Official residence of a viceroy or governor
A Government House is any residence used by governors-general , governors and lieutenant-governors in the Commonwealth and the British Empire . Government Houses serve as the venue for governors' official business, as well as the many receptions and functions hosted by the occupant. Sometimes, the term Government House is used as a metonym for the governor or his office.
While a Government House is the official residence of a viceroy or governor who represents the monarch , many Commonwealth nations now operate without the British monarch as head of state . To avoid confusion, several of these nations refer to their presidential palaces as a State House or President's House .
When King Charles III or a member of the royal family visits a Commonwealth nation, they will often stay at the Government House, which is reported in the Court Circular . This privilege is sometimes extended to other dignitaries, but usually arrangements are made for important non-royal visitors to be accommodated at hotels, or in accommodations provided by their own country's embassy or consulate .
Africa Government House, Port Louis, Mauritius Bechuanaland , Government House of the Bechuanaland ProtectorateBritish East Africa , Government House of Kenya Buganda , Government House of the Uganda ProtectorateEgypt , Consul-General's Residence, CairoGambia , Government House of Gambia Gold Coast , Osu Castle Mauritius , Government House of Mauritius, Chateau de Reduit Nigeria , Government House of Nigeria Northern Rhodesia , Government House of Northern RhodesiaNyasaland , Government House of NyasalandSierra Leone , Government House of Sierra Leone Southern Rhodesia , Government House of Southern Rhodesia Sudan , Government House of SudanTanganyika , Government House of Tanganyika
South Africa
Americas
Atlantic
Canada Rideau Hall in Ottawa , Ontario Royal and vice-regal residence at the Citadelle of Quebec Canada , Government Houses in Canada Alberta , Government House of Alberta British Columbia , Government House of British Columbia Manitoba , Government House of Manitoba New Brunswick , Government House of New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador , Government House of Newfoundland & Labrador Nova Scotia , Government House of Nova Scotia Ontario , demolished, now uses suites in the Ontario Legislative Building Prince Edward Island , Government House of Prince Edward Island Quebec , demolished, now uses suites in the Parliament Building Saskatchewan , Government House of Saskatchewan
Caribbean and the West Indies Government House of The Bahamas Anguilla , Government House of Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda , Government House of Antigua & Barbuda Bahamas , Government House of The Bahamas Barbados , Government House of Barbados , now called the State House after the monarchy was abolished.Belize , Government House of British Honduras British Virgin Islands , Government House of the British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands , Government House of the Cayman Islands Dominica , Government House of Dominica Grenada , Government House of Grenada Jamaica , King's House Montserrat , Government House of Montserrat Saint Lucia , Government House of Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines , Government House of Saint Vincent & The GrenadinesSaint Kitts and Nevis , Government House of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla Trinidad and Tobago , Government House of Trinidad and Tobago Turks & Caicos Islands , Government House of Turks & Caicos Islands
South America
Asia The Istana of Singapore Burma , Government House, Rangoon Ceylon , Queen's House Ceylon, Governor's Pavilion Ceylon, Queen's Cottage Hong Kong , Government House of Hong Kong Malaya , Carcosa and King's House (Carcosa Seri Negara )Maldives , Government House of MaldivesSingapore , The Istana, Singapore
British Indian Empire Rashtrapati Bhavan (former "Viceroy's House"), New Delhi Raj Bhavan (former "Government House") in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta).Rashtrapati Niwas (former "Viceregal Lodge") in Shimla (formerly Simla)Other government residences
Belvedere Estate , Kolkata Flagstaff House , New Delhi, official residence of the Commander-in-Chief of the British Indian Army.Government House , Darjeeling Governor's House , Dhaka Lalitha Mahal , Palace of the Mysore State (guest house) in Mysore Ajmer-Merwara State , Government House of Ajmer-Merwara in Ajmer Assam Province , Government House of Assam in Shillong Balochistan Province , Government House of Balochistan in Quetta Bengal Presidency , Government House of Bengal in Kolkata Bombay Presidency , Government House of Bombay in Mumbai Central Provinces and Berar , Government House of Central Provinces and Berar in Nagpur Coorg State , Government House of Coorg in Kodagu Eastern Bengal and Assam Province , Government House of Eastern Bengal and Assam in Dhaka Madras Presidency , Guindy Lodge in Chennai Bihar Province , Government House of Bihar in Patna Northwest Frontier Province , Government House of Northwest Frontier in Peshawar Orissa Province , Government House of Orissa in Cuttack Punjab Province , Government House of Punjab in Lahore Sindh Province , Government House of Sindh in Karachi United Provinces of Agra and Oudh , Government House of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh in Lucknow
Middle East Palestine , Palace of the Commissioner [he] , Jerusalem
Europe
Ireland Pre-independence, the living arrangements of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland varied according to the social calendar:
After 1922, the Viceregal Lodge served as the official residence of the first two Governors-General of the Irish Free State .
The Governor of Northern Ireland resided in Hillsborough Castle , which is, since 1973, the official residence of the Northern Ireland Secretary .
Oceania
Australia Government House, Canberra
New Zealand
South Pacific Cook Islands , Government House of the Cook IslandsFiji, Government House of Fiji Gilbert and Ellice Islands , Government House of Gilbert & Ellice IslandsNauru , Government House of NauruNiue, Government House of Niue Norfolk Island , Government House of Norfolk IslandPapua New Guinea , Government House of Papua New GuineaPitcairn Islands , Government House of Pitcairn IslandsSolomon Islands , Government House of Solomon IslandsTonga , Government House of TongaVanuatu , Government House of VanuatuWestern Samoa , Government House of Western Samoa
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