List of current dependent territory leaders

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.

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Current dependent territory leaders

Dependency Status Name Since
 Gibraltar Chief Minister Peter Caruana 17 May 1996
 Åland Islands Governor Peter Lindbäck 1 April 1999
 Cook Islands Queen's Representative Sir Fred Goodwin 9 February 2001
 American Samoa Governor Togiola Tulafono [1] 26 March 2003
 Aruba Governor Fredis Refunjol 11 May 2004
 Guernsey Bailiff Geoffrey Rowland 16 June 2005
 Hong Kong Chief Executive Sir Donald Tsang 25 June 2005
 Northern Mariana Islands Governor Benigno R. Fitial [2] 9 January 2006
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon President of the Territorial Council Stéphane Artano 31 March 2006
 Isle of Man Chief Minister Tony Brown 14 December 2006
 Virgin Islands (U.S.) Governor John de Jongh 1 January 2007
 Saint Barthélemy Prefect [3] Jacques Simonnet 21 March 2007
 Saint Barthélemy President of the Territorial Council Bruno Magras [4] 15 July 2007
 British Virgin Islands Premier Ralph O'Neal [5] 23 August 2007
Jan Mayen Administrator [6] Hill-Marta Solberg 21 September 2007
 New Caledonia High Commissioner Yves Dassonville 9 November 2007
 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Governor Andrew Gurr 11 November 2007
 Åland Islands Chief Minister Viveka Eriksson 26 November 2007
 British Indian Ocean Territory Administrator Joanne Yeadon December 2007
Ashmore and Cartier Islands Administrator [7] Robert McClelland 3 December 2007
Coral Sea Islands Administrator[7] Robert McClelland 3 December 2007
 Wallis and Futuna President of the Territorial Assembly Victor Brial 11 December 2007
 Bermuda Governor Sir Richard Gozney 12 December 2007
 Faroe Islands High Commissioner Dan M. Knudsen 1 January 2008
 Pitcairn Islands Mayor Mike Warren 1 January 2008
Wake Island Administrator[8] Nikolao I. Pula [9] January 2008
 British Indian Ocean Territory Commissioner Colin Roberts 2008
 Falkland Islands Chief Executive Tim Thorogood January 2008
 Guernsey Chief Minister Lyndon Trott 1 May 2008
 Niue Premier Toke Talagi June 2008
 French Polynesia High Commissioner Adolphe Colrat 7 July 2008
 Faroe Islands Prime Minister Kaj Leo Johannesen 26 September 2008
British Sovereign Base Areas [10] Administrator Jamie Gordon October 2008
 Norfolk Island Administrator Owen Walsh 2 October 2008
 French Southern and Antarctic Lands Administrator-Superior Rollon Mouchel-Blaisot 16 October 2008
 Jersey Chief Minister Terry Le Sueur 12 December 2008
Tokelau Administrator John Allen (acting) 2009
 Saint Martin Prefect [11] Jacques Simonnet 2009
 Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño 2 January 2009
Heard Island and McDonald Islands Administrator[12] Lyn Maddock February 2009
 Anguilla Governor William Alistair Harrison 21 April 2009
 Saint Martin President of the Territorial Council Frantz Gumbs 5 May 2009
 New Caledonia President of the Government Philippe Gomès 22 May 2009
 Cayman Islands Premier McKeeva Bush 27 May 2009
Wake Island Governor[13] Charles A. Blanchard June 2009
 Greenland Prime Minister Kuupik Kleist 12 June 2009
Clipperton Island Administrator [14] Brice Hortefeux 23 June 2009
 Jersey Bailiff Michael Birt July 2009
 Turks and Caicos Islands Premier vacant[15] 14 August 2009
 Montserrat Chief Minister Reuben Meade 10 September 2009
 Cocos (Keeling) Islands Administrator Brian Lacy 5 October 2009
 Christmas Island Administrator Brian Lacy 5 October 2009
 Gibraltar Governor Sir Adrian Johns 26 October 2009
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon Prefect Jean-Régis Borius 29 October 2009
 Aruba Prime Minister Mike Eman 30 October 2009
 French Polynesia President Gaston Tong Sang 25 November 2009
 Macau Chief Executive Fernando Chui 20 December 2009
 Cayman Islands Governor Duncan Taylor 15 January 2010
Baker Island Administrator [16] Rowan Gould (acting) [17] February 2010
Johnston Atoll Administrator [16] Rowan Gould (acting) [17] February 2010
Palmyra Atoll Administrator [16] Rowan Gould (acting) [17] February 2010
Midway Atoll Administrator [16] Rowan Gould (acting) [17] February 2010
Howland Island Administrator[16] Rowan Gould (acting) [17] February 2010
Kingman Reef Administrator [16] Rowan Gould (acting) [17] February 2010
Tokelau Head of Government Kuresa Nasau[18] February 2010
Jarvis Island Administrator [16] Rowan Gould (acting) [17] February 2010
Navassa Island Administrator [16] Rowan Gould (acting) [17] February 2010
 Anguilla Chief Minister Hubert Hughes[19] 16 February 2010
 Cook Islands High commissioner Linda Te Puni March 2010
 Norfolk Island Chief Minister David Ernest Buffett[20] 24 March 2010
 Pitcairn Islands Governor [21] Victoria Treadell 3 June 2010
 Wallis and Futuna Administrator-Superior Michel Jeanjean 10 June 2010
 British Virgin Islands Governor William Boyd McCleary 20 August 2010
 Niue High Commissioner John Bryan[22] September 2010
 Curaçao Governor Frits Goedgedrag 10 October 2010
 Curaçao Prime Minister Gerrit Schotte 10 October 2010
 Sint Maarten Governor Eugene Holiday 10 October 2010
 Sint Maarten Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams 10 October 2010
 Falkland Islands Governor Nigel Haywood 16 October 2010
 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Commissioner [23] Nigel Haywood 16 October 2010
 Bermuda Premier Paula Cox 29 October 2010
 Cook Islands Prime Minister Henry Puna 30 November 2010
 Guam Governor Eddie Calvo 3 January 2011
 Greenland High Commissioner Mikaela Engell 1 February 2011
 Guernsey Lieutenant Governor Peter Walker April 2011
 Isle of Man Lieutenant Governor Adam Wood 7 April 2011
 Montserrat Governor Adrian Davis 8 April 2011
 Turks and Caicos Islands Governor Ric Todd 12 September 2011
 Jersey Lieutenant Governor John McColl 26 September 2011

Current autonomous, insular, etc., regions leaders

Region, territory Status Name Since
Fujairah Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi 18 September 1974
Madeira President of the Government Alberto João Jardim 17 March 1978
Ajman Emir Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi 6 September 1981
Sharjah Emir Sheikh Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qasimi[24] 23 June 1987
Martinique President of the General Council Claude Lise April 1992
Azores President of the Government Carlos César 9 November 1996
Yogyakarta Governor Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X 3 October 1998
Guadeloupe President of the General Council Jacques Gillot 23 March 2001
Guadeloupe President of the Regional Council Victorin Lurel 2 April 2004
Abu Dhabi Emir Sheikh Khalifa ibn Zaid Al Nahayan 2 November 2004
Dubai Emir Sheikh Muhammad ibn Rashid Al Maktum 4 January 2006
Azores Representative of the (Portuguese) Republic José António Mesquita 30 March 2006
Madeira Representative of the (Portuguese) Republic Monteiro Diniz[25] 30 March 2006
Papua Governor Barnabas Suebu 25 July 2006
Aceh Governor Irwandi Yusuf 8 February 2007
Scotland First Minister Alex Salmond 16 May 2007
Northern Ireland Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Owen Paterson 28 June 2007
Martinique Prefect Ange Mancini 2 August 2007
Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson 5 June 2008
Carriacou and Petite Martinique Grenadian Ministry of Carriacou
and Petite Martinique Affairs		 George Prime 9 July 2008
Scotland Secretary of State for Scotland Danny Alexander 3 October 2008
Umm al-Qaiwain Emir Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'alla 2 January 2009
Wales Secretary of State for Wales Peter Hain[26] 5 June 2009
 Mayotte Prefect Hubert Derache 17 August 2009
Svalbard Governor Odd Olsen Ingerø[27] 15 September 2009
Guadeloupe Prefect Jean-Luc Fabre 23 November 2009
Wales First Minister Carwyn Jones 10 December 2009
Corsica President of the Corsican Assembly Dominique Bucchini 25 March 2010
Corsica President of the Executive Council Paul Giacobbi 25 March 2010
Martinique President of the Regional Council Serge Letchimy 26 March 2010
Ras al-Khaimah Emir Sheikh Saud bin Saqr al Qasimi[28] 27 October 2010
Zanzibar President Ali Mohamed Shein 3 November 2010
 Mayotte President of the General Council Daniel Zaïdani 3 April 2011

Notes

  1. ^ Acting to 7 April 2003.
  2. ^ From 4 October to 23 December 2006, Timothy P. Villagomez is acting for Fitial.
  3. ^ Delegated to the prefect of Guadeloupe, who from 9 July 2007 is also state representative in Saint-Barthélemy.
  4. ^ Mayor from June 1995 to 15 July 2007.
  5. ^ Previously chief minister from 15 May 1995 to 17 June 2003.
  6. ^ Since 1 January 1995, Jan Mayen is administered by the governor of Nordland county.
  7. ^ a b Attorney-General of Australia
  8. ^ Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Insular Affairs.
  9. ^ Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary
  10. ^ Akrotiri and Dhekelia.
  11. ^ Delegated to the prefect of Guadeloupe, who from 9 July 2007 is also state representative in Saint-Martin.
  12. ^ Director of the Australian Antarctic Division.
  13. ^ Also General Counsel of the US Air Force.
  14. ^ Since 21 February 2007, directly administered by the French minister of Overseas France.
  15. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8202339.stm
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h Previously acting from January-September 2009.
  18. ^ Previously from 1992-93, 1995-96, 1998-99, 2001-02, 2007-08.
  19. ^ Previously from 18 March 1994 - 6 March 2000.
  20. ^ Previously chief minister from 1979-86 and 2006-07 and president of the Legislative Assembly from 1989-92.
  21. ^ The British high commissioner to New Zealand.
  22. ^ Previously high commissionner May 2000 - Feb 2003.
  23. ^ Since 3 October 1985, the governor of the Falkland Islands.
  24. ^ Previously from 1972 - 17 June 1987.
  25. ^ Previously Minister of the Republic from 7 October 1997 - 30 March 2006.
  26. ^ Previously from 24 October 2002 - 24 January 2008.
  27. ^ Previously from 2001 - February 2005.
  28. ^ De facto regent 14 Jun 2003 - 27 Oct 2010.

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