<page_title> List of Governors-General of Australia </page_title> <section_title> List </section_title> <table> <cell> 12 <col_header> No. </col_header> </cell> <cell> Sir William McKell <col_header> Governor-General </col_header> </cell> <cell> 11 March 1947 <col_header> Term of office </col_header> </cell> <cell> 8 May 1953 <col_header> Term of office </col_header> </cell> </table>
Sir William John McKell served as the 12th Governor-General of Australia and was in office from 1947 to 1953.