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- Sir John Garvan Oct 1924 – Jun 1926
- Sir Robert Gibson GBE Jun 1926 – Jan 1934
- Sir Claude Reading KCMG Jan 1934 – Aug 1945
- Control was vested in the Bank’s Governor Aug 1945 – Aug 1951
- Dr H C Coombs Aug 1951 – Jan 1960
- Sir Warren McDonald KBE Jan 1960 – Nov 1965
- Sir Roland Wilson KBE Oct 1966 – Jan 1975
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- Professor L F Crisp Feb 1975 – Dec 1984
- Sir Brian Massy-Greene Aug 1984 – Mar 1988
- M A (Tim) Besley AM Mar 1988 – Dec 1990
- M A (Tim) Besley AO Jan 1991 – Oct 1999
- John Ralph AO Nov 1999 – Sep 2004
- John M Schubert Sep 2004 – Feb 2010
- David Turner Feb 2010 – Dec 2016
- Catherine Livingstone AO Jan 2017 – Aug 2022
- Paul O’Malley Aug 2022 – date
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Governors
- Sir Denison Miller KCMG Jun 1912 – Jun 1923
- James Kell Jun 1923 – Oct 1926
- Sir Ernest Riddle KB Oct 1926 – Feb 1938
- Sir Harry Sheehan CBE Mar 1938 – Mar 1941
- H T Armitage CMG Mar 1941 – Dec 1948
- Dr H C Coombs Jan 1949 – Jan 1960
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Managing Directors
- E B Richardson CBE Jan 1960 – Mar 1965
- Sir Bede Callaghan CBE May 1965 – Aug 1976
- Sir Ronald Elliott Aug 1976 – Aug 1981
- V T Christie AO Aug 1981 – Mar 1987
- D N Sanders CB Mar 1987 – Dec 1990
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Chief Executive Officers
- D N Sanders CB Jan 1991 – Jun 1992
- David V Murray Jun 1992 – Sep 2005
- Ralph Norris Sep 2005 – Nov 2011
- Ian Narev Dec 2011 – April 2018
- Matt Comyn April 2018 - date
