An official residence is a residence designated by an authority and assigned to an official (such as a head of state, head of government, governor, Parliament Leadership [Speaker & Vice Speaker] or other senior figures), and may be the same place where the office holder conducts their work functions or lives.[1][2][3][4]

List of official residences, by country

Africa

Algeria

Angola

Benin

  • Presidential Palace

Botswana

Burundi

  • Kiriri Presidential Palace

Cameroon

  • Unity Palace[5]

Cape Verde

Presidential Palace of Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Chad

  • Presidential Palace

Comoros

  • Presidential Palace

Congo-Kinshasa

Former

Congo-Brazzaville

  • Brazzaville Presidential Palace

Djibouti

  • Presidential Palace

Egypt

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Eswatini

  • Lozitha Palace (King)

Ethiopia

Gabon

  • Presidential Palace

Gambia

Ghana

Guinea

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

Guinea-Bissau

Presidential Palace, Bissau

Ivory Coast

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 of São Tomé e Príncipe

Senegal

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Somalia

Somaliland

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 Sudan

  • Presidential Palace

Sudan

Tanzania

Togo

Tunisia

Uganda

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Asia

Afghanistan

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Bhutan

Brunei

Cambodia

Khemarin Palace in Phnom Penh

China

Former
Office and Residence
Residence
Special administrative regions
Hong Kong
Government House, Hong Kong
Macau
Former Portuguese Macau
Former British Colony of Hong Kong

India

Union
The Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi
Rashtrapati Niwas, Shimla
State
Lok Bhavan, Vijayawada
Lok Bhavan, Shimla
Lok Bhavan, Kolkata
Union territories

Indonesia

Istana Merdeka, Jakarta
  • Istana Negara, Jakarta (President)
  • Istana Merdeka, Jakarta (President)
  • Istana Tampaksiring, Bali (President)
  • Garuda Palace, Nusantara (President)
  • Gedung Agung, Yogyakarta (President)
  • Istana Bogor, Bogor, West Java (President, retreat)
  • Istana Cipanas, Cipanas, West Java (President, retreat)
  • Vice Presidential Palace, Jakarta (Vice President)
  • Rumah Dinas Ketua MPR RI Widya Chandra Complex (Speaker Of MPR RI)
  • Rumah Dinas Wakil Ketua MPR RI Widya Chandra Complex (Vice Speaker Of MPR RI)
  • Rumah Dinas Ketua DPR RI Widya Chandra Complex (Speaker Of DPR RI)
  • Rumah Dinas Ketua DPR RI Widya Chandra Complex (Vice Speaker Of DPR RI)
  • Rumah Dinas Ketua DPD RI Widya Chandra Complex (Speaker Of DPD RI)
  • Rumah Dinas Wakil Ketua DPD RI Widya Chandra Complex (Vice Speaker Of DPD RI)
  • Kompleks Kediaman Pimpinan MPR/DPR/DPD Plaza Legislatif IKN Nusantara (Parliamentary Leadership)
  • Rumah Jabatan Anggota (DPR RI but not used anymore and replace by Housing Allowance DPR RI)
  • Kompleks Rumah Dinas Kabinet Indonesia Wdiya Chandra (Cabinet Of Indonesia)
  • Rumah Dinas Hakim Agung & MK Kompleks Yudikatif (Judicial Of Indonesia)
  • Kompleks Yudikatif IKN Nusantara (Judicial Of Indonesia)
  • Kompleks Rumah Dinas Anggota MPR/DPR/DPD Plaza Legislatif (Member Of Parliament Of Indonesia)

Iran

Former
Niavaran Palace, official residence of the last Shah of Iran from 1967 to 1979

Iraq

Israel

Beit Aghion, Jerusalem.

Japan

The Tokyo Imperial Palace, the official residence of the emperor of Japan.
Former

Jordan

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

Kazakhstan

Ak Orda Presidential Palace

Kuwait

Former
  • Dasman Palace (Emir, formerly)

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Former

Lebanon

Beiteddine Palace
Former

Malaysia

Federal
State
Former

Maldives

Former

Mongolia

Myanmar

Former

Nepal

North Korea

Former

Oman

Al Alam Palace

Pakistan

Aiwan-e-Sadr
Pakistan cavalry honor guard, Aiwan-e-Sadr
Federal
Provincial

Palestine

Philippines

The Malacañang Palace as viewed from the Pasig River
Former

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

South Korea

Cheong Wa Dae, Seoul
– Cheong Wa Dae is the official presidential office and residence complex for the President of South Korea.
– 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.

Sri Lanka

Syria

Former
  • Mustapha Pasha al-Abed's Palace (President)
  • Nazim Pashas's Palace (President)
  • Tishreen Residence, Ar Rabwah, Damascus
  • Al-Rawda Residence, Damascus
  • Al-Muhajirin Residence, Damascus
  • Bashar al-Assad's summer house, built for security and rapid exits on the banks of the Mediterranean Sea

Taiwan

Presidential Building, Taipei
Official residences of the President, Vice President, Premier and President of the Legislative Yuan of Republic of China are located in Taipei, Taiwan.
Workplace
Residence
Guest House

Tajikistan

Timor-Leste

Thailand

Grand Palace, Bangkok
Former

Turkey

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

Turkmenistan

United Arab Emirates

Uzbekistan

Vietnam

Presidential Palace, Hanoi
Former

Yemen



Europe

Albania

Armenia

The Government House, Yerevan

Austria

Hofburg Neue Burg section, seen from Heldenplatz.
Ballhausplatz Nr. 2
Former imperial residences

Azerbaijan

Belarus

Independence Palace, residence of the president of Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Building of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

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

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Prague Castle, the residence of the president of the Czech Republic

Denmark

Amalienborg Palace, Denmark
Former

Estonia

Presidential Palace in Kadriorg, Tallinn
Former

Finland

The Presidential Palace, the official residence of the president of Finland.
Former

France

Élysée Palace
Brégançon Fort
Hôtel Matignon
Former royal and imperial residences
Territorial

French Polynesia

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

The following are official residences maintained by private, nongovernmental institutions:

Georgia

Germany

Villa Hammerschmidt
Schloss Bellevue
Current
Bundeskanzleramt
Palais Schaumburg

Federal

States
Former royal residences

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

Sanssouci Palace
Berlin Palace

Other

Mannheim Palace

Greece

Former

Hungary

Buda Castle, Budapest
Former

Iceland

Ireland

Áras an Uachtaráin, Dublin
Former

Italy

Palazzo del Quirinale
Palazzo Chigi
Former residences

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Presidential Palace, Vilnius
Former

Luxembourg

Grand Ducal Palace

Malta

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

Monaco

Montenegro

  • Blue Palace (Official Residence of the President)

Netherlands

Royal Palace, Amsterdam
Former residence
Binnenhof, The Hague
Palace het Loo, Apeldoorn

North Macedonia

Norway

Royal Palace, Oslo

Poland

Presidential Palace, Warsaw
Building of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister (Poland) in Warsaw
Former

Portugal

Belém National Palace, Lisbon.
Queluz National Palace, Queluz.
Former

Romania

Russia

Grand Kremlin Palace
Former
Republics
Kazan Kremlin
Krais

Serbia

Novi Dvor
Former

Slovakia

Grassalkovich Palace

Slovenia

Spain

Royal Palace of Madrid, the official residence of the king of Spain.
Royal family
Prime ministerial and other government residences
  • Palace of Moncloa (Official residence and working place of the Spanish prime minister)
  • Palace of the Marismillas (holiday residence of the prime minister, in Almonte, Andalusia)
  • Quintos de Mora Estate (holiday residence of the prime minister, in Los Yébenes, Castilla–La Mancha)
  • Palace of Viana (Official residence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, in Madrid)
Regional

Sweden

Swedish royal family
The Royal Palace in Stockholm
Drottningholm Palace
Sager Palace (Prime Minister of Sweden)
Harpsund
Former royal residences
Prime Ministerial
Gubernatorial

Switzerland

Lohn Estate

Official estates of the Swiss Federal Council:

Ukraine

Mariinskyi Palace, Kyiv

United Kingdom

Buckingham Palace, London
Former
City of London
Religious
Territorial
Scotland
Bute House, official residence of the first minister of Scotland

Vatican City

Apostolic Palace, Vatican
Former


North America

Antigua and Barbuda

Bahamas

Government House, The Bahamas

Barbados

Belize

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

Canada

Federal
Rideau Hall in Ottawa
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.

Costa Rica

  • Casa Presidencial, Costa Rica (President)

Cuba

Palace of the Revolution

Former

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Palacio Nacional, Dominican Republic

Grenada

Former

Guatemala

National Palace, Guatemala City (built 1939–1943, renovated 2010, now used as a museum)
Former

Haiti

Former

Honduras

Jamaica

Mexico

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)

Nicaragua

Panama

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Trinidad and Tobago

Whitehall, Port of Spain

United States

White House, Washington
State
Alabama Governor's Mansion
California Governor's Mansion
Colorado Governor's Mansion
Hawaiʻi: ʻIolani Palace
Kansas: Cedar Crest
Kentucky Governor's Mansion
Maryland: Government House
Minnesota Governor's Residence
New Jersey: Drumthwacket
Ohio Governor's Mansion
Texas Governor's Mansion
Utah Governor's Mansion
Territorial
La Fortaleza in Old San Juan is the oldest executive residence in continuous use in the New World, the Americas
Local
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 2026 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.

South America

Argentina

Casa Rosada, Buenos Aires

Bolivia

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)

Brazil

Palácio da Alvorada, Brasília
Former
State
Palácio Rio Branco, Salvador, Bahia

Chile

Palacio de La Moneda, Santiago
Former

Colombia

Casa de Nariño, Bogotá

Ecuador

Palacio de Carondelet

El Salvador

Guyana


Paraguay

Palacio de los López

Peru

Palacio de Gobierno, Lima

Suriname

Uruguay

Parque Anchorena, Uruguay

Venezuela

Miraflores Palace

Oceania

Australia

Federal
State
Government House, Melbourne
Territorial
Internal territory
External territories
State, former

Fiji

Nauru

New Zealand

Government House, Wellington
Former
Realm

Papua New Guinea

Samoa

Former
  • Villa Vailima

Solomon Islands

Tonga

Tuvalu

Vanuatu

International organizations

Caribbean Community

Former

Commonwealth of Nations

International Olympic Committee

United Nations

See also

References

  1. ↑ Everett, Michael (2016). "Ministerial Residences" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-06-11.
  2. ↑ "Official Residence [Department of State Standardized Regulations] Law and Legal Definition". USLegal. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  3. ↑ "Blair House". WHHA. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  4. ↑ Government of Canada, Public Services and Procurement Canada. "Information archivée dans le Web" [Information Archived on the Web] (PDF). publications.gc.ca. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  5. ↑ Cameroon, Unity Palace. "The Presidential Residence". All About the PRC. Archived from the original on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2011-08-15.
  6. ↑ Beth Potter. Lonely Planet Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. Lonely Planet Publications. p. 218.
  7. ↑ Governor General of Canada: Rideau Hall Archived February 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. 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
  8. ↑ Prime Minister of Canada: 24 Sussex Drive Archived 2007-08-14 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ "National Capital Commission: Harrington Lake". Archived from the original on 2007-12-10. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
  10. ↑ "National Capital Commission: Stornoway". Archived from the original on 2008-01-01. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
  11. ↑ "National Capital Commission: The Farm". Archived from the original on 2007-06-25. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
  12. ↑ "National Capital Commission: 7 Rideau Gate". Archived from the original on 2007-12-10. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
  13. ↑ "Taxpayer Alert! U.S. Government Buys $16M Penthouse at 50 UN Plaza". Real Estate News and Advice | Realtor.com®. 2019-08-22. Archived from the original on 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  14. ↑ "Gov. Christie's office rebuts helicopter story". USA Today. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Governor return to Government House". Archived from the original on 2020-03-21. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  16. ↑ "Belair National Park – Visiting the Park". Archived from the original on September 1, 2007.
  17. ↑ "National Trust of Australia: La Trobe's Cottage". Archived from the original on 2009-12-13. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
  18. ↑ Toorak House Archived 2007-08-31 at the Wayback Machine
  19. ↑ "Melbourne Buildings: Stonnington". Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
  20. ↑ "Model of Old Government House: 1837 - ABC (None) - Australian Broadcasting Corporation". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  21. ↑ "Colgrain House no longer home of Caricom Secretary-General". stabroeknews.com. May 6, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2023.