List of current viceregal representatives of the Crown

Charles III reigns as king of 15 independent countries known as the Commonwealth realms. He resides primarily in the oldest and most populous realm, the United Kingdom, and is represented in the other countries by the following viceregal representatives. The monarch is also represented in each of the Canadian provinces, Australian states, British overseas territories, Crown dependencies, and the states in free association with New Zealand.

The royal cypher of King Charles III, surmounted by the Tudor Crown

Commonwealth realms

Governors-general

CountryGovernor-generalSinceList
 Antigua and BarbudaSir Rodney Williams14 August 2014List
 AustraliaSam Mostyn1 July 2024List
 The BahamasDame Cynthia A. Pratt1 September 2023List
 BelizeDame Froyla Tzalam27 May 2021List
 CanadaMary Simon26 July 2021List
 GrenadaDame Cécile La Grenade7 May 2013List
 JamaicaSir Patrick Allen26 February 2009List
 New ZealandDame Cindy Kiro21 October 2021List
 Papua New GuineaSir Bob Dadae28 February 2017List
 Saint Kitts and NevisDame Marcella Liburd1 February 2023List
 Saint LuciaErrol Charles (acting)11 November 2021List
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesDame Susan Dougan1 August 2019List
 Solomon IslandsDavid Tiva Kapu7 July 2024List
 TuvaluSir Tofiga Vaevalu Falani29 September 2021List

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 Crown dependencies are possessions of the Crown of the United Kingdom, not of the government of the United Kingdom, and the British monarch is head of state, represented by lieutenant governors.

DependencyLieutenant GovernorSinceList
 Bailiwick of GuernseyRichard Cripwell15 February 2022List
 Bailiwick of JerseyJerry Kyd8 October 2022List
 Isle of ManSir John Lorimer29 September 2021List

British Overseas Territories

In the 14 British Overseas Territories, the King of the United Kingdom is represented by either an administrator, a commissioner, or a governor.[1]

British Overseas TerritoryViceregal representativeCurrent holderSince
 Akrotiri and DhekeliaAdministratorPeter Squires1 September 2022
 AnguillaGovernorJulia Crouch11 September 2023
 BermudaGovernorRena Lalgie14 December 2020
 British Antarctic TerritoryCommissionerPaul Candler1 July 2021
 British Indian Ocean TerritoryCommissionerPaul Candler1 July 2021
 British Virgin IslandsGovernorDaniel Pruce29 January 2024
 Cayman IslandsGovernorJane Owen21 April 2023
 Falkland IslandsGovernorAlison Blake23 July 2022
 GibraltarGovernorSir Ben Bathurst4 June 2024
 MontserratGovernorSarah Tucker6 April 2022
 Pitcairn IslandsGovernorIona Thomas8 August 2022
 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaGovernorNigel Phillips13 August 2022
 South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsCommissionerAlison Blake23 July 2022
 Turks and Caicos IslandsGovernorDileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam29 June 2023

States in free association with New Zealand

In the Realm of New Zealand, the Cook Islands have a king's representative to represent the King of New Zealand. Niue is entitled to the same, but, under the Niue Constitution Act, the monarch is represented by New Zealand's governor-general, who represents the King of New Zealand.

TerritoryRepresentativeSinceList
 Cook IslandsSir Tom Marsters27 July 2013List
 NiueDame Cindy Kiro21 October 2021List

Sub-national representatives

Australia

In the six Australian states, the King of Australia is represented by a governor. As administrators of Australian territories represent the governor-general of Australia, they are not included here.

StateGovernorSinceList
 New South WalesMargaret Beazley2 May 2019List
 QueenslandJeannette Young1 November 2021List
 South AustraliaFrances Adamson7 October 2021List
 TasmaniaBarbara Baker16 June 2021List
 VictoriaMargaret Gardner9 August 2023List
 Western AustraliaChris Dawson15 July 2022List

Canada

In the 10 Canadian provinces, the King of Canada is represented by a lieutenant governor. As the commissioners of the Canadian territories represent the Canadian king-in-Council (the federal government), rather than the monarch directly, they are not included here.

ProvinceLieutenant governorSinceList
 AlbertaSalma Lakhani26 August 2020List
 British ColumbiaJanet Austin24 April 2018List
 ManitobaAnita Neville24 October 2022List
 New BrunswickBrenda Murphy8 September 2019List
 Newfoundland and LabradorJoan Marie Aylward14 November 2023List
 Nova ScotiaArthur LeBlanc28 June 2017List
 OntarioEdith Dumont14 November 2023List
 Prince Edward IslandAntoinette Perry20 October 2017List
 QuebecManon Jeannotte25 January 2024List
 SaskatchewanRussell Mirasty18 July 2019List

See also

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