List of viceregal representatives of Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II is sovereign of 15 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.

Queen Elizabeth II

Commonwealth realms

Governors-general
Country Governor-general Since List
 Antigua and Barbuda Sir Rodney Williams 14 August 2014 List
 Australia David Hurley 1 July 2019 List
 The Bahamas Sir Cornelius A. Smith 28 June 2019 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 Sir Tapley Seaton 20 May 2015 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 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
 Bailiwick of Guernsey Richard Cripwell 15 February 2022 List
 Bailiwick of Jersey Sir Stephen Dalton 13 March 2017 List
 Isle of Man Sir John Lorimer 29 September 2021 List

British Overseas Territories
See also: Lord-lieutenant

In the fourteen British Overseas Territories, The Queen is represented by either an Administrator, a Commissioner, or a Governor.[1]

British Overseas Territory Viceregal representative Current holder Since
 Akrotiri and Dhekelia Administrator Robert Thomson September 2019
 Anguilla Governor Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam 18 January 2021
 Bermuda Governor Rena Lalgie 14 December 2020
 British Antarctic Territory Commissioner Paul Candler July 2021
 British Indian Ocean Territory Commissioner Paul Candler July 2021
 British Virgin Islands Governor John Rankin 29 January 2021
 Cayman Islands Governor Martyn Roper 29 October 2018
 Falkland Islands Governor Nigel Phillips 12 September 2017
 Gibraltar Governor Sir David Steel 11 June 2020
 Montserrat Governor Sarah Tucker 6 April 2022
 Pitcairn Islands Governor Laura Clarke 23 January 2018
 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Governor Philip Rushbrook 11 May 2019
 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Commissioner Nigel Phillips 12 September 2017
 Turks and Caicos Islands Governor Nigel Dakin 15 July 2019

    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 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 Queen, but the federal government, and are not included.

    Australia

    In the six Australian states, the Queen is represented there by a governor.

    State Governor Since List
     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 Linda Dessau 1 July 2015 List
     Western Australia Kim Beazley 1 May 2018 List

    Canada

    In the ten Canadian provinces, the Queen is represented there by a lieutenant governor.

    Province Lieutenant governor Since List
     Alberta Salma Lakhani 26 August 2020 List
     British Columbia Janet Austin 24 April 2018 List
     Manitoba Janice Filmon 19 June 2015 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
    1. "The official website of The British Monarchy". Queen and overseas territories. The Royal Household. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
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