Republican Margaret Gardner to be king’s representative in Victoria
Daniel Andrews
The premier said he had written to Buckingham Palace to recommend Gardner’s appointment after meeting with her last month. The king accepted his recommendation on 30 May.“I was pleased and proud to nominate to the king Margaret as the 30th governor – just the second woman to hold that role – given her considerable experience, her background, her values and her passionate commitment to our state,” Andrews told reporters.
“The governor is not subject to enact, follow the advice or [is] subject to the veto of the king,” she said. “So even our roles of government are different now from when we were first a constitutional monarchy. “Clearly she made a judgment that they are not,” he said. “So, no, I didn’t necessarily broadcast that fact.
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