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	Dame Patsy Reddy	28 September 2016	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	Since
Akrotiri and Dhekelia	Administrator	Michael Wigston	20 January 2015
Anguilla	Governor	Christina Scott	23 July 2013
Bermuda	Governor	Ginny Ferson (acting)	2 August 2016
British Antarctic Territory	Commissioner	Peter Hayes	17 October 2012
British Indian Ocean Territory	Commissioner	Peter Hayes	17 October 2012
British Virgin Islands	Governor	John Duncan	15 August 2014
Cayman Islands	Governor	Helen Kilpatrick	6 September 2013
Falkland Islands	Governor	Colin Roberts	29 April 2014
Gibraltar	Governor	Ed Davis	19 January 2016
Montserrat	Governor	Elizabeth Carriere	5 August 2015
Pitcairn Islands	Governor	Jonathan Sinclair	15 August 2014
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha	Governor	Lisa Phillips	25 April 2016
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	Commissioner	Colin Roberts	29 April 2014
Turks and Caicos Islands	Governor	Peter Beckingham	9 October 2013

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	Sir Ian Corder	14 March 2016	List
Isle of Man	Sir Richard Gozney	27 May 2016	List
Jersey	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
Cook Islands	Tom Marsters	27 July 2013	List
Niue	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

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 the Pitcairn Islands Administrator of the Pitcairn Islands 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 (Africa)	Governor of British Mauritius Governor of British Cameroons Governor of Cape Colony Governor of the Gambia Governor of Gold Coast Lieutenant Governor of Griqualand West Governor of Kenya Governor of Lagos Colony Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Governor of Northern Rhodesia Governor of Nyasaland Governor of Southern Rhodesia Governor of Natal Governor of Nigeria Governor of Senegal Governor of the Seychelles Governor of Sierra Leone Governor-General of the Union of South Africa High Commissioner for Southern Africa Governor of British Somaliland Governors of Tanganyika Governor of Uganda

Former (Americas)	Governor of Barbados Lieutenant Governor of Grenada Lieutenant-Governor of Berbice Governor of British Guiana Governor of British Honduras Governor of Cuba Governor of Dominica Lieutenant-Governor of Demerara-Essequibo Governor of Grenada Governor of Jamaica Governor of the Leeward Islands Governor of St. Lucia Governor of St. Vincent Governor of Trinidad and Tobago Lieutenant governors of Tobago Governor of Trinidad Governor of Newfoundland Governor General of Canada Governor of British Columbia Governor of New Brunswick Governor of Nova Scotia Governor of Prince Edward Island Lieutenant Governor of Quebec Governor of Saint Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla Governor-in-Chief of the Windward Islands Governor-General of the West Indies Federation Colonial Governors of Connecticut Colonial governors of Delaware Colonial Governors of Florida Colonial Governors of Georgia Colonial Governors of Maryland Colonial Governors of Massachusetts Colonial Governors of New Hampshire Colonial Governors of New Jersey Colonial Governor of New York Colonial Governors of North Carolina Colonial Governors of Pennsylvania Colonial Governors of Rhode Island Colonial Governors of South Carolina Colonial Governors of Virginia

Former (Asia)	Governor of Aden Governor of Burma Governor of Ceylon 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 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 Labuan High Commissioner for Malaya Governor of the Malayan Union Governor of North Borneo High Commissioners for Palestine and Transjordan Governor of Penang Governor of Singapore

Former (Australasia)	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 Lieutenant Governor of the Swan River Colony Governor-General of New Zealand Governor-General of Papua New Guinea

Former (Europe)	Governor of Cyprus Lieutenant Governor of Heligoland High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands Governor of the Isle of Wight Governor of Malta Governor of Minorca Governor of Northern Ireland

Former (Oceania)	Governor of Fiji Governor of the Solomon Islands High Commissioner for the Western Pacific

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