Eric Neal

The Honourable Sir Eric Neal AC CVO FTSE
Sir Eric Neal in Adelaide in 2016
32nd Governor of South Australia
In office 22 July 1996 – 3 November 2001
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Premier	Dean Brown (1996) John Olsen (1996–2001)
Preceded by	Dame Roma Mitchell
Succeeded by	Marjorie Jackson-Nelson
Chief Commissioner of Sydney
In office 26 March 1987 – 31 December 1988
Preceded by	Doug Sutherland as Lord Mayor
Succeeded by	Jeremy Bingham as Lord Mayor
Councillor of the Sydney County Council for the 1st Constituency
In office 25 November 1987 – 2 January 1990
Preceded by	Jack Calpis
Succeeded by	Council abolished
Personal details
Born	Eric James Neal (1924-06-03) 3 June 1924 (age 100) London, England
Nationality	Australian
Spouse	Joan Bowden ​ ​ (m. 1950; died 2023)​
Children	2
Occupation	Academic administrator, banker, manufacturing executive.

Sir Eric James Neal AC CVO FTSE (born 3 June 1924) is a British-born Australian retired academic administrator, banker, and manufacturing executive. He is a former Commissioner of Sydney (1987–1988), Governor of South Australia (1996–2001) and Chancellor of Flinders University (2002–2010).