of Mauritius, was also known as Government House from 1810 until 1992. Since then, it has been called State House and is the official residence of the President of Mauritius.

Montserrat

is the primary residence of the Governor-General of New Zealand. There is a second house in Auckland, Government House, Auckland.
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Nigeria

is the official residence of the
Governor of Rivers State.

Pakistan

Government House is the former name of State House, the official residence of the President of Sierra Leone.

Singapore

Trinidad and Tobago

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Armenia

  • Government House, Yerevan

    Azerbaijan

  • Government House, Baku, is a government building housing various state ministries of Azerbaijan. It is located on Neftchiler Avenue and faces the Baku Boulevard. From 1924 to 1927, construction of several large government buildings was planned and included in the budget of Baku. In 1934, the Soviet authorities announced a tender for the construction of the Baku Soviet Palace.
  • The Presidential Palace houses the executive administration of the President of Azerbaijan. The office is in charge of fulfilling the constitutional responsibilities of the President. The building is located on Istiglaliyyat Street of the capital city, Baku. Built in 1971, it was occupied by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan. After the restoration of Azerbaijan's independence in 1991, the building was assigned to the President of Azerbaijan and his administration. It was renamed the Presidential Palace in 2003.

    Bahrain

  • Government House, Manama

    Belarus

  • Government House, Minsk

    Hong Kong

  • Government House, Hong Kong, is located on Government Hill, Central, on Hong Kong Island. It was the official residence of most of the Governors of Hong Kong during British administration. After 1997, its status as the official residence of the head of the Hong Kong Government was abolished and has been used as a place for mere ceremonial uses. However, when Sir Donald Tsang became the Chief executive of Hong Kong, he reverted it and designated the House as the official residence and office. He moved into the House at the end of January 2006.

    Jerusalem

  • Government House, also known as Armon HaNatziv in Hebrew, is the former headquarters of the government of the British Mandate of Palestine until 1948, and has since June 1948 been the headquarters of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization.
  • The Armon HaNatziv neighborhood is a Jewish neighborhood in Jerusalem also called East Talpiot.

    Moldova

  • Government House, Chișinău

    Thailand

  • Government House of Thailand – Not an official residence, but the headquarters of the Office of the Prime Minister of Thailand.

    Ukraine

  • Government House, Lviv, Ukraine – formerly the seat of the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, a province of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

    United States

Some gubernatorial residences in the United States of America are also named Government House: