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The official residence of the President of Serbia
File:PresidentialResidenceBelarus.jpg
Residence of the president of Belarus
Kantei, the official residence of the Prime Minister of Japan.

An official residence is the residence at which a nation's head of state, head of government, governor, religious leader, leaders of international organizations, or other senior figure officially resides. It may or may not be the same location where the individual conducts work-related functions or lives.

Africa

Algeria

  • Presidential Palace

Angola

  • Presidential Palace

Benin

  • Presidential Palace

Botswana

Burundi

  • Kiriri Presidential Palace

Cameroon

  • Unity Palace[1]

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Chad

  • Presidential Palace

Comoros

  • Presidential Palace

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Former

Congo, Republic of the

  • Brazzaville Presidential Palace

Côte d'Ivoire

Djibouti

  • Presidential Palace

Egypt

Equatorial Guinea

  • Government Building

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Gabon

  • Presidential Palace

Gambia

Ghana

Guinea

Former

  • Belle Vue (demolished; former summer residence of the President)

Guinea-Bissau

  • Presidential Palace

Kenya

Lesotho

Liberia

Libya

Madagascar

Malawi

Mali

  • Presidential Palace

Mauritania

Mauritius

Morocco

Mozambique

Namibia

Niger

  • Presidential Palace

Nigeria

Federal

State

Rwanda

São Tomé and Príncipe

  • Presidential Palace

Senegal

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Somalia

South Africa

Provincial

Provincial, former

South Sudan

  • Presidential Palace

Sudan

  • Presidential Palace

Swaziland

  • Lozitha Palace (King)

Tanzania

Togo

Tunisia

Uganda

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Americas

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

Casa Rosada, Buenos Aires

Bahamas

Barbados

Belize

Former

  • Government House (Governor-General, formerly; kept for official government functions, state guest house for visiting foreign dignitaries, and as House of Culture Museum)

Bolivia

  • Palacio Quemado (President's office)
  • Palace of Calacoto (Official residence of the President)
  • Castillo blanco (Winter residence of the President)
  • Principado de la Glorieta (Summer residence of the President)
  • Villa Albina (Summer residence of the President)
  • Mercado street (Office prime minister)
  • Casa Verde (Official residence of the prime minister)

Brazil

Palácio da Alvorada, Brasília

Former

State

Palácio Rio Branco, Salvador, Bahia
File:Fachadalaranjeiras.jpg
Palácio Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro Governor's residence

Canada

Federal

View of 24 Sussex Drive from across the Ottawa River. The building is the official residence of the Prime Minister of Canada

Provincial

*The provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Quebec no longer have official residences for their lieutenant governors, but do provide them with accommodations; in the case of Ontario, only if necessary.

Chile

Palacio de La Moneda, Santiago

Former

Colombia

Casa de Nariño, Bogota

Costa Rica

  • Casa Presidencial, Costa Rica (President)

Cuba

Former

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

El Salvador

Grenada

Guatemala

  • Casa Presidencial

Former

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

Jamaica

Mexico

Former

*In every state of the Mexico the Palacio de Gobierno, or Government Palace, was the official residence the governor, they are now maintained solely as the relevant governor's offices.

States

Querétaro

  • Casa de la Corregidora (Governor mansion)

Nicaragua

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

Palacio de Gobierno, Lima

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Suriname

Trinidad and Tobago

Parque Anchorena, Uruguay

Uruguay

Venezuela

United States of America

White House, Washington

State

Alabama Governor's Mansion
California Governor's Mansion
Colorado Governor's Mansion
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Hawaiʻi: ʻIolani Palace
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Indiana Governor's Residence
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Kansas: Cedar Crest
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Kentucky Governor's Mansion
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Maryland: Government House
File:Minnesota Governor's Residence.jpg
Minnesota Governor's Residence
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New Jersey: Drumthwacket
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Ohio Governor's Mansion
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Texas Governor's Mansion
File:Kearns Mansion Salt Lake City.jpeg
Utah Governor's Mansion

Territorial

Puerto Rico

  • La Fortaleza (Governor's Mansion)
  • Playa El Convento (Governor's Beach Retreat)

Guam

Local

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Henry County Sheriff's Residence and Jail

Note that some mayors in cities with an official mayor's residence choose instead to reside at their private residence, using the official residence for official functions only. This has occurred in the 21st century in Detroit and New York City, although as of 2016 the mayors of both cities live in the official residences. In the case of Denver, no mayor has ever lived in the official residence; the city instead makes it available to certain non-profit groups for special functions.

Other

File:Walter Lowrie House (Princeton, New Jersey).jpg
Walter Lowrie House, Princeton, New Jersey

This section is reserved for official residences maintained by private, nongovernmental institutions.

Asia

Afghanistan

Armenia

File:Plaza de la República, Ereván, Armenia, 2016-10-02, DD 120-122 HDR.jpg
The Government House, Yerevan

Bahrain

Bangladesh

File:Bangabhaban.jpg
Bangabhaban, Dhaka

Bhutan

Brunei

Cambodia

China, People's Republic of

File:Zhongnanhai06.jpg
Zhongnanhai, Beijing

Former

Office and Residence
Residence

Special administrative regions

Hong Kong

File:GH facade.JPG
Government House, Hong Kong

Macau

Former Portuguese Macau

Former British Colony of Hong Kong

Taiwan (China, Republic of)

File:Presidential-Palace-(Taipei).png
Presidential Building, Taipei
Workplace
Residence
Guest House

Cyprus

East Timor

Georgia

India

Federal

File:Rashtrapati Bhavan-2.jpg
Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi
File:KolkataRajbhavanGate.JPG
Arched Gate of the Raj Bhavan, Kolkata

State

Union Territories

Indonesia

File:Merdeka Palace Changing Guard 2.jpg
Istana Merdeka, Jakarta

Provincial

Iran

Former

Iraq

Israel

File:Beit Aghion.jpg
Beit Aghion, Jerusalem.

Japan

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Kantei, Tokyo

Former

Jordan

Korea, Democratic Republic of (North Korea)

Former

Korea, Republic of (South Korea)

File:Seoul Gyeongbokgung Blue House Bukhansan cropped.jpg
Cheong Wa Dae, Seoul
– Cheong Wa Dae is the official presidential office and residence complex for the President of South Korea.
– Its address is "1 Cheongwadae-ro, Jongro-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea". It is located next to Gyeongbokgung, the main palace during the Joseon Dynasty.
– Cheong Nam Dae used to be one of the two vacation residences for the President of Republic of Korea. It was returned to public in 2003.
– It is located in Cheongwon-gun, North Chungcheong Province.
– Cheong Hae Dae used to be one of the two vacation residences for the President of Republic of Korea. Although the president no longer uses this facility this compound is still under the administration of the Republic of Korea Navy, and thus is not open to public access.
– It is located on one of the islands of Geoje-shi, South Gyeongsang Province.
– This is the official residence for the Prime Minister of Republic of Korea. The Prime Minister, however, does not work here.
– Its address is "111–2 Samcheongdong-gil, Jongro-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea". It is located close to Cheong Wa Dae.
– This is the official residence for the Speaker of the National Assembly of Republic of Korea. The Speaker, also, does not work here.
– It is located in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, where many foreign missions to Korea are located.
– This is the official residence for the Chief Justice of Republic of Korea. The Chief Justice, also, does not work here.
– It is also located in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul.
  • Most ministers of state and heads of administrative regions also have official residences, although they are not listed here.

Kuwait

Former

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Former

Lebanon

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Beiteddine Palace

Former

Malaysia

Federal

State

Former

Maldives

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Theemuge, Maldives

Former

Mongolia

Myanmar

Former

Nepal

Oman

Pakistan

Federal

Provincial

Philippines

File:Malacanang palace view.jpg
Malacañan Palace, Manila, Philippines

Former

Palestine

Qatar

  • Emir's Palace (Emir)

Saudi Arabia

  • Riyadh Qasr Malik Abdullah bin Abdulaziz (King)
  • Jeddah Qasr Malik Abdullah bin Abdulaziz (King)
  • Mina Royal Palace
  • Makkah Royal Palace

Singapore

Sri Lanka

Syria

Former

  • Mustapha Pasha al-Abed's Palace (President)
  • Nazim Pashas's Palace (President)

Tajikistan

Thailand

File:Grand Palace in Bangkok - Chakri Mahaprasad Hall.jpg
Grand Palace, Bangkok

Former

Turkmenistan

United Arab Emirates

Uzbekistan

Vietnam

File:Vietnamese Presidential Palace, Hanoi, 2006-Nov-17.jpg
Presidential Palace, Hanoi

Former

Yemen

Europe

Albania

Austria

File:Wien Hofburg Neue Burg Heldenplatz.jpg
Hofburg Neue Burg section, seen from Heldenplatz.
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Ballhausplatz Nr. 2

Belarus

File:PresidentialResidenceBelarus.jpg
Residence of the president of Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

File:Euxinograd-palace-benkovski.png
Euxinograd palace, Bulgaria

Current

Former royal residences

Croatia

Czech Republic

File:Night view of the Castle and Charles Bridge, Prague - 8034.jpg
Prague Castle is the residence of the President of the Czech Republic

Denmark

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Amalienborg Palace

Former

Estonia

File:Presidential Palace in Tallinn, Estonia.jpg
Presidential Palace in Kadriorg, Tallinn.

Former

Finland

Former

France

File:Palais de l'Elysée Entrée.JPG
Palais de l'Elysée
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Hôtel Matignon

Former royal residences

Territorial

French Polynesia

  • Presidence (President of French Polynesia)
  • Haut Commissariat (High Commissioner of French Polynesia)

Germany

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Villa Hammerschmidt
File:Bellevue Palace Berlin 02-14.jpg
Schloss Bellevue

Current

File:Bundeskanzleramt from Reichstag.jpg
Bundeskanzleramt
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Palais Schaumburg

Federal

States

Former royal residences

Brandenburg/Prussia/Imperial/East Germany/Former West Germany

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Sanssouci Palace

Other

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Mannheim Palace

Greece

Former

Hungary

File:Buda--Castles01.jpg
Buda Castle, Budapest

Former

Iceland

Ireland

Former

Italy

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Palazzo del Quirinale
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Villa Doria Pamphili

Former residences

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

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Presidential Palace, Vilnius

Former

Luxembourg

File:Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg 1.jpg
Grand Ducal Palace

Malta

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San Anton Palace, Attard

Former

  • Fort St. Angelo (former residence of the Grand Master, now restored)
  • Grandmaster's Palace (former residence of the Grand Master and the Governor, now housing the Office of the President and a museum)
  • Palazzo Vilhena (former residence of the Grand Master, now a museum)
  • Aħrax Tower (former summer residence of the Governor, now abandoned)
  • Casa Leoni (former residence of the Governor, now housing a government ministry)

Moldova

Transnistria

  • Presidential Palace, Tiraspol

Monaco

Montenegro

  • Blue Palace (Official Residence of the President)

Netherlands

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Royal Palace, Amsterdam

North Macedonia

Norway

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Royal Palace, Oslo

Poland

File:Koniecpolski palace warszawa.jpg
Presidential Palace, Warsaw

Former

Portugal

File:Palacio Belem Lisboa.JPG
Belém National Palace, Lisbon.
File:Queluz Palace fountains.JPG
Queluz National Palace, Queluz.

Former

Romania

Serbia

File:Predsednistvo.jpg
Novi dvor (New Court)

Former

Kosovo

File:Skenderbeg Prishtina.jpg
Government of the Republic of Kosovo building in Pristina

Slovakia

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Grassalkovich Palace

Slovenia

Spain

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Palacio Real (Royal Palace), Madrid

Autonomous communities

Sweden

Royal

File:Royal-Palace-Stockholm.jpg
The Royal Palace in Stockholm
File:Drottningholm castle viewed from east 2005-08-14.jpg
Drottningholm Palace
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Sager Palace
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Harpsund
Former royal residences

Prime Ministerial

Gubernatorial

Switzerland

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Lohn Estate

Official estates of the Swiss Federal Council:

Ukraine

File:Maryinsky Palace, residence of the Ukrainian President.JPG
Mariyinsky Palace, Kiev

United Kingdom

File:Buckingham Palace, London, England, 24Jan04.jpg
Buckingham Palace, London

Former

Scotland

File:Bute House, Charlotte Square Edinburgh.JPG
Bute House is the official residence of the First Minister of Scotland, located in Charlotte Square, Edinburgh

Local

Territorial

Vatican City

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Apostolic Palace, Vatican

Former

Oceania

Australia

Federal

State

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Government House, Melbourne
State, former

Territorial

  • Norfolk Island: Government House (Administrator)
  • Northern Territory: Government House (Administrator)
  • Christmas Island: Government House (Administrator)
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands: Government House (Administrator)

Fiji

Nauru

New Zealand

Former

Realm

Papua New Guinea

Samoa

Former

  • Villa Vailima

Solomon Islands

Tonga

File:TongaRoyalPalace.jpg
Royal Palace, Tonga

Tuvalu

Vanuatu

Transcontinental

Azerbaijan

File:Government House in Baku.jpg
Government House, Baku

Kazakhstan

File:Ak Orda Presidential Palace.jpg
Ak Orda Presidential Palace

Russia

File:Grand Kremlin Palace, Moscow.jpg
Grand Kremlin Palace

Former

Turkey

State

File:Ak Saray - Presidential Palace Ankara 2014 002.jpg
Presidential Complex
The working office of the President Erdogan, located in the Presidential Complex.

International organizations

United Nations

See also

Footnotes

  1. Cameroon, Unity Palace. "The Presidential Residence". All About the PRC.
  2. Governor General of Canada: Rideau Hall Archived February 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Galbraith, William; Canadian Parliamentary Review: Fiftieth Anniversary of the 1939 Royal Visit; Vol. 12, No. 3, 1989. Lanctot, Gustave; Royal Tour of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Canada and the United States of America 1939; E.P. Taylor Foundation; 1964. Aimers, John; Monarchy Canada: The Palace on the Rideau; April 1996 Archived January 31, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Governor General of Canada: La Citadelle Archived 2006-10-09 at Archive.today
  4. Prime Minister of Canada: 24 Sussex Drive Archived 2007-08-14 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "National Capital Commission: Harrington Lake". Archived from the original on 2007-12-10. Retrieved 2007-08-16. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  6. "National Capital Commission: Stornoway". Archived from the original on 2008-01-01. Retrieved 2007-08-16. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  7. "National Capital Commission: The Farm". Archived from the original on 2007-06-25. Retrieved 2007-08-16. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  8. "National Capital Commission: 7 Rideau Gate". Archived from the original on 2007-12-10. Retrieved 2007-08-16. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  9. Schevitz, Tanya; Wallack, Todd (November 14, 2005). "Free mansions for people of means: UC system spends about US$1 million yearly on upkeep". San Francisco Chronicle. p. A9. Archived from the original on March 10, 2007. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  10. See University of California Policy 2.725, "University-Provided Housing," Archived 2013-02-02 at the Wayback Machine 1 August 2009, 2, and University of California Business and Finance Bulletin G-45, "Implementing Requirements on Expenses Incurred in Support of Official Responsibilities of the President and Chancellors," Archived 2013-02-02 at the Wayback Machine 20 May 2008, 2.
  11. "Archived Copy". Archived from the original on 2013-06-12. Retrieved 2020-07-16.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
  12. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-04. Retrieved 2011-02-10. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
  13. "Campus Guide: Maxwell Place". University of Kentucky. July 22, 2012.
  14. Elson, Martha (October 29, 2015). "UofL owns Highlands mansion, but nobody's home". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved October 31, 2015. The house is not currently used as a full-time residence. Current university president James Ramsey was not required to live in the house upon becoming president in 2002 because he was hired from the university's faculty and already owned a home in the area. During his tenure, he has used the house mainly for fundraisers and other university events, and has used a carriage house on the property for smaller events and as lodging for university guests.
  15. "Welcome to Eastcliff". University of Minnesota. Archived from the original on November 27, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2014. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  16. "Gov. Christie's office rebuts helicopter story". USA Today. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  17. Bolt, Greg (September 28, 2009). "Top Duck's old roost renovated: McMorran House is more than UO president's home". The Register-Guard. p. A1.
  18. "Historic Campus: The President's House". The College of William & Mary. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  19. "Olin House / Chancellor's Residence". University of Wisconsin – Madison. Archived from the original on March 16, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  20. "UWM's new chancellor's mansion will help woo donors". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  21. Beth Potter. Lonely Planet Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. Lonely Planet Publications. p. 218. Search this book on
  22. Governor return to Government House
  23. Belair National Park – Visiting the Park Archived 2007-09-01 at the Wayback Machine
  24. National Trust of Australia: La Trobe's Cottage
  25. Toorak House Archived 2007-08-31 at the Wayback Machine
  26. Melbourne Buildings: Stonnington
  27. http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2013/01/31/3680215.htm