List of current dependent territory leaders

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This is a list of current heads of government of dependencies, i.e. territories that do not possess full political independence or sovereignty as a State. They are listed by the alphabetical order of the dependent territory.


Dependency Status Name Since
Flag of Åland Islands Åland Islands Governor Peter Lindbäck 1 Apr 1999
Lantråd Viveka Eriksson 26 Nov 2007
Flag of American Samoa American Samoa Governor Togiola Tulafono [1] 26 Mar 2003
Flag of Anguilla Anguilla Governor Andrew George 10 Jul 2006
Chief minister Osbourne Fleming 6 Mar 2000
Flag of Aruba Aruba Governor Fredis Refunjol 11 May 2004
Prime minister Nelson Oduber [2] 30 Oct 2001
Flag of Australia Ashmore and Cartier Islands Administrator [3] Robert McClelland 3 Dec 2007
Flag of the United States Baker Island Administrator [4] H. Dale Hall 12 Oct 2005
Flag of Bermuda Bermuda Governor Sir Richard Gozney 12 Dec 2007
Premier Ewart Brown 30 Oct 2006
Flag of British Indian Ocean Territory British Indian Ocean Territory] Commissioner Leigh Turner Jul 2006
Administrator Tony Humphries Feb 2005
Flag of the United Kingdom British Sovereign Base Areas [5] Administrator Richard Lacey 26 Apr 2006
Flag of the British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands Governor David Pearey Jul 2006
Premier Ralph O'Neal [6] 23 Aug 2007
Flag of Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Governor Stuart Jack 23 Nov 2005
Leader of government business Kurt Tibbetts [7] 23 Aug 2007
Flag of Christmas Island Christmas Island Administrator Neil Lucas 30 Jan 2006
Flag of France Clipperton Island Administrator [8] Michèle Alliot-Marie 18 May 2007
Flag of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cocos (Keeling) Islands Administrator Neil Lucas 30 Jan 2006
Flag of the Cook Islands Cook Islands High commissioner John Bryan 2005
Queen's Representative Sir Fred Goodwin 9 Feb 2001
Prime minister Jim Marurai 14 Dec 2004
Flag of Australia Coral Sea Islands Administrator [3] Robert McClelland 3 Dec 2007
Flag of the Faroe Islands Faroe Islands High commissioner Dan M. Knudsen 1 Jan 2008
Prime minister Jóannes Eidesgaard 3 Feb 2004
Flag of the Falkland Islands Falkland Islands Governor Alan Huckle 28 Aug 2006
Flag of French Polynesia French Polynesia High commissioner Anne Boquet 10 Sep 2005
President Gaston Flosse 23 Feb 2008
Flag of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands French Southern and Antarctic Lands Administrator-superior Éric Pilloton 10 Apr 2007
Flag of Gibraltar Gibraltar Governor Sir Robert Fulton 27 Sep 2006
Chief minister Peter Caruana 17 May 1996
Flag of Greenland Greenland High commissioner Søren Hald Møller 1 Apr 2005
Prime minister Hans Enoksen 14 Dec 2002
Flag of Guam Guam Governor Felix Camacho 6 Jan 2003
Flag of Guernsey Guernsey Lieutenant governor Sir Fabian Malbon 18 Oct 2005
Bailiff Geoffrey Rowland 16 Jun 2005
Chief minister Lyndon Trott 1 May 2008
Flag of Australia Heard Island and McDonald Islands Administrator [9] Tony Press 23 Nov 1998
Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong Chief executive Donald Tsang [10] 24 Jun 2005
Flag of the United States Howland Island Administrator [4] H. Dale Hall 12 Oct 2005
Flag of the Isle of Man Isle of Man Lieutenant governor Sir Paul Haddacks 17 Oct 2005
Chief minister Tony Brown 14 Dec 2006
Flag of Norway Jan Mayen Administrator [11] Åshild Hauan 1 Jan 1995
Flag of the United States Jarvis Island Administrator [4] H. Dale Hall 12 Oct 2005
Flag of Jersey Jersey Lieutenant governor Andrew Ridgway 14 Jun 2006
Bailiff Sir Philip Bailhache Feb 1995
Chief minister Frank Walker 5 Dec 2005
Flag of the United States Johnston Atoll Administrator [4] H. Dale Hall 12 Oct 2005
Flag of the United States Kingman Reef Administrator [4] H. Dale Hall 12 Oct 2005
Flag of Macau Macau Chief executive Edmund Ho 20 Dec 1999
Flag of Mayotte Mayotte Prefect Vincent Bouvier 1 Feb 2007
President of the General Council Said Omar Oili 2 Apr 2004
Flag of the United States Midway Atoll Administrator [4] H. Dale Hall 12 Oct 2005
Flag of Montserrat Montserrat Governor Peter Waterworth 27 Jul 2007
Chief minister Lowell Lewis 2 Jun 2006
Flag of the United States Navassa Island Administrator [4] H. Dale Hall 12 Oct 2005
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles Governor Frits Goedgedrag 1 Jul 2002
Chief minister Emily de Jongh-Elhage 26 Mar 2006
Flag of New Caledonia New Caledonia High commissioner Yves Dassonville 9 Nov 2007
President of the Government Harold Martin 7 Aug 2007
Flag of Niue Niue High commissioner Anton Ojala Feb 2006
Premier Young Vivian [12] 1 May 2002
Flag of Norfolk Island Norfolk Island Administrator Owen Walsh (acting) 8 Aug 2007
Chief minister Andre Neville Nobbs 28 Mar 2007
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands Governor Benigno R. Fitial [13] 9 Jan 2006
Flag of the United States Palmyra Atoll Administrator [4] H. Dale Hall 12 Oct 2005
Flag of the Pitcairn Islands Pitcairn Islands Governor [14] George Fergusson 2 May 2006
Mayor Mike Warren 1 Jan 2008
Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Governor Aníbal Acevedo Vilá 2 Jan 2005
Flag of Saint Barthélemy Saint Barthélemy Prefect [15] Dominique Lacroix 21 Mar 2007
President of the Territorial Council Bruno Magras [16] 15 Jul 2007
Flag of Saint Helena Saint Helena Governor Andrew Gurr 11 Nov 2007
Flag of Saint Martin (France) Saint Martin Prefect [17] Dominique Lacroix 21 Mar 2007
President of the Territorial Council Louis Constant Fleming 15 Jul 2007
Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and Miquelon Prefect Yves Fauqueur 28 Aug 2006
President of the Territorial Council Stéphane Artano 31 Mar 2006
Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Commissioner [18] Alan Huckle 28 Aug 2006
Flag of Norway Svalbard Governor Per Sefland 1 Oct 2005
Flag of New Zealand Tokelau Administrator David Payton 17 Oct 2006
Head of government Pio Tuia [19] 23 Feb 2008
Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands Governor Richard Tauwhare 11 Jul 2005
Premier Michael Misick [20] 15 Aug 2003
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands Virgin Islands (U.S.) Governor John deJongh 1 Jan 2007
Flag of the United States Wake Island Administrator [21] Nikolao I. Pula [22] Jan 2008
Flag of Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna Administrator-superior Richard Didier 14 Aug 2006

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Acting to 7 Apr 2003.
  2. ^ Previously prime minister from 9 Feb 1989 to 29 Jul 1994
  3. ^ a b Attorney-General of Australia
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
  5. ^ Akrotiri and Dhekelia.
  6. ^ Previously chief minister from 15 May 1995 to 17 Jun 2003.
  7. ^ Previously from 21 Nov 2000 to 8 Nov 2001.
  8. ^ Since 21 Feb 2007, directly administered by the French minister of Overseas France.
  9. ^ Director of the Australian Antarctic Division.
  10. ^ Previously acting chief executive from 12 Mar to 1 Jun 2005.
  11. ^ Since 1 Jan 1995, Jan Mayen is administered by the governor of Nordland county.
  12. ^ Previously from 12 Dec 1992 to 9 Mar 1993.
  13. ^ From 4 Oct to 23 Dec 2006, Timothy P. Villagomez is acting for Fitial.
  14. ^ The British high commissioner to New Zealand.
  15. ^ Delegated to the prefect of Guadeloupe, who from 9 Jul 2007 is also state representative in Saint-Barthélemy.
  16. ^ Mayor from Jun 1995 to 15 Jul 2007.
  17. ^ Delegated to the prefect of Guadeloupe, who from 9 Jul 2007 is also state representative in Saint-Martin.
  18. ^ Since 3 Oct 1985, the governor of the Falkland Islands.
  19. ^ Previously from Feb 1996 to Feb 1997, from Feb 1999 to Feb 2000, from Feb 2002 to Feb 2003, and from Feb 2005 to Feb 2006
  20. ^ Chief minister to 9 Aug 2006.
  21. ^ Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Insular Affairs.
  22. ^ Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary

[edit] See also

[edit] Main source

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