{{Short description|Representative of the monarch of Malta}} {{More citations|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox official post |post = Governor-General |body = Malta |insignia = Coat of arms of the Governor-General of Malta (1964–1974).svg |insigniasize = 100px |insigniacaption = Coat of arms of the governor-general |flag = Flag of the Governor-General of Malta (1964–1974).svg |flagcaption = Flag of the governor-general |image = Sir Anthony Mamo.jpg |imagesize = 120px |imagecaption = Sir Anthony Mamo |style = His Excellency |residence = San Anton Palace |appointer = Monarch of Malta |appointer_qualified = |precursor = Governor of Malta |formation = 21 September 1964 |first = Sir Maurice Dorman |last = Sir Anthony Mamo |abolished = 13 December 1974 |salary = }}
The '''governor-general of Malta''' ({{langx|mt|Gvernatur-Ġenerali ta' Malta}}) was the official representative of Elizabeth II, Queen of Malta, in the State of Malta from 1964 to 1974. This office replaced that of the governor, and it was replaced by that of president upon the proclamation of the Republic of Malta on 13 December 1974.
==List of governors-general (1964–1974)== The governor-general of Malta was the representative of the monarch in Malta and exercised most of the powers of the monarch. The governor-general was appointed for an indefinite term, serving at the pleasure of the monarch.<ref name="Peaslee-2013">{{cite book |last=Peaslee |first=Amos J. |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Volume_III_Europe/ApLtCAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA595 |title=Volume III — Europe: Constitutions of Nations |page=595 |publisher=Springer Netherlands |date=2013 |access-date=5 June 2025 |isbn=978-9401711494}}</ref> The governor-general was appointed solely on the advice of the Cabinet of Malta without the involvement of the British government. In the event of a vacancy, the chief justice served as the officer administering the government.<ref name="Peaslee-2013" />
; Status {{legend|#E6E6AA|Denotes chief justice acting as the officer administering the government}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! rowspan="2" |{{abbr|No.|Number}} ! rowspan="2" |Portrait ! rowspan="2" |Governor-general {{small|(Birth–Death)}} ! colspan="3" |Term of office ! rowspan="2" |Monarch ! rowspan="2" |Prime minister |- !Took office !Left office !Time in office |- !1 |60x60px |Sir Maurice Dorman {{small|(1912–1993)}} |{{nowrap|21 September}} 1964 |{{nowrap|22 June}} 1971 |{{ayd|1964|9|21|1971|6|22}} |Elizabeth II |Borg Olivier Mintoff |- ! rowspan="2" |2 | rowspan="2" |60x60px | rowspan="2" Sir |Anthony Mamo {{small|(1909–2008)}} | style="background:#e6e6aa;" |{{nowrap|22 June}} 1971 | style="background:#e6e6aa;" |{{nowrap|5 July}} 1971 | rowspan="2" |{{ayd|1971|6|22|1974|12|13}} | rowspan="2" |Elizabeth II | rowspan="2" |Mintoff |- |{{nowrap|5 July}} 1971 |{{nowrap|13 December}} 1974 |- |}
==See also== *List of governors of Malta *List of presidents of Malta *List of prime ministers of Malta *Lists of incumbents
==References== {{Reflist}}
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