A GUIDE TO TITLES AND FORMS OF ADDRESS Salutation in Title Address block in correspondence How referred to in person correspondence His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) Initially ‘Your Excellency’ Governor General Your Excellency Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia thereafter ‘Sir’ The Honourable Kim Beazley AC Dear Governor or At first meeting ‘Governor’ Governor Governor of Western Australia Dear Mr Beazley thereafter ‘Sir’ The Hon Mark McGowan MLA Premier Dear Premier Premier Premier of Western Australia The Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP Prime Minister Dear Prime Minister Prime Minister Prime Minister of Australia The Hon Wayne Martin AC WA Chief Justice Dear Chief Justice Chief Justice Chief Justice of Western Australia The Hon (Dr if required) Roger Cook MLA (or MLC) WA Government Ministers Dear Minister Minister or Minister Citizen Minister for xxx President of the Legislative The Hon Kate Doust MLC Dear Madam President Madam President Council President of the Legislative Council Speaker of the Legislative The Hon Peter Watson MLA Dear Mr Speaker Mr Speaker Assembly Speaker of the Legislative Assembly The Hon Dr Mike Nahan MLA WA Leader of the Opposition Dear Dr Nahan Dr Nahan Leader of the Opposition The Hon Bill Shorten MP Federal Leader of the Opposition Dear Mr Shorten Mr Shorten Leader of the Opposition State Members of Parliament Visit the State Parliament Website: http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/webcms/webcms.nsf/content/members-addressing-a-member Visit the following Australian Parliament Website: Federal Members of Parliament http://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Guidelines_for_Contacting_Senators_and_Members Ms Lisa Scaffidi Lord Mayor Dear Lord Mayor Lord Mayor The Rt Hon the Lord Mayor of the City of Perth .