List of viceregal representatives of Elizabeth II
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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.
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Commonwealth realms[edit]
Governors-general[edit]
Country | Governor-general | Since | List |
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Sir Rodney Williams | 14 August 2014 | List |
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Sir Peter Cosgrove | 28 March 2014 | List |
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Dame Marguerite Pindling | 8 July 2014 | List |
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Sir Elliott Belgrave | 1 June 2012 | List |
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Sir Colville Young | 17 November 1993 | List |
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David Johnston | 1 October 2010 | List |
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Dame Cécile La Grenade | 7 May 2013 | List |
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Sir Patrick Allen | 26 February 2009 | List |
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Sir Jerry Mateparae | 31 August 2011 | List |
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Sir Michael Ogio | 25 February 2011 | List |
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Sir Tapley Seaton | 20 May 2015 | List |
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Dame Pearlette Louisy | 17 September 1997 | List |
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Sir Frederick Ballantyne | 2 September 2002 | List |
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Sir Frank Kabui | 7 July 2009 | List |
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Sir Iakoba Italeli | 16 April 2010 | List |
Counsellors of state[edit]
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[edit]
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 |
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Governor | Christina Scott | 23 July 2013 |
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Governor | George Fergusson | 23 May 2012 |
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Commissioner | Peter Hayes | 17 October 2012 |
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Commissioner | Peter Hayes | 17 October 2012 |
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Governor | John Duncan | 15 August 2014 |
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Governor | Helen Kilpatrick | 6 September 2013 |
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Governor | Colin Roberts | 29 April 2014 |
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Governor | Ed Davis | 19 January 2016 |
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Governor | Elizabeth Carriere | 5 August 2015 |
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Governor | Jonathan Sinclair | 15 August 2014 |
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Governor | Lisa Phillips | 25 April 2016 |
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Commissioner | Colin Roberts | 29 April 2014 |
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Governor | Peter Beckingham | 9 October 2013 |
British Crown Dependencies[edit]
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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Ian Corder | 14 March 2016 | List |
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Sir Richard Gozney | 27 May 2016 | List |
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Sir John McColl | 26 September 2011 | List |
States in free association with New Zealand[edit]
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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Tom Marsters | 27 July 2013 | List |
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Sir Jerry Mateparae | 31 August 2011 | List |
Sub-national representatives[edit]
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[edit]
State | Governor | Since | List |
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General David Hurley | 2 October 2014 | List |
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Paul de Jersey | 29 July 2014 | List |
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Hieu Van Le | 1 September 2014 | List |
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Kate Warner | 10 December 2014 | List |
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Linda Dessau | 1 July 2015 | List |
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Kerry Sanderson | 20 October 2014 | List |
Canada[edit]
Province | Lieutenant Governor | Since | List |
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Lois Mitchell | 12 June 2015 | List |
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Judith Guichon | 2 November 2012 | List |
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Janice Filmon | 19 June 2015 | List |
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Jocelyne Roy-Vienneau | 23 October 2014 | List |
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Frank Fagan | 19 March 2013 | List |
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John James Grant | 12 April 2012 | List |
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Elizabeth Dowdeswell | 23 September 2014 | List |
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Frank Lewis | 15 August 2011 | List |
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J. Michel Doyon | 24 September 2015 | List |
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Vaughn Solomon Schofield | 22 March 2012 | List |
References[edit]
- ^ "The official website of The British Monarchy". Queen and overseas territories. The Royal Household. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
See also[edit]
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