George Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway

The Viscount Galway
5th Governor-General of New Zealand
In office
12 April 1935 – 3 February 1941
MonarchsGeorge V
Edward VIII
George VI
Prime MinisterGeorge Forbes
Michael Joseph Savage
Peter Fraser
Preceded byThe Lord Bledisloe
Succeeded byThe Lord Newall
Personal details
Born(1882-03-24)24 March 1882
Died27 March 1943(1943-03-27) (aged 61)
Blyth, Nottinghamshire
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford
Military service
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch/serviceBritish Army
RankColonel
Battles/warsFirst World War
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
Distinguished Service Order
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Mentioned in Despatches

George Vere Arundel Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway, GCMG, DSO, OBE (24 March 1882 – 27 March 1943) was a British politician. He served as the fifth Governor-General of New Zealand from 1935 to 1941.


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