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
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 |
Sir Ian Corder | List | ||
Sir Stephen Dalton | List | ||
Sir Richard Gozney | List |
British Overseas Territories
In the fourteen British Overseas Territories, The Queen is represented by either an Administrator, a Commissioner, or a Governor.British Overseas Territory | Viceregal representative | Current holder | Since |
Administrator | Michael Wigston | ||
Governor | Tim Foy | ||
Governor | John Rankin | ||
Commissioner | Ben Merrick | ||
Commissioner | Ben Merrick | ||
Governor | Augustus Jaspert | ||
Governor | Martyn Roper | ||
Governor | Nigel Phillips | ||
Governor | Ed Davis | ||
Governor | Andrew Pearce | ||
Governor | Laura Clarke | ||
Governor | Philip Rushbrook | ||
Commissioner | Nigel Phillips | ||
Governor | Nigel Dakin |
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 |
Sir Tom Marsters | 27 July 2013 | List | |
Dame Patsy Reddy | 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 |
Margaret Beazley | List | ||
Paul de Jersey | List | ||
Hieu Van Le | List | ||
Kate Warner | List | ||
Linda Dessau | List | ||
Kim Beazley | List |
Canada
In the ten Canadian provinces, the Queen is represented there by a lieutenant governor.Province | Lieutenant governor | Since | List |
Lois Mitchell | List | ||
Janet Austin | List | ||
Janice Filmon | List | ||
Brenda Murphy | List | ||
Judy Foote | List | ||
Arthur LeBlanc | List | ||
Elizabeth Dowdeswell | List | ||
Antoinette Perry | List | ||
J. Michel Doyon | List | ||
Russell Mirasty | List |