This is a list of the Grand Masters of the United Grand Lodge of NSW and the ACT. The lodge shown as when they were Grand Master is the lodge which has the lowest number. In many cases they may have been active in more than one lodge in the jurisdiction.
Further details as to the biography of each Grand Master is available at the Grand Lodge Library, level 3 Sydney Masonic Centre.
NOTE: The number relates to the "Grand Mastership". One Grand Master served 2 non-consecutive terms. Therefore, even though DJ Robson AM is shown as 37th on the list he is actually the 36th Grand Master.
| No. | Term | Name | Occupation | Lodge Initiated | Lodge when GM |
| 1 | 1888-91 | Lord Carrington | Governor | Sir Isaac Newton 859 EC | Ionic 65 NSWC |
| 2 | 1891-93 | Lord Jersey | Governor | ApolloUniversity 357 EC | Ionic 65 NSWC |
| 3 | 1893-95 |
Sir Robert Duff |
Governor | St Andrews 52 SC | Ionic 65 NSWC |
| 4 | 1895-99 |
Sir Joseph Abbott |
Politician | Harmony 556 EC | Harmony 5 NSWC |
| 5 | 1899-1905 | Lt-Col J. Remington | Businessman | Volunteer Artillery 937 EC | Balmain 23 NSWC |
| 6 | 1905-09 | Sir Harry Rawson | Governor | Royal Sussex 501 EC, | Navy2612 EC |
| 7 | 1909-10 | Judge H.M. Hamilton | Justice | Northern Bar 1610 EC | Burwood 153 NSWC |
| 8 | 1910-13 |
Lord Chelmsford |
Governor | Amity 137 EC | Amity 137 EC |
| 9 | 1913-14 | Dr C.U. Carruthers | Medical Doctor |
Duke of York 25 IC |
Balmain 23 NSWC |
| 10 | 1914-24 | W. Thompson | Politician | Wentworth 89 NSWC | Ryde 134 NSWC |
| 11 | 1924-28 | J. Goulston | Businessman | Unity 4 NSWC | Leinster Marine 2 NSWC |
| 12 | 1928-30 | Lord Stonehaven | Governor | Grecia 1105 EC | Army & Navy 517 NSWC |
| 13 | 1930-33 |
T.A. Halloran |
Solicitor | Ionic 65 NSWC | Ionic 65 NSWC |
| 14 | 1933-35 | Major-Gen Dr. F.A. Maquire | Medical Doctor | Australia 3 NSWC | Australia 3 NSWC |
| 15 | 1935-44 | Lord Gowrie | Governor | St Andrews Military 688 SC | Army & Navy 517 NSWC |
| 16 | 1944-45 | Major-Gen Dr. F.A. Maquire | Medical Doctor | Australia 3 NSWC | Australia 3 NSWC |
| 17 | 1945-47 | F. Whiddon | Businessman | NeutralBay 267 NSWC | Reliance 267 NSWC |
| 18 | 1948-51 | Sir Frank McDowell | Businessman | Chatswood 285 NSWC | Artarmon 285 NSWC |
| 19 | 1951-52 | J.H. Hodgson II | Businessman | Prince Alfred 94 NSWC | Prince Alfred 94 NSWC |
| 20 | 1952-55 | General Sir John Northcott | Governor | The Military 15 WAC | Army & Navy 517 NSWC |
| 21 | 1955-59 | T.L. Warren | Solicitor | Northbridge 481 NSWC | Northbridge & Lewis 48 NSWC |
| 22 | 1959-62 | H.R. Maas | Businessman | Far West 482 NSWC | Bondi 424 NSWC |
| 23 | 1962-66 | E.L. Beers | Public Servant | Epping 306 NSWC | Epping 306 NSWC |
| 24 | 1966-69 |
E.A. Primrose |
Businessman | Balmain 23 NSWC | Balmain 23 NSWC |
| 25 | 1969-72 |
R.A. Hammond |
Businessman | Balmain 23 NSWC | Balmain 23 NSWC |
| 26 | 1972-76 | V.C.N. Blight | Public Servant | Lakemba 396 NSWC | Excalibur 737 NSWC |
| 27 | 1976-80 | N.W. Warren | Solicitor | Torchbearer 638 NSWC | Torchbearer 638 NSWC |
| 28 | 1980-85 | H.G. Coates | Businessman | Independent 8 NSWC | Independent 8 NSWC |
| 29 | 1985-88 | Professor R.A. Woodman | Academic | Hampton 506 NSWC | Artarmon 285 NSWC |
| 30 | 1988-92 | R.L.H. Johnson | Businessman | Blacktown Kildare 393 NSWC | Burnside 729 NSWC |
| 31 | 1992-96 | N.F. Dunn | Businessman | Sir Walter Scott 123 NSWC | Sir Walter Scott 123 NSWC |
| 32 | 1996-99 | R.C. Green | Minister of Religion | Lakemba 396 NSWC | Centenary With Honour 373 NSWC |
| 33 | 1999-2002 | G.R. Curry | Businessman | Stanmore 366 NSWC | Stanmore 366 NSWC |
| 34 | 2002-05 | A.R. Lauer | Public Servant | Nepean 29 NSWC | Nepean 29 NSWC |
| 35 | 2005-08 | R.B.Brooke | Businessman | Guilford 321 | The Hills 1025 |
| 36 | 2008-11 | G.H. Levenston | Medical Doctor | Harold Herman Unity 428 | Harold herman unity 428 |
| 37 | 2011-15 | D.J. Robson AM | Commander RAN (Retired) | Prosperity Lewis 474 | Canberra 465 |
