Official Residence

An official residence is the residence of a head of state, head of government, governor, religious leader, leaders of international organizations, or other senior figure.

It may be the same place where they conduct their work-related functions.

List of official residences, by country

Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria

Angola

  • Presidential Palace

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

Official Residence 
Casa Rosada, Buenos Aires

Armenia

Official Residence 
The Government House, Yerevan

Australia

Federal

State

Official Residence 
Government House, Melbourne

Territorial

Internal territory
External territories
State, former

Austria

Official Residence 
Hofburg Neue Burg section, seen from Heldenplatz.
Official Residence 
Ballhausplatz Nr. 2

Former royal residences

Azerbaijan

Bahamas

Official Residence 
Government House, The Bahamas

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Official Residence 
Bangabhaban, Dhaka

Barbados

Belarus

Official Residence 
Independence Palace, residence of the president of Belarus

Belgium

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)

Benin

  • Presidential Palace

Bhutan

Bolivia

Official Residence 
Palacio Quemado
  • Casa Grande del Pueblo (President)
  • 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)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Official Residence 
Building of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana

Brazil

Official Residence 
Palácio da Alvorada, Brasília

Former

State

Official Residence 
Palácio Rio Branco, Salvador, Bahia

Brunei

Bulgaria

Official Residence 
Euxinograd palace, Bulgaria

Current

  • The Largo (A complex of government office buildings in Sofia):
  • Boyana Residence (A complex of residential buildings outside Sofia):
    • Home No. 1 (National History Museum)
    • Home No. 2 (Residences of the members of the Cabinet)
    • Villa Kalina (The home of the President)
  • Euxinograd (former royal residence outside Varna; currently used by the President and Prime Minister)

Former royal residences

Burundi

  • Kiriri Presidential Palace

Cambodia

Official Residence 
Khemarin Palace in Phnom Penh

Cameroon

  • Unity Palace

Canada

Federal

Official Residence 
Rideau Hall in Ottawa
Official Residence 
View of 24 Sussex Drive from across the Ottawa River

Provincial

The provinces of 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. There is a Government House in Regina, Saskatchewan, though it does not serve as a residence, containing only the lieutenant governor's offices. Alberta also has a Government House, but it is used solely for official entertaining and meetings.

Cape Verde

Official Residence 
Presidential Palace of Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Chad

  • Presidential Palace

Chile

Official Residence 
Palacio de La Moneda, Santiago

Former

China

Official Residence 
Zhongnanhai, Beijing

Former

    Office and Residence
    Residence

Special administrative regions

Hong Kong

Official Residence 
Government House, Hong Kong

Macau

Former Portuguese Macau

Former British Colony of Hong Kong

Colombia

Official Residence 
Casa de Nariño, Bogotá

Comoros

  • Presidential Palace

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Former

Congo, Republic of the

  • Brazzaville Presidential Palace

Costa Rica

  • Casa Presidencial, Costa Rica (President)

Croatia

Cuba

Official Residence 
Palace of the Revolution

Former

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Official Residence 
Prague Castle, the residence of the President of the Czech Republic

Denmark

Official Residence 
Amalienborg Palace, Denmark

Former

Djibouti

  • Presidential Palace

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Official Residence 
Palacio Nacional, Dominican Republic

East Timor

Ecuador

Official Residence 
Palacio de Carondelet

Egypt

El Salvador

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Estonia

Official Residence 
Presidential Palace in Kadriorg, Tallinn.

Former

Eswatini

  • Lozitha Palace (King)

Ethiopia

Fiji

Finland

Official Residence 
The Presidential Palace, the official residence of the president of Finland.

Former

France

Official Residence 
Élysée Palace
Official Residence 
Brégançon Fort
Official Residence 
Hôtel Matignon

Former royal residences

Territorial

French Polynesia

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

Gabon

  • Presidential Palace

Gambia

Georgia

Germany

Official Residence 
Villa Hammerschmidt
    Official Residence 
    Schloss Bellevue

Current

Official Residence 
Bundeskanzleramt
Official Residence 
Palais Schaumburg

Federal

States

Former royal residences

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

Official Residence 
Sanssouci Palace

Other

Official Residence 
Mannheim Palace

Ghana

Greece

Former

Grenada

Guatemala

Official Residence 
National Palace
  • Casa Presidencial

Former

Guyana

Guinea

Former

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

Guinea-Bissau

Official Residence 
Presidential Palace, Bissau

Haiti

Former

Honduras

Hungary

Official Residence 
Buda Castle, Budapest

Former

Iceland

India

Union

Official Residence 
The Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi

State

Union territories

Indonesia

Official Residence 
Istana Merdeka, Jakarta

Provincial

Iran

Former

Iraq

Ireland

Official Residence 
Áras an Uachtaráin, Dublin

Former

Israel

Official Residence 
Beit Aghion, Jerusalem.

Italy

Official Residence 
Palazzo del Quirinale
Official Residence 
Palazzo Chigi

Former residences

Ivory Coast

Jamaica

Japan

Official Residence 
The Tokyo Imperial Palace, the official residence of the emperor of Japan.
Official Residence 
Kantei, Tokyo

Former

Jordan

  • Raghadan Palace (King)
  • Al Hummar Palace (used for state receptions)
  • Basman Palace (King)
  • Al Qasr al Sagheer (King)

Kazakhstan

Official Residence 
Ak Orda Presidential Palace

Kenya

Kuwait

Former

  • Dasman Palace (Emir, formerly)

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Former

Latvia

Lebanon

Official Residence 
Beiteddine Palace

Former

Lesotho

Liberia

Libya

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Official Residence 
Presidential Palace, Vilnius

Presidential Palace

Former

Luxembourg

Official Residence 
Grand Ducal Palace

Madagascar

Malawi

Malaysia

Federal

State

Former

Maldives

Former

Mali

  • Presidential Palace

Malta

Official Residence 
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)

Mauritania

Mauritius

Mexico

Official Residence 
National Palace in Mexico City

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.

  • Casa Borda, Cuernavaca (Emperor's summer residence, formerly; kept as a cultural centre)

States

Querétaro

  • Casa de la Corregidora (Governor mansion)

Moldova

Transnistria

  • Presidential Palace, Tiraspol

Monaco

Mongolia

Montenegro

  • Blue Palace (Official Residence of the President)

Morocco

Mozambique

Myanmar

Former

Namibia

Nauru

Netherlands

Official Residence 
Royal Palace, Amsterdam

Former residence

Official Residence 
Binnenhof, The Hague
Official Residence 
Palace het Loo, Apeldoorn

Nepal

New Zealand

Official Residence 
Government House, Wellington

Former

Realm

Nicaragua

Niger

  • Presidential Palace

Nigeria

Federal

State

North Korea

Former

North Macedonia

Norway

Official Residence 
Royal Palace, Oslo

Oman

Pakistan

Federal

Provincial

Palestine

Panama

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Official Residence 
Palacio de los López

Peru

Official Residence 
Palacio de Gobierno, Lima

Philippines

Official Residence 
The Malacañang Palace as viewed from the Pasig River

Former

Poland

Official Residence 
Presidential Palace, Warsaw

Former

Portugal

Official Residence 
Belém National Palace, Lisbon.
Official Residence 
Queluz National Palace, Queluz.

Former

Qatar

Romania

Russia

Official Residence 
Grand Kremlin Palace

Former

Republics

Official Residence 
Kazan Kremlin

Krais

Rwanda

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Samoa

Former

  • Villa Vailima

São Tomé and Príncipe

Official Residence 
Presidential Palace of São Tomé e Príncipe

Saudi Arabia

Senegal

Serbia

Official Residence 
Novi dvor (New Court)

Former

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Singapore

Slovakia

Official Residence 
Grassalkovich Palace

Slovenia

Solomon Islands

Somalia

South Africa

The Tuynhuys, official residence of the President in Cape Town.
Palace of Justice in Pretoria

Provincial

Groote Schuur, the former Presidential residence in Cape Town

Provincial, former

South Korea

Official Residence 
Cheong Wa Dae, Seoul
    – Cheong Wa Dae was the official presidential office and residence complex for the President of South Korea before Yoon Suk-yeol.
    – It is located next to Gyeongbokgung, the main palace during the Joseon dynasty.
  • Cheong Nam Dae ("Cheong Wa Dae in the South") (President; no longer used)
    – 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 ("Cheong Wa Dae on the Seashore") (President; no longer used)
    – 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 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 the Supreme Court of Korea. The Chief Justice, also, does not work here.
    – It is also located in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul.
    – This is the official residence for the President of the Constitutional Court of Korea. The President of the Court, also, does not work here.
    – It is located close to Cheong Wa Dae.
  • Chongri Gonggwan ("Official Residence of the Prime Minister") (Prime Minister)
    – This is the official residence for the Prime Minister of Republic of Korea. The Prime Minister, however, does not work here.
    – It is located close to Cheong Wa Dae.
  • Most ministers of state and heads of administrative regions also have official residences, although they are not listed here.

South Sudan

  • Presidential Palace

Spain

Official Residence 
Royal Palace of Madrid, the official residence of the king of Spain.

Autonomous communities

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Suriname

Sweden

Swedish royal family

Official Residence 
The Royal Palace in Stockholm
Official Residence 
Drottningholm Palace
Official Residence 
Sager Palace (Prime Minister of Sweden)
Official Residence 
Harpsund
Former royal residences

Prime Ministerial

Gubernatorial

Switzerland

Official Residence 
Lohn Estate

Official estates of the Swiss Federal Council:

Syria

Former

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

Taiwan

Official Residence 
Presidential Building, Taipei
    Workplace
    Residence
    Guest House

Tajikistan

Tanzania

Thailand

Official Residence 
Grand Palace, Bangkok

Former

Togo

Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago

Official Residence 
Whitehall, Port of Spain

Tunisia

Turkey

State

Official Residence 
The Presidential Complex, The Official Residence of the President of Turkey.

Former

Turkmenistan

Tuvalu

Uganda

Ukraine

Official Residence 
Mariinskyi Palace, Kyiv

Uruguay

Official Residence 
Parque Anchorena, Uruguay

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

Official Residence 
Buckingham Palace, London

Former

Scotland
City of London

Religious

Territorial

United States

Official Residence 
White House, Washington

State

Official Residence 
Alabama Governor's Mansion
Official Residence 
California Governor's Mansion
Official Residence 
Colorado Governor's Mansion
Official Residence 
Hawaiʻi: ʻIolani Palace
Official Residence 
Kansas: Cedar Crest
Official Residence 
Kentucky Governor's Mansion
Official Residence 
Maryland: Government House
Official Residence 
Minnesota Governor's Residence
Official Residence 
New Jersey: Drumthwacket
Official Residence 
Ohio Governor's Mansion
Official Residence 
Texas Governor's Mansion
Official Residence 
Utah Governor's Mansion

Territorial

Official Residence 
La Fortaleza in Old San Juan is the oldest executive residence in continuous use in the New World, the Americas

La Fortaleza (Governor's Mansion)

Playa El Convento (Governor's Beach Retreat)

Government House (Governor)

Local

Official Residence 
Henry County Sheriff's Residence and Jail

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

Official Residence 
Walter Lowrie House, Princeton, New Jersey

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

Uzbekistan

Vanuatu

Vatican City

Official Residence 
Apostolic Palace, Vatican

Former

Venezuela

Official Residence 
Miraflores Palace

Vietnam

Official Residence 
Presidential Palace, Hanoi

Former

Yemen

Zambia

Zimbabwe

International organizations

Caribbean Community

Former

Commonwealth of Nations

United Nations

See also

Footnotes

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