| Dates of Office | Secretary to the Governor General | Notes |
| 01 Jul 1867 - 1868 | Dennis Godley | |
| 1868 - 1872 | Francis Turville | |
| 1872 - Mar 1875 | LCol Henry Charles Fletcher | |
| Mar 1875 - Oct 1875 | Harry Moody | |
| Oct 1875 - 1878 | LCol The Hon. Edward George Percy Littleton | |
| 1878 - 1883 | LCol Francis W. de Winton | |
| 1883 - 1885 | Maj Viscount Melgund | later the 4th Earl of Minto |
| 1885 - Jun 1888 | Capt Henry Streatfeild | |
| Jun 1888- Jul 1888 | Capt Josceline FitzRoy Bagot | |
| Jul 1888 - 1892 | Maj The Hon. C. R. W. Colville | |
| 1892 - 1893 | Maj The Hon. J. T. St. Aubyn | |
| 1893 - 1899 | Arthur John Lewis Gordon | |
| 1899 - 1926 | Arthur French Sladen | |
| 1926 - 1927 | Richard Osborne | |
| 1927 - 1931 | Sir Eric Miéville | |
| 1931 - 1935 | Sir Alan Lascelles | |
| 1935 - 1946 | Sir Arthur Shuldham Redfern | |
| 1946 - 1952 | MGen Harry Letson | |
| 1952 - 1959 | Lionel Massey | |
| 1959 - 1985 | Esmond Unwin Butler | |
| 1985 - 1990 | Léopold Henri Amyot | |
| 1990 - 2000 | Judith LaRocque | |
| 2000 - 18 Sep 2006 | Barbara Uteck | |
| 18 Sep 2006 - 01 Feb 2011 | Sheila-Marie Cook | |
| 01 Feb 2011 - 02 Feb 2018 | Stephen Wallace | |
| 02 Feb 2018 - 21 Jan 2021 | Assunta Di Lorenzo | |
| 01 Feb 2021 - 27 Nov 2023 | Ian McCowan | |
| 27 Nov 2023 - | Ken MacKillop | |
