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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.

Commonwealth realms

Governors-general

Country	Governor-general	Since	List
Antigua and Barbuda	Sir Rodney Williams	14 August 2014	List
Australia	David Hurley	1 July 2019	List
The Bahamas	Dame Cynthia A. Pratt	1 September 2023	List
Belize	Dame Froyla Tzalam	27 May 2021	List
Canada	Mary Simon	26 July 2021	List
Grenada	Dame Cécile La Grenade	7 May 2013	List
Jamaica	Sir Patrick Allen	26 February 2009	List
New Zealand	Dame Cindy Kiro	21 October 2021	List
Papua New Guinea	Sir Bob Dadae	28 February 2017	List
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Dame Marcella Liburd	1 February 2023	List
Saint Lucia	Errol Charles (acting)	11 November 2021	List
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Dame Susan Dougan	1 August 2019	List
Solomon Islands	Sir David Vunagi	7 July 2019	List
Tuvalu	Sir Tofiga Vaevalu Falani	29 September 2021	List

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.

Dependency	Lieutenant Governor	Since	List
Bailiwick of Guernsey	Richard Cripwell	15 February 2022	List
Bailiwick of Jersey	Jerry Kyd	8 October 2022	List
Isle of Man	Sir John Lorimer	29 September 2021	List

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 Territory	Viceregal representative	Current holder	Since
Akrotiri and Dhekelia	Administrator	Peter Squires	1 September 2022
Anguilla	Governor	Julia Crouch	11 September 2023
Bermuda	Governor	Rena Lalgie	14 December 2020
British Antarctic Territory	Commissioner	Paul Candler	1 July 2021
British Indian Ocean Territory	Commissioner	Paul Candler	1 July 2021
British Virgin Islands	Governor	Daniel Pruce	29 January 2024
Cayman Islands	Governor	Jane Owen	21 April 2023
Falkland Islands	Governor	Alison Blake	23 July 2022
Gibraltar	Governor	Sir David Steel	11 June 2020
Montserrat	Governor	Sarah Tucker	6 April 2022
Pitcairn Islands	Governor	Iona Thomas	8 August 2022
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha	Governor	Nigel Phillips	13 August 2022
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	Commissioner	Alison Blake	23 July 2022
Turks and Caicos Islands	Governor	Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam	29 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.

Territory	Representative	Since	List
Cook Islands	Sir Tom Marsters	27 July 2013	List
Niue	Dame Cindy Kiro	21 October 2021	List

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.

State	Governor	Since	List
New South Wales	Margaret Beazley	2 May 2019	List
Queensland	Jeannette Young	1 November 2021	List
South Australia	Frances Adamson	7 October 2021	List
Tasmania	Barbara Baker	16 June 2021	List
Victoria	Margaret Gardner	9 August 2023	List
Western Australia	Chris Dawson	15 July 2022	List

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.

Province	Lieutenant governor	Since	List
Alberta	Salma Lakhani	26 August 2020	List
British Columbia	Janet Austin	24 April 2018	List
Manitoba	Anita Neville	24 October 2022	List
New Brunswick	Brenda Murphy	8 September 2019	List
Newfoundland and Labrador	Joan Marie Aylward	14 November 2023	List
Nova Scotia	Arthur LeBlanc	28 June 2017	List
Ontario	Edith Dumont	14 November 2023	List
Prince Edward Island	Antoinette Perry	20 October 2017	List
Quebec	Manon Jeannotte	25 January 2024	List
Saskatchewan	Russell Mirasty	18 July 2019	List

See also

• List of Commonwealth heads of government
• List of leaders of dependent territories
• Lord-lieutenant

References