List of governors-general of Charles III
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Charles III is head of state of 15 Commonwealth realms. Governors-general are appointed by the monarch in realms outside the United Kingdom to exercise many of his functions such as appointing prime ministers, dissolving Parliament, giving royal assent to legislation, and exercising other reserve powers.
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Charles III has had 19 governors-general representing him during his reign and has appointed five new governors-general since his accession on 8 September 2022.
Within the United Kingdom, counsellors of state exercise some royal functions when the King is unavailable.
List of governors-general
Antigua and Barbuda
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth) |
Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||
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Sir Rodney Williams (b. 1947) |
14 August 2014 | Incumbent[1] |
Australia
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth) |
Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||
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David Hurley[2] (b. 1953) |
1 July 2019 | 1 July 2024 |
| 2 |  |
Sam Mostyn (b. 1965) |
1 July 2024 | Incumbent[3] |
The Bahamas
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth) |
Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||
| 1 | .jpg) |
Sir Cornelius A. Smith[4] (b. 1937) |
28 June 2019 | 31 August 2023 |
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Dame Cynthia A. Pratt (b. 1945) |
1 September 2023[5] | Incumbent |
Belize
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth) |
Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||
| 1 |  |
Dame Froyla Tzalam |
27 May 2021[6][7] | Incumbent |
Canada
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth) |
Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||
| 1 |  |
Mary Simon (b. 1947) |
26 July 2021[8] | 8 June 2026 |
| 2 |  |
Louise Arbour (b. 1947) |
8 June 2026[9] | Incumbent |
Grenada
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth) |
Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||
| 1 |  |
Dame Cécile La Grenade (b. 1952) |
7 May 2013[10] | Incumbent |
Jamaica
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth) |
Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||
| 1 |  |
Sir Patrick Allen (b. 1951) |
26 February 2009[11] | Incumbent |
New Zealand
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth) |
Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||
| 1 |  |
Dame Cindy Kiro (b. 1958) |
21 October 2021[12][13] | Incumbent |
Papua New Guinea
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth) |
Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||
| 1 |  |
Sir Tapley Seaton (1950–2023) |
19 May 2015[15] | 31 January 2023 |
| 2 |  |
Dame Marcella Liburd (b. 1953) |
1 February 2023[16] | Incumbent |
Saint Lucia
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth) |
Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||
| 1 |  |
Sir Errol Charles (b. 1942) |
1 November 2024 (acting since 11 November 2021)[17][18] | 31 July 2026[19] |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth) |
Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||
| 1 |  |
Dame Susan Dougan (b. 1955) |
1 August 2019[20][21] | 5 January 2026[22][23][24] |
| 2 |  |
Sir Stanley John (b. 1951) |
6 January 2026[25][26] | Incumbent |
Solomon Islands
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth) |
Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||
| 1 |  |
Sir David Vunagi (1950–2025) |
7 July 2019[27] | 7 July 2024 |
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Sir David Tiva Kapu |
7 July 2024[28] | Incumbent |
Tuvalu
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth) |
Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||
| 1 |  |
Sir Tofiga Vaevalu Falani |
29 September 2021 | Incumbent[29] |
