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Majesty's pleasure |termlength_qualified = |constituting_instrument = |precursor = |formation = 3 May 1841 |first = William Hobson as Governor of New Zealand |last = |abolished = |succession = |deputy = |salary = |website = (gg.govt.nz ) }} The Governor-General of New Zealand ((マオリ語:Te Kāwana Tianara o Aotearoa)) is the representative of the monarch of New Zealand, currently Queen Elizabeth II. The governor-general acts as the Queen's vice-regal representative in New Zealand and is viewed by some as the de facto head of state. The Constitution Act 1986 provides that a "Governor-General appointed by the Sovereign is the Sovereign's representative in New Zealand." There is no specific term, but by convention the Governor-General usually serves for about five years. The office's full title is: ''the Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Realm of New Zealand''. The functions and roles of the governor-general are set out in letters patent issued in 1983 (amended in 2006) and include:〔 appointing ministers and judges, dissolving parliament, granting Royal Assent to legislation, issuing writs for elections and bestowing honours. All the governor-general's duties are carried out in the name of the Queen. As of 22 April 2014, the governor-general is paid a salary of NZ$330,000 before tax.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Governor-General (Salary) Determination 2014 (SR 2014/138) )〕 Beyond constitutional functions, the governor-general has an important ceremonial role. He or she travels widely throughout New Zealand to open conferences, attend services and commemorations. When travelling abroad, the governor-general is seen as the representative of New Zealand and of the Queen of New Zealand, and is treated as a head of state in most ways. Under the Niue Constitution Act, the governor-general also represents the Queen in Niue. While Niue is part of the Realm of New Zealand, its status as a self-governing state means that the Governor General's representation of the Queen as head of state in Niue is separate and different from the office of Governor-General of the entire realm.〔https://www.victoria.ac.nz/law/research/publications/vuwlr/prev-issues/pdf/vol-34-2003/issue-3/townend.pdf〕 The current governor-general is Lieutenant General Sir Jerry Mateparae, who was sworn in on 31 August 2011, replacing Sir Anand Satyanand, having been appointed by the Queen of New Zealand on 7 March 2011, on the advice of the Prime Minister. The deputy of the governor-general is currently Dame Sian Elias, as Chief Justice of New Zealand. Administrative support for the governor-general is provided by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. ==Appointment== Appointment to the Office is made by the Queen (in her capacity as Queen of New Zealand) on the advice of the Prime Minister of New Zealand.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Role of the Governor-General )〕 The Prime Minister's advice has sometimes been the result of a decision by Cabinet, although there is no requirement for this. There have been a few instances where the Governor-General was appointed with no consultation of Cabinet; more recently the introduction of MMP has meant the Prime Minister primarily consults with each of the party leaders in Parliament. The appointment of Anand Satyanand met with the approval of every leader in the House of Representatives.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=TVNZ )〕 By convention the Leader of the Opposition is also consulted on the appointment, however this too has not always been the case. In 1977 the Leader of the Opposition, Bill Rowling complained he was not consulted on the appointment of Sir Keith Holyoake, and openly suggested that he would have appointed Sir Edmund Hillary as Governor-General instead.〔''Rowling: The man and the myth'' by John Henderson, Australia New Zealand Press, 1980.〕 This suggestion was in turn criticised by the Government, as Sir Edmund had backed Labour in 1975 as part of the "Citizens for Rowling" campaign. Constitutional convention adopted in 1930 following the Imperial Conference held that year allowed for the appointment of the Governor-General to be made upon the advice and recommendation of the New Zealand Government. However, the right granted by the convention was not exercised directly by a New Zealand Prime Minister until 1967. Although non-partisan while in office, there have been a number of appointments of Governors-General to the office that have attracted considerable controversy. In 1977 Sir Keith Holyoake, a former National Party Prime Minister and a serving Minister of State was controversially appointed as Governor-General, and in 1990 Dame Catherine Tizard, a former Labour Mayor of Auckland City and former wife of Labour Deputy Prime Minister Bob Tizard, was appointed to the role. Despite their political backgrounds, neither of these appointments could be said to have discharged their duties in a partisan way. There has often been speculation that a member of the Royal Family might take up the position. In 2004 former National MP Richard Worth, an avowed monarchist, asked the then Prime Minister Helen Clark whether she had considered nominating the Earl of Wessex to the Queen to be the next Governor-General.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sir Geoffrey popular choice for governor-general -- poll )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Governor-General of New Zealand」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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