List of viceregal representatives of Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II is sovereign of 16 countries informally known as the Commonwealth realms. She resides primarily in the oldest and most populous realm, the United Kingdom, and is represented in the other countries by the following viceregal representatives. She is also represented in each of the Canadian provinces, Australian states, British overseas territories and Crown dependencies, and the states in free association with New Zealand.
Commonwealth realms
Governors-general
Country | Governor-general | Since | List |
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Sir Rodney Williams | 14 August 2014 | List | |
Sir Peter Cosgrove | 28 March 2014 | List | |
Dame Marguerite Pindling | 8 July 2014 | List | |
Dame Sandra Mason | 8 January 2018 | List | |
Sir Colville Young | 17 November 1993 | List | |
Julie Payette | 2 October 2017 | List | |
Dame Cécile La Grenade | 7 May 2013 | List | |
Sir Patrick Allen | 26 February 2009 | List | |
Dame Patsy Reddy | 28 September 2016 | List | |
Sir Bob Dadae | 28 February 2017 | List | |
Sir Tapley Seaton | 20 May 2015 | List | |
Sir Neville Cenac | 12 January 2018 | List | |
Sir Frederick Ballantyne | 2 September 2002 | List | |
Sir Frank Kabui | 7 July 2009 | List | |
Sir Iakoba Italeli | 16 April 2010 | List |
Counsellors of state
In the United Kingdom, the sovereign appoints counsellors of state to act on the monarch's behalf when he or she is not present in the country or unable for other reasons to perform royal constitutional functions.
British overseas territories
In the fourteen British overseas territories, The Queen is represented by either an Administrator, Commissioner, or Governor.[1]
British Overseas Territory | Viceregal representative | Current holder | Since |
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Administrator | Michael Wigston | 20 January 2015 | |
Governor | Tim Foy | 21 August 2017 | |
Governor | John Rankin | 5 December 2016 | |
Commissioner | Ben Merrick | July 2017 | |
Commissioner | Ben Merrick | July 2017 | |
Governor | Augustus Jaspert | 22 August 2017 | |
Governor | Anwar Choudhury | 26 March 2018 | |
Governor | Nigel Phillips | 12 September 2017 | |
Governor | Ed Davis | 19 January 2016 | |
Governor | Andrew Pearce | 1 February 2018 | |
Governor | Laura Clarke | 23 January 2018 | |
Governor | Lisa Phillips | 25 April 2016 | |
Commissioner | Nigel Phillips | 12 September 2017 | |
Governor | John Freeman | 17 October 2016 | |
British Crown Dependencies
The three Crown Dependencies—Jersey, Guernsey, and the Isle of Man—are possessions of the Crown of the United Kingdom, not of the government of the United Kingdom, and the monarch is head of state. There, the monarch is represented by lieutenant governors.
Dependency | Lieutenant Governor | Since | List |
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Sir Ian Corder | 14 March 2016 | List | |
Sir Richard Gozney | 27 May 2016 | List | |
Sir John McColl | 26 September 2011 | List |
States in free association with New Zealand
In the Realm of New Zealand, the Cook Islands have a separate Queen's Representative. Niue is entitled to one, but, under the Niue Constitution Act, the Queen is represented by New Zealand's Governor-General.
Territory | Representative | Since | List |
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Sir Tom Marsters | 27 July 2013 | List | |
Dame Patsy Reddy | 28 September 2016 | List |
Sub-national representatives
The following list is restricted to those who represent the Crown directly. Since Administrators of Australian territories represent the Governor-General, they are not included here. Commissioners of Canadian territories do not represent the Queen, but the federal government, and are not included.
Australia
In the six Australian States, the Queen is represented there by a Governor.
State | Governor | Since | List |
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General David Hurley | 2 October 2014 | List | |
Paul de Jersey | 29 July 2014 | List | |
Hieu Van Le | 1 September 2014 | List | |
Kate Warner | 10 December 2014 | List | |
Linda Dessau | 1 July 2015 | List | |
Kim Beazley | 1 May 2018 | List |
Canada
In the ten Canadian Provinces, the Queen is represented there by a Lieutenant Governor.
Province | Lieutenant Governor | Since | List |
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Lois Mitchell | 12 June 2015 | List | |
Janet Austin | 24 April 2018 | List | |
Janice Filmon | 19 June 2015 | List | |
Jocelyne Roy-Vienneau | 23 October 2014 | List | |
Judy Foote | 3 May 2018 | List | |
Arthur LeBlanc | 28 June 2017 | List | |
Elizabeth Dowdeswell | 23 September 2014 | List | |
Antoinette Perry | 20 October 2017 | List | |
J. Michel Doyon | 24 September 2015 | List | |
W. Thomas Molloy | 21 March 2018 | List |
References
- ↑ "The official website of The British Monarchy". Queen and overseas territories. The Royal Household. Retrieved 7 April 2015.