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Police Commissioner Grant Stevens appointed SA's next governor
Police Commissioner Grant Stevens will become the 37th governor of SA. (ABC News: Che Chorley)
SA Police Commissioner Grant Stevens has been named as the state's new governor.
SA Premier Peter Malinauskas said King Charles III had confirmed the appointment.
Mr Stevens will be sworn in as the 37th governor of South Australia on December 9.
SA Police Commissioner Grant Stevens has been appointed South Australia's next governor and will succeed Frances Adamson, whose term expires today after five years.
SA Premier Peter Malinauskas made the announcement this morning, saying he had recommended Mr Stevens's appointment as the 37th governor of South Australia to King Charles III.
BREAKING: New SA Governor revealed
Premier Peter Malinauskas has revealed the new Governor of South Australia – as Frances Adamson prepares to leave Government House this afternoon.
Police Commissioner Grant Stevens has been named the 37th Governor of South Australia, Premier Peter Malinauskas has announced today.
Stevens will succeed Governor Frances Adamson, who is set to be farewelled from Government House this afternoon with her husband Rod Bunten, marking the end of her five-year tenure.
After much speculation over Adamson’s replacement, Malinauskas has said the current police commissioner and Adelaide Football Club board member would be sworn in on December 9 for his own five-year term.
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Police commissioner handpicked as King's representative
A top cop has been tapped to become his state's next governor, extending an outstanding career of public service and leadership spanning more than four decades.
South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas says Police Commissioner Grant Stevens will start the role from December 9 on a five-year contract.
Mr Stevens will become the 37th Governor of South Australia, replacing Frances Adamson, who declined to extend her term for another five years.
Premier Peter Malinauskas believes Grant Stevens will be an outstanding governor. (Matt Turner/AAP PHOTOS)
Mr Stevens joined the South Australian Police force in 1982 and has become Australia's longest-serving police commissioner, taking up the role in 2015.
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