A Guide to Titles and Forms of Address for Dignitaries
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OFFICIAL A GUIDE TO TITLES AND FORMS OF ADDRESS FOR DIGNITARIES How referred to in Title Address block in correspondence Salutation person Governor-General His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd) Your Excellency or Initially ‘Your Excellency’ Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia Dear Governor-General thereafter ‘Sir’ Contact: Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia Governor His Excellency The Honourable Hieu Van Le AC Your Excellency At first meeting ‘Your Governor of South Australia Excellency’ thereafter Contact: Governor of South Australia ‘Sir’ Premier The Honourable Steven Marshall MP Dear Premier Premier Premier of South Australia Contact: Premier of South Australia Prime Minister The Honourable Scott Morrison MP Dear Prime Minister Prime Minister or Prime Minister of Australia Mr Morrison Contact: Prime Minister of Australia Lieutenant Governor Professor Brenda Wilson AM Dear Professor Wilson Professor Wilson Lieutenant Governor of South Australia Contact: Lieutenant Governor of South Australia Chief Justice The Honourable Chief Justice Chris Kourakis Dear Chief Justice Chief Justice Chief Justice of South Australia Contact: Chief Justice of South Australia Government Ministers The Honourable (Dr if required) (first name) (surname) MP or MLC Dear Minister Minister or Minister Minister for xxx (surname) Contact: State Cabinet Ministers If addressing a Minister in their electorate office Dear Minister Minister or Minister The Honourable (Dr if required) (first name) (surname) MP or MLC (surname) Member for xxx OFFICIAL OFFICIAL How referred to in Title Address block in correspondence Salutation person President of the The Honourable John Dawkins MLC Dear Mr President Mr President Legislative Council President of the Legislative Council Contact: President of the Legislative Council Speaker of the House of The Honourable Josh Teague MP Dear Mr Speaker Mr Speaker Assembly Speaker of the House of Assembly Contact: Speaker of the House of Assembly Federal Government Visit the Parliament of Australia website: Senators and Members Contact: Federal Senators and Members State Leader of the Mr Peter Malinauskas MP Dear Mr Malinauskas Mr Malinauskas Opposition Leader of the Opposition Contact: State Leader of the Opposition Federal Leader of the The Honourable Anthony Albanese MP Dear Mr Albanese Mr Albanese Opposition Leader of the Opposition Contact: Federal Leader of the Opposition State Members of Legislative Council Dear Sir/Madam or Mr/Mrs (surname) Parliament The Hon (first name) (surname) MLC Dear Mr/Mrs/Dr (excluding Ministers) (surname) House of Assembly The Hon (first name) (surname) MP (If retained the title the Honourable) Mr/Mrs/Dr (first name) (surname) MP Visit the Parliament of South Australia website for further information: Contact: State Members of Parliament Lord Mayor Ms Sandy Verschoor Dear Lord Mayor Lord Mayor The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of Adelaide, Sandy Verschoor Contact: Lord Mayor of Adelaide OFFICIAL .