Surveyor general

A surveyor general is an official responsible for government surveying in a specific country or territory. Historically, this would often have been a military appointment, but it is now more likely to be a civilian post.

The following surveyor general positions exist, or have existed historically:


 * Surveyors general in Australia:
 * Surveyor General of New South Wales
 * Surveyor General of South Australia
 * Surveyor General of Queensland
 * Surveyor General of Tasmania
 * Surveyor General of the Northern Territory
 * Surveyor General of Victoria
 * Surveyor General of Western Australia
 * Surveyors general in Canada:
 * Arpenteur général du Québec - prior to 1840s as Surveyor General of Lower Canada
 * Surveyor General of Ontario - 1791 to 1829 as Surveyor General of Upper Canada and the Commissioner of Crown Lands (Province of Canada) 1827 to 1867
 * Surveyor General of Nova Scotia
 * Surveyors-general in British North America
 * Surveyor General of the Colony of Vancouver Island
 * Joseph Despard Pemberton
 * Surveyor General of New Brunswick
 * Robert Power (surveyor)
 * Surveyor General of Cornwall, UK
 * Surveyor General of Hong Kong
 * Surveyor General of India
 * Surveyor General of Ireland
 * Surveyor General of Malaysia
 * Surveyor General of New Netherland
 * Surveyor-General of New Zealand
 * The Surveyor General of Pakistan
 * Surveyor General of Sri Lanka (formerly Surveyor General of Ceylon)
 * Surveyors general in the United States and its colonial predecessors:
 * Surveyor General of the United States
 * Surveyor General of Arizona
 * Surveyor General of North Carolina
 * Surveyor General of the Province of North Carolina
 * Surveyor General of the Northwest Territory (today's north-central U.S.)
 * Surveyor General of the Eastern District
 * Surveyor General of Spanish Louisiana