List of current viceregal representatives of the Crown
As sovereign, King Charles III is the living embodiment of The Crown in 15 countries known as the Commonwealth realms. The King resides primarily in the oldest and most populous realm, the United Kingdom, and is represented in the other countries by the following viceregal representatives. The monarch 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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Antigua and Barbuda | Sir Rodney Williams | 14 August 2014 | List |
Australia | David Hurley | 1 July 2019 | List |
The Bahamas | Cynthia A. Pratt | 1 September 2023 | List |
Belize | Dame Froyla Tzalam | 27 May 2021 | List |
Canada | Mary Simon | 26 July 2021 | List |
Grenada | Dame Cécile La Grenade | 7 May 2013 | List |
Jamaica | Sir Patrick Allen | 26 February 2009 | List |
New Zealand | Dame Cindy Kiro | 21 October 2021 | List |
Papua New Guinea | Sir Bob Dadae | 28 February 2017 | List |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Dame Marcella Liburd | 1 February 2023 | List |
Saint Lucia | Errol Charles (acting) | 11 November 2021 | List |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Dame Susan Dougan | 1 August 2019 | List |
Solomon Islands | Sir David Vunagi | 7 July 2019 | List |
Tuvalu | Sir Tofiga Vaevalu Falani | 29 September 2021 | 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.
Crown dependencies
The three Crown dependencies—Guernsey, the Isle of Man, and Jersey—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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Bailiwick of Guernsey | Richard Cripwell | 15 February 2022 | List |
Bailiwick of Jersey | Jerry Kyd | 8 October 2022 | List |
Isle of Man | Sir John Lorimer | 29 September 2021 | List |
British Overseas Territories
In the fourteen British Overseas Territories, the King is represented by either an Administrator, a Commissioner, or a Governor.[1]
British Overseas Territory | Viceregal representative | Current holder | Since |
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Akrotiri and Dhekelia | Administrator | Peter J. M. Squires | 1 September 2022 |
Anguilla | Governor | Julia Crouch | 11 September 2023 |
Bermuda | Governor | Rena Lalgie | 14 December 2020 |
British Antarctic Territory | Commissioner | Paul Candler | 1 July 2021 |
British Indian Ocean Territory | Commissioner | Paul Candler | 1 July 2021 |
British Virgin Islands | Governor | John Rankin | 29 January 2021 |
Cayman Islands | Governor | Jane Owen | 21 April 2023 |
Falkland Islands | Governor | Alison Blake | 23 July 2022 |
Gibraltar | Governor | Sir David Steel | 11 June 2020 |
Montserrat | Governor | Sarah Tucker | 6 April 2022 |
Pitcairn Islands | Governor | Iona Thomas | 8 August 2022 |
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | Governor | Nigel Phillips | 13 August 2022 |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Commissioner | Alison Blake | 23 July 2022 |
Turks and Caicos Islands | Governor | Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam | 29 June 2023 |
States in free association with New Zealand
In the Realm of New Zealand, the Cook Islands has a separate King's Representative. Niue is entitled to one, but, under the Niue Constitution Act, the monarch is represented by New Zealand's Governor-General.
Territory | Representative | Since | List |
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Cook Islands | Sir Tom Marsters | 27 July 2013 | List |
Niue | Dame Cindy Kiro | 21 October 2021 | 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 monarch, but the federal government, and are not included.
Australia
In the six Australian states, the King is represented by a governor.
State | Governor | Since | List |
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New South Wales | Margaret Beazley | 2 May 2019 | List |
Queensland | Jeannette Young | 1 November 2021 | List |
South Australia | Frances Adamson | 7 October 2021 | List |
Tasmania | Barbara Baker | 16 June 2021 | List |
Victoria | Margaret Gardner | 9 August 2023 | List |
Western Australia | Chris Dawson | 15 July 2022 | List |
Canada
In the ten Canadian provinces, the King is represented by a lieutenant governor.
Province | Lieutenant governor | Since | List |
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Alberta | Salma Lakhani | 26 August 2020 | List |
British Columbia | Janet Austin | 24 April 2018 | List |
Manitoba | Anita Neville | 24 October 2022 | List |
New Brunswick | Brenda Murphy | 8 September 2019 | List |
Newfoundland and Labrador | Judy Foote | 3 May 2018 | List |
Nova Scotia | Arthur LeBlanc | 28 June 2017 | List |
Ontario | Elizabeth Dowdeswell | 23 September 2014 | List |
Prince Edward Island | Antoinette Perry | 20 October 2017 | List |
Quebec | J. Michel Doyon | 24 September 2015 | List |
Saskatchewan | Russell Mirasty | 18 July 2019 | List |
See also
References
- "The official website of The British Monarchy". Queen and overseas territories. The Royal Household. Retrieved 7 April 2015.