List of leaders of dependent territories

This is a list of leaders of dependent territories. A dependent territory is a territory that does not possess full political independence or sovereignty as a sovereign state yet remains politically outside of the controlling state's integral area.^[1] This latter condition distinguishes a dependent territory from an autonomous region or administrative division, which forms an integral part of the 'parent' state.

The majority of the world's dependent territories are legacies of nineteenth and twentieth century colonial empires.^[2] This list divides the world's inhabited dependent territories roughly into half: those which are dependencies of Commonwealth nations, formerly members of the British Empire and all of which have Queen Elizabeth II as head of state; and the remainder. Governors, managers or wardens of uninhabited dependent territories are excluded.

Leaders of dependent Commonwealth territories

State	Government	Head of state UK	Head of government
Anguilla	Parliamentary democracy	Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, represented by Governor Christina Scott	Chief Minister Victor Banks
Bermuda	Parliamentary democracy	Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, represented by Governor George Fergusson	Premier Michael Dunkley
British Virgin Islands	Parliamentary democracy	Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, represented by Governor John Duncan	Premier Orlando Smith
Cayman Islands	Parliamentary democracy	Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, represented by Governor Helen Kilpatrick	Premier Alden McLaughlin
Christmas Island	Non-self-governing dependency	Queen Elizabeth II of Australia, represented by Administrator Barry Haase
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	Non-self-governing dependency	Queen Elizabeth II of Australia, represented by Administrator Barry Haase
Cook Islands	Parliamentary democracy in free-association with New Zealand	Queen Elizabeth II of New Zealand, represented by Queen's Representative (not otherwise styled) Tom Marsters	Prime Minister Henry Puna
Falkland Islands	Parliamentary democracy	Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, represented by Governor Colin Roberts	Chief Executive Keith Padgett
Gibraltar	Parliamentary democracy	Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, represented by Governor Edward Davis	Chief Minister Fabian Picardo
Guernsey	Crown dependency	Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (as Duke of Normandy), represented by Lieutenant-Governor Sir Richard Collas (acting)	Bailiff Sir Richard Collas Chief Minister Jonathan Le Tocq
Jersey	Crown dependency	Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (as Duke of Normandy), represented by Lieutenant-Governor Sir John McColl	Bailiff Michael Birt Chief Minister Ian Gorst
Isle of Man	Crown dependency	Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (as Lord of Mann), represented by Lieutenant-Governor Adam Wood	Chief Minister Allan Bell
Montserrat	Parliamentary democracy	Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, represented by Governor Elizabeth Carriere	Premier Donaldson Romeo
Niue	Parliamentary democracy in free-association with New Zealand	Queen Elizabeth II of New Zealand, represented by High Commissioner Ross Ardern	Premier Toke Talagi
Norfolk Island	Parliamentary democracy	Queen Elizabeth II of Australia, represented by Administrator Gary Hardgrave	self-government abolished in 2015
Pitcairn Islands	Parliamentary democracy	Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, represented by Governor Jonathan Sinclair	Mayor Shawn Christian
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha	Non-self-governing dependency	Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, represented by Governor Mark Andrew Capes
Tokelau	Parliamentary democracy	Queen Elizabeth II of New Zealand, represented by Administrator Jonathan Kings	Head of Government Siopili Perez
Turks and Caicos Islands	Parliamentary democracy	Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, represented by Governor Peter Beckingham	Premier Rufus Ewing

Leaders of dependent non-Commonwealth territories

State	Government	Head of state	Head of territory	Head of government
Åland Islands	Gubernatorial democracy	President Sauli Niinistö of Finland, represented by Governor Peter Lindbäck		Premier Katrin Sjögren
American Samoa	Gubernatorial democracy	President Barack Obama of the United States	Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga
Aruba	Parliamentary democracy	King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, represented by Governor Fredis Refunjol		Prime Minister Mike Eman
Curaçao	Parliamentary democracy	King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, represented by Governor Lucille George-Wout		Prime Minister Ben Whiteman
Faroe Islands	Parliamentary democracy	Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, represented by High Commissioner Dan Michael Knudsen		Prime Minister Aksel V. Johannesen
French Polynesia	Presidential democracy	President François Hollande of France, represented by High Commissioner Lionel Beffre	President Édouard Fritch
Greenland	Parliamentary democracy	Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, represented by High Commissioner Mikaela Engell		Prime Minister Kim Kielsen
Guam	Gubernatorial democracy	President Barack Obama of the United States	Governor Eddie Calvo
New Caledonia	Parliamentary democracy	President François Hollande of France, represented by High Commissioner Vincent Bouvier	President of the Government Philippe Germain
Northern Mariana Islands	Gubernatorial democracy	President Barack Obama of the United States	Governor Ralph Torres
Puerto Rico	Democratic State in free-association with United States	President Barack Obama of the United States	Governor Alejandro García Padilla
Sint Maarten	Parliamentary democracy	King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, represented by Governor Eugene Holiday		Prime Minister William Marlin
U.S. Virgin Islands	Gubernatorial democracy	President Barack Obama of the United States	Governor Kenneth Mapp
Wallis and Futuna	Presidential democracy	President François Hollande of France, represented by Administrator-Superior Michel Aubouin	President of the Territorial Assembly Mikaele Kulimoetoke

See also

• Colonial governors by year
• List of state leaders by year
• Administrative division
• List of current vice-regal representatives of Elizabeth II

References

1. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1514
2. Armstrong, H. W., and R. Read. 2000. “Comparing the Economic Performance of Dependent Territories and Sovereign Microstates”. Economic Development and Cultural Change 48 (2). 285–306. doi:10.1086/452459.