List of state leaders in 1996
1995 state leaders – Events of 1996 – 1997 state leaders – State leaders by year
Africa
Asia
Europe
North America
Oceania
- American Samoa (unorganized, unincorporated territory of the United States)
- Australia -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952–present)
- Governor-General -
- Bill Hayden, Governor-General of Australia (1989–1996)
- Sir William Deane, Governor-General of Australia (1996–2001)
- Prime Minister -
- Paul Keating, Prime Minister of Australia (1991–1996)
- John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia (1996–2007)
- Christmas Island (external territory of Australia)
- Administrator -
- Danny Ambrose Gillespie, Administrator of Christmas Island (1994-1996)
- Merrilyn Ann Chilvers, Acting Administrator of Christmas Island (1996-1997)
- Shire President - Jeffery Tan, Acting Shire president of Christmas Island (1995–1997)
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands (external territory of Australia)
- Administrator -
- Martin Mowbray, Administrator of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (1995-1996)
- Jarl Andersson, Acting Administrator of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (1996-1997)
- Shire President - Radal bin Feyrel, Shire president of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (1995-1999)
- Norfolk Island (self-governing territory of Australia)
- Fiji -
- French Polynesia (French overseas territory)
- Guam (Insular area of the United States)
- Kiribati -
- Marshall Islands -
- Micronesia -
- Nauru -
- New Caledonia (French overseas territory)
- New Zealand -
- Northern Mariana Islands (Commonwealth of the United States)
- Palau -
- Papua New Guinea
- Pitcairn Islands (British dependent territory)
- Solomon Islands -
- Tonga -
- Tuvalu -
- Vanuatu -
- Wallis and Futuna (French overseas territory)
- Western Samoa
South America
References
- ^ Eritrea only became independent in 1993.
- ^ Bahrain only became independent in 1971, until then the monarch was titled Hakim of Bahrain.
- ^ Bahrain only became independent in 1971.
- ^ Brunei only became independent in 1984.
- ^ Kazakhstan only became independent in 1991.
- ^ The position of the Chairman was only declared to be the "highest office of state" by the constitution that came into effect on September 5, 1998.
- ^ Kyrgyzstan only became independent in 1991.
- ^ Turkmenistan only became independent in 1991.
- ^ Uzbekistan only became independent in 1991.
- ^ Ali Abdullah Saleh was President of North Yemen until 1990.
- ^ Armenia only became independent in 1991.
- ^ Bosnia and Herzegovina only declared independence in 1992.
- ^ Croatia only became independent in 1991.
- ^ The Czech Republic only became independent in 1993.
- ^ Abkhazia only declared independence on 23 July 1992.
- ^ Moldova only became independent in 1991.
- ^ Transnistria only declared independence in 1991.
- ^ Russia only became independent in 1991.
- ^ Slovenia only became independent in 1991.
- ^ The seven member Swiss Federal Council is the collective head of state and the government of Switzerland. Within the Council, the President of the Swiss Confederation serves solely in a primus inter pares capacity for one year.
- ^ The Marshall Islands only became independent in 1986.
- ^ Palau only became independent in 1994.
- ^ Tonga only became independent in 1970.