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
Antigua and Barbuda	Sir Rodney Williams	14 August 2014	List
Australia	Sir Peter Cosgrove	28 March 2014	List
The Bahamas	Dame Marguerite Pindling	8 July 2014	List
Barbados	Sir Elliott Belgrave	1 June 2012	List
Belize	Sir Colville Young	17 November 1993	List
Canada	David Johnston	1 October 2010	List
Grenada	Dame Cécile La Grenade	7 May 2013	List
Jamaica	Sir Patrick Allen	26 February 2009	List
New Zealand	Sir Jerry Mateparae	31 August 2011	List
Papua New Guinea	Sir Michael Ogio	25 February 2011	List
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Sir Tapley Seaton	20 May 2015	List
Saint Lucia	Dame Pearlette Louisy	17 September 1997	List
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Sir Frederick Ballantyne	2 September 2002	List
Solomon Islands	Sir Frank Kabui	7 July 2009	List
Tuvalu	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

British Overseas Territory	Viceregal representative	Current holder
Akrotiri and Dhekelia	Administrator	Major-General Richard Cripwell
Anguilla	Governor	Christina Scott
Bermuda	Governor	George Fergusson
British Antarctic Territory	Commissioner	Peter Hayes
British Indian Ocean Territory	Commissioner	Peter Hayes
British Virgin Islands	Governor	John Duncan
Cayman Islands	Governor	Helen Kilpatrick
Falkland Islands	Governor	Colin Roberts
Gibraltar	Governor	Ed Davis
Montserrat	Governor	Elizabeth Carriere
Pitcairn Islands	Governor	Jonathan Sinclair
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha	Governor	Lisa Phillips
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	Commissioner	Colin Roberts
Turks and Caicos Islands	Governor	Peter Beckingham

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
Guernsey	Ian Corder	14 March 2016	List
Isle of Man	Adam Wood	7 April 2011	List
Jersey	Sir John McColl	1 April 2006	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
Cook Islands	Tom Marsters	9 February 2001	List
Niue	Sir Jerry Mateparae	31 August 2011	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

State	Governor	Since	List
New South Wales	General David Hurley	2 October 2014	List
Queensland	Paul de Jersey	29 July 2014	List
South Australia	Hieu Van Le	1 September 2014	List
Tasmania	Kate Warner	10 December 2014	List
Victoria	Linda Dessau	1 July 2015	List
Western Australia	Kerry Sanderson	20 October 2014	List

Canada

Province	Lieutenant Governor	Since	List
Alberta	Lois Mitchell	12 June 2015	List
British Columbia	Judith Guichon	2 November 2012	List
Manitoba	Janice Filmon	19 June 2015	List
New Brunswick	Jocelyne Roy-Vienneau	23 October 2014	List
Newfoundland and Labrador	Frank Fagan	19 March 2013	List
Nova Scotia	John James Grant	12 April 2012	List
Ontario	Elizabeth Dowdeswell	23 September 2014	List
Prince Edward Island	Frank Lewis	15 August 2011	List
Quebec	J. Michel Doyon	24 September 2015	List
Saskatchewan	Vaughn Solomon Schofield	22 March 2012	List

References

↑ "The official website of The British Monarchy". Queen and overseas territories. The Royal Household. Retrieved 7 April 2015.

Governors, Civil Commissioners and Administrators of British dependencies

Overseas territories	Governor of Anguilla Governor of Bermuda Commissioner for the British Antarctic Territory Commissioner for the British Indian Ocean Territory Governor of the Virgin Islands Governor of the Cayman Islands Governor of the Falkland Islands Governor of Gibraltar Governor of Montserrat Governor of Pitcairn Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Governor of St Helena Governor of Ascension Administrator of Ascension Governor of Tristan da Cunha Administrator of Tristan da Cunha Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Crown dependencies	Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man Lieutenant Governor of Jersey

Former	Governor of Aden Governor of Alderney Governor-General of Australia Government Resident of Central Australia Governor of New South Wales Government Resident of North Australia Governor of Queensland Governor of South Australia Governor of Tasmania Governor of Victoria Governor of Western Australia Governor of Barbados Lieutenant Governor of Grenada Governor of Burma Governor General of Canada Governor General of the Province of Canada Governor of Ceylon Governor of Cyprus High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States Senior British representatives in the constituent protected states Senior British representatives in the neighbouring Malayan protected states General Adviser to the Government of Johore Adviser to the Sultan of Kedah Adviser to the Government of Kelantan Adviser to the Government of Perlis Adviser, Trengganu Governor of Fiji Governor of Grenada Governor of Hong Kong Viceroy and Governor-General of India Heads of the provinces of British India Governor of Aden Governor of Bengal Governor of Bombay Governor of Madras Governor of Sind Senior British representatives in neighbouring protected states Resident of Gwalior High Commissioner for Iraq Governor of Jamaica Governor of the Colony and Protectorate of Kenya Governor of the Leeward Islands Lieutenant Governor of Lower Canada High Commissioner for Malaya Governor of the Malayan Union Governor of Malta Governor of Newfoundland Governor of New South Wales Governor of New Zealand Governor-General of New Zealand Governor of Northern Rhodesia Governor of Nyasaland High Commissioner for Palestine Lieutenant Governor of Quebec Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Governor of Northern Rhodesia Governor of Nyasaland Governor of Southern Rhodesia Governor of Queensland Governor of Saint Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla Governor of Singapore Governor of the Solomon Islands Governor-General of the Union of South Africa High Commissioner for Southern Africa Governor of South Australia Governor of Southern Rhodesia Governor of the Straits Settlements Lieutenant Governor of the Swan River Colony Governor of Tasmania High Commissioner for Trans-Jordan Governor of Uganda Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada Governor of Victoria Governor-General of the West Indies Federation Governor of Western Australia High Commissioner for the Western Pacific Governor-in-Chief of the Windward Islands

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