List of leaders of dependent territories
This is a list of leaders of dependent territories. A dependent territory is a territory that does not possess full political independence or sovereignty as a sovereign state yet remains politically outside of the controlling state's integral area.[1] This latter condition distinguishes a dependent territory from an autonomous region or administrative division, which forms an integral part of the 'parent' state.
The majority of the world's dependent territories are legacies of nineteenth and twentieth century colonial empires.[2] This list divides the world's inhabited dependent territories roughly into half: those which are dependencies of Commonwealth nations, formerly members of the British Empire and all of which have Queen Elizabeth II as head of state; and the remainder. Governors, managers or wardens of uninhabited dependent territories are excluded.
Current dependent territory leaders
Seven sovereign states possess one or more dependent territories: the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, and Norway.
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Current leaders of autonomous or insular regions
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Leaders of dependent Commonwealth territories
| State | Government | Head of state | Represented by | Head of government |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Anguilla |
Parliamentary democracy | Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom | Governor Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam | Chief Minister Ellis Webster |
 Bermuda |
Parliamentary democracy | Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom | Governor Rena Lalgie | Premier Edward David Burt |
 British Virgin Islands |
Parliamentary democracy | Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom | Governor John Rankin | Premier Andrew Fahie |
 Cayman Islands |
Parliamentary democracy | Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom | Governor Martyn Roper | Premier Alden McLaughlin |
 Christmas Island |
Non-self-governing dependency | Queen Elizabeth II of Australia | Administrator Natasha Griggs | |
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Non-self-governing dependency | Queen Elizabeth II of Australia | Administrator Natasha Griggs | |
 Cook Islands |
Parliamentary democracy in free-association with New Zealand |
Queen Elizabeth II of New Zealand | Queen's Representative (not otherwise styled) Tom Marsters | Prime Minister Henry Puna |
 Falkland Islands |
Parliamentary democracy | Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom | Governor Nigel Phillips | Chief Executive Barry Rowland |
 Gibraltar |
Parliamentary democracy | Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom | Governor Edward Davis | Chief Minister Fabian Picardo |
 Guernsey |
Crown dependency | Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (as Duke of Normandy) | Lieutenant-Governor Sir Ian Corder | Bailiff Sir Richard Collas President Gavin St Pier |
 Isle of Man |
Crown dependency | Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (as Lord of Mann) | Lieutenant-Governor Sir Richard Gozney | Chief Minister Howard Quayle |
 Jersey |
Crown dependency | Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (as Duke of Normandy) | Lieutenant-Governor Sir Stephen Dalton | Bailiff Sir William Bailhache Chief Minister Ian Gorst |
 Montserrat |
Parliamentary democracy | Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom | Governor Andrew Pearce | Premier Easton Taylor-Farrell |
 Niue |
Parliamentary democracy in free-association with New Zealand |
Queen Elizabeth II of New Zealand | High Commissioner Kirk Yates | Premier Dalton Tagelagi |
 Norfolk Island |
Parliamentary democracy | Queen Elizabeth II of Australia | Administrator Eric Hutchinson | Self-government abolished in 2015 |
 Pitcairn Islands |
Parliamentary democracy | Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom | Governor Laura Clarke | Mayor Charlene Warren-Peu |
 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha |
Non-self-governing dependency | Queen Elizabeth II]] of the United Kingdom | Governor Philip Rushbrook | |
 Tokelau |
Parliamentary democracy | Queen Elizabeth II of New Zealand | Administrator Ross Ardern | Head of Government Kerisiano Kalolo |
 Turks and Caicos Islands |
Parliamentary democracy | Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom | Governor Nigel Dakin | Premier Washington Misick |
Leaders of dependent non-Commonwealth territories
| State | Government | Head of state | Head of territory | Head of government |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Åland |
Gubernatorial democracy | President Sauli Niinistö of Finland, represented by Governor Peter Lindbäck | Premier Veronica Thörnroos | |
 American Samoa |
Gubernatorial democracy | President Joe Biden of the United States | Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga | |
 Aruba |
Parliamentary democracy | King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, represented by Governor Alfonso Boekhoudt | Prime Minister Evelyn Wever-Croes | |
 Curaçao |
Parliamentary democracy | King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, represented by Governor Lucille George-Wout | Prime Minister Eugene Rhuggenaath | |
 Faroe Islands |
Parliamentary democracy | Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, represented by High Commissioner Lene Moyell Johansen | Prime Minister Bárður á Steig Nielsen | |
 French Polynesia |
Presidential democracy | President Emmanuel Macron of France, represented by High Commissioner Dominique Sorain | President Édouard Fritch | |
 Greenland |
Parliamentary democracy | Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, represented by High Commissioner Mikaela Engell | Prime Minister Kim Kielsen | |
 Guam |
Gubernatorial democracy | President Joe Biden of the United States | Governor Lou Leon Guerrero | |
 New Caledonia |
Parliamentary democracy | President Emmanuel Macron of France, represented by High Commissioner Laurent Prévost | President of the Government Thierry Santa | |
 Northern Mariana Islands |
Gubernatorial democracy | President Joe Biden of the United States | Governor Ralph Torres | |
 Puerto Rico |
Gubernatorial democracy | President Joe Biden of the United States | Governor Pedro Pierluisi | |
 Sint Maarten |
Parliamentary democracy | King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, represented by Governor Eugene Holiday | Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs | |
 U.S. Virgin Islands |
Gubernatorial democracy | President Joe Biden of the United States | Governor Albert Bryan | |
 Wallis and Futuna |
Presidential democracy | President Emmanuel Macron of France, represented by Administrator-Superior Hervé Jonathan | President of the Territorial Assembly Nivaleta Iloai | |
See also
- Administrative division
- Colonial governors by year
- List of leaders of dependent territories in 2022
- List of current vice-regal representatives of Elizabeth II
- List of current presidents of assembly
- List of current governors of Afghanistan
- List of Governors in Argentina
- List of Brazil states governors
- List of current Canadian lieutenant governors and commissioners
- List of Ghanaian regional ministers
- List of current Indian governors, List of current Indian lieutenant governors and administrators & List of current Indian chief ministers
- List of governors of Japan
- List of leaders of Malaysian states
- List of Mexican state governors
- List of Nigerian state governors
- List of Governors of Pakistan & List of Chief Ministers in Pakistan
- List of Palau states governors
- List of current Philippine provincial governors
- List of heads of federal subjects of Russia
- List of Spanish regional legislatures & governments
- List of state leaders by year
- List of Sudan states governors
- List of current United States governors
References
- United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1514
- Armstrong, H. W., and R. Read. 2000. "Comparing the Economic Performance of Dependent Territories and Sovereign Microstates". Economic Development and Cultural Change 48 (2). 285–306. doi:10.1086/452459.
- Assistant Minister for Regional Development and Territories
- Director of the Australian Antarctic Division.
- Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
- Acting to 8 March 2022.
- Acting to 22 Aug 2014.
- Director of the Polar Department of the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Public Security.
- "Acting BVI Premier Against Any Suspension of the Constitution". caribbean.loopnews.com. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
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- Since 21 February 2007, directly administered by the French minister of Overseas France.
- The authority of the French minister of Overseas France on Clipperton Island is delegated to the High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia
- Interim to 6 December 2021.
- Director of Program Palmyra of The Nature Conservancy.
- The British high commissioner to New Zealand.
- Chief Executive Officer of Antarctica New Zealand.
- The prefect of Guadeloupe is also state representative in Saint-Barthelemy from 9 July 2007.
- Delegated by the prefect of Guadeloupe
- Mayor from June 1995 to 15 July 2007.
- The prefect of Guadeloupe is also state representative in Saint-Martin from 9 July 2007.
- Acting to 22 June 2021.
- Since 3 October 1985, the governor of the Falkland Islands.
- Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Insular Affairs.
- Also General Counsel of the US Air Force.
- Since 1 January 1995, Jan Mayen is administered by the governor of Nordland county.
- Minister for Environment, Parks and Heritage of Tasmania.
- Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Greek government.
- The Civil Governor of the Monastic Republic of Mount Athos is appointed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Greek government.
- Ecumenical Patriarchs of Constantinople.
- Dean of the Holy Epistasis of the Monastic Republic of Mount Athos.
- Jointly with the Deputy First Minister
- "DUP: NI First Minister Paul Givan announces resignation". BBC News. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- Jointly with the First Minister
- Previously chef commissaire from 4 August 2006 to 12 January 2011.
- Previously Chief Executive from 24 October 2004 to 5 March 2010.
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