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Queen Elizabeth II in 1959

Over the course of her 70-year reign, Queen Elizabeth II reigned as sovereign and head of state of a total of 32 independent countries. In all but the United Kingdom she was represented by a viceroy, variously known as a governor-general, governor, etc.[citation needed]

Australia

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See also: List of governors-general of Australia

Australia was one of four Commonwealth realms to remain under the Crown for Elizabeth II's entire reign.[citation needed]

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of office
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Sir William McKell
GCMG, PC
(1891–1985) 		11 March
1947 		8 May
1953 		6 years, 58 days
2 Field Marshal
Sir William Slim
KG, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, DSO, MC, KStJ
(1891–1970) 		8 May
1953 		2 February
1960 		6 years, 270 days
3 William Morrison
1st Viscount Dunrossil
GCMG, MC, PC, QC
(1893–1961) 		2 February
1960 		3 February
1961[a] 		1 year, 1 day
4 William Sidney
1st Viscount De L'Isle
VC, GCMG, GCVO, PC
(1909–1991) 		3 August
1961 		7 May
1965 		3 years, 277 days
5 Richard Casey
Baron Casey
KG, GCMG, CH, DSO, MC, PC
(1890–1976) 		7 May
1965 		30 April
1969 		3 years, 358 days
6 Sir Paul Hasluck
KG, GCMG, GCVO
(1905–1993) 		30 April
1969 		11 July
1974 		5 years, 72 days
7 Sir John Kerr
AK, GCMG, GCVO, QC
(1914–1991) 		11 July
1974 		8 December
1977 		3 years, 150 days
8 Sir Zelman Cowen
AK, GCMG, GCVO, QC
(1919–2011) 		8 December
1977 		29 July
1982 		4 years, 233 days
9 Sir Ninian Stephen
KG, AK, GCMG, GCVO, KBE, QC
(1923–2017) 		29 July
1982 		16 February
1989 		6 years, 202 days
10 Bill Hayden
AC
(1933–2023) 		16 February
1989 		16 February
1996 		7 years
11 Sir William Deane
AC, KBE
(born 1931) 		16 February
1996 		29 June
2001 		5 years, 133 days
12 Peter Hollingworth
AC, OBE
(born 1935) 		29 June
2001 		28 May
2003[b] 		1 year, 333 days
13 Major General
Michael Jeffery
AC, CVO, MC
(1937–2020) 		11 August
2003 		5 September
2008 		5 years, 25 days
14 Dame Quentin Bryce
AD, CVO
(born 1942) 		5 September
2008 		28 March
2014 		5 years, 204 days
15 General
Sir Peter Cosgrove
AK, CVO, MC
(born 1947) 		28 March
2014 		1 July
2019 		5 years, 95 days
16 General
David Hurley
AC, CVO, DSC
(born 1953) 		1 July
2019 		1 July
2024 		5 years, 0 days

Canada

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See also: List of governors general of Canada

Canada was one of four Commonwealth realms Elizabeth reigned over for the entirety of her reign. The office of Governor General was vacant at the time of her accession in 1952, Viscount Alexander of Tunis having left Canada a mere week before King George VI's death.

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of office Ref.
Took office Left office Duration
1 Vincent Massey
(1887–1967) 		28 February
1952 		15 September
1959 		7 years, 199 days [1]
2 Georges Vanier
(1888–1967) 		15 September
1959 		5 March
1967 		7 years, 171 days [2]
3 Roland Michener
(1900–1991) 		17 April
1967 		14 January
1974 		6 years, 272 days [3]
4 Jules Léger
(1913–1980) 		14 January
1974 		22 January
1979 		5 years, 8 days [4]
5 Edward Schreyer
(born 1935) 		22 January
1979 		14 May
1984 		5 years, 113 days [5]
6 Jeanne Sauvé
(1922–1993) 		14 May
1984 		29 January
1990 		5 years, 260 days [6]
7 Ray Hnatyshyn
(1934–2002) 		29 January
1990 		8 February
1995 		5 years, 10 days [7]
8 Roméo LeBlanc
(1927–2009) 		8 February
1995 		7 October
1999 		4 years, 242 days [8]
9 Adrienne Clarkson
(born 1939) 		7 October
1999 		27 September
2005 		5 years, 355 days [9]
10 Michaëlle Jean
(born 1957) 		27 September
2005 		1 October
2010 		5 years, 4 days [10]
11 David Johnston
(born 1941) 		1 October
2010 		2 October
2017 		7 years, 1 day [11]
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12 Julie Payette
(born 1963) 		2 October
2017 		22 January
2021 		3 years, 112 days [13]
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13 Mary Simon
(born 1947) 		26 July
2021 		Incumbent 3 years, 138 days

Ceylon

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No. Name Term of office
Took office Left office
1 Herwald Ramsbotham, 1st Viscount Soulbury 6 July
1949 		17 July
1954
2 Sir Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke 17 July
1954 		2 March
1962
3 William Gopallawa, MBE 2 March
1962 		22 May
1972

Ghana

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Elizabeth reigned as the only Queen of Ghana from 1957 to 1960.

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of office
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Sir Charles Arden-Clarke
(1898–1962) 		6 March 1957 14 May 1957 69 days
2 The Earl of Listowel
(1906–1997) 		13 November 1957 1 July 1960 2 years, 231 days

New Zealand

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See also: List of governors-general of New Zealand

New Zealand was one of four Commonwealth realms at the time of Elizabeth's accession that remained under the Crown for her entire reign.[citation needed]

No. Portrait Name Term of office Length of term
1 Bernard Freyberg, Lord Freyberg 17 June 1946 15 August 1952 6 years, 59 days
2 Sir Willoughby Norrie 2 December 1952 25 July 1957 4 years, 235 days
3 Charles Lyttelton, Viscount Cobham 5 September 1957 13 September 1962 5 years, 8 days
4 Sir Bernard Fergusson 9 November 1962 20 October 1967 4 years, 345 days
5 Sir Arthur Porritt 1 December 1967 6 September 1972 4 years, 280 days
6 Sir Denis Blundell 27 September 1972 5 October 1977 5 years, 8 days
7 Sir Keith Holyoake 26 October 1977 23 October 1980 2 years, 363 days
8 Sir David Beattie 6 November 1980 10 November 1985 5 years, 4 days
9 Sir Paul Reeves 20 November 1985 29 November 1990 5 years, 9 days
10 Dame Catherine Tizard 12 December 1990 3 March 1996 5 years, 104 days
11 Sir Michael Hardie Boys 21 March 1996 21 March 2001 5 years
12 Dame Silvia Cartwright 4 April 2001 4 August 2006 5 years, 122 days
13 Sir Anand Satyanand 23 August 2006 23 August 2011 5 years
14 Sir Jerry Mateparae 31 August 2011 31 August 2016 5 years
15 Dame Patsy Reddy 28 September 2016 28 September 2021 5 years
16 Dame Cindy Kiro 21 October 2021 Incumbent 3 years, 51 days

Nigeria

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Elizabeth reigned as the only Queen of Nigeria from 1960 to 1963.

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of office
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Sir James Wilson Robertson
(1899–1983) 		1 October
1960 		6 November
1960 		46 days
2 Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe
(1904–1996) 		16 November
1960 		1 October
1963 		2 years, 319 days

Pakistan

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Elizabeth was Queen of Pakistan from the time of her accession until the monarchy was abolished in 1956.

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death 		Term of office
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Sir Ghulam Muhammad
(1895–1956) 		17 October
1951 		7 August
1955 		3 years, 294 days
2 Iskander Mirza
(1899–1969) 		7 August
1955 		23 March
1956 		229 days

South Africa

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See also: Governor-General of South Africa

South Africa was one of the seven Commonwealth realms at the time of Elizabeth's accession to the throne, nine years before the monarchy was abolished in 1961.

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of office
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Ernest George Jansen
(1881–1959) 		1 January
1951 		25 November
1959 		8 years, 328 days
2 Charles Robberts Swart
(1894–1982) 		11 December
1959 		30 April
1961 		1 year, 140 days

Taganyika

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Elizabeth II briefly reigned as Queen of Tanganyika from 1961 to 1962.

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of office
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Sir Richard Turnbull
(1909–1998) 		9 December 1961 9 December 1962 1 year

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Dunrossil died in office on 3 February 1961. Sir Dallas Brooks, the governor of Victoria, was appointed Administrator of the Government until Lord De L'Isle took over the governor-generalship on 3 August 1961.
  2. ^ Hollingworth resigned on 28 May 2003. Sir Guy Green, the governor of Tasmania, was appointed Administrator of the Government until Michael Jeffery took over the governor-generalship on 11 August 2003.

References

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  1. ^ Granatstein, J.L. "Vincent Massey". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  2. ^ Monet, Jacques. "Georges Vanier". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  3. ^ Hillmer, Norman. "Roland Michener". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  4. ^ Monet, Jacques. "Jules Leger". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  5. ^ Hillmer, Norman. "Ed Schreyer". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  6. ^ Tremblay, Jean-Noel. "Jeanne Sauvé". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  7. ^ Hillmer, Norman. "Ray Hnatyshyn". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  8. ^ "Roméo LeBlanc". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  9. ^ "Adrienne Clarkson". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  10. ^ "Michaëlle Jean". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  11. ^ Azzi, Stephen. "David Lloyd Johnston". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  12. ^ "Incoming Governor General Julie Payette drops attempt to seal U.S. court records". ctvnews.ca. 21 August 2017.
  13. ^ Raymond, Katrine. "Julie Payette". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  14. ^ "Incoming Governor General Julie Payette drops attempt to seal U.S. court records". ctvnews.ca. 21 August 2017.
  15. ^ General, Office of the Secretary to the Governor (September 22, 2017). "Former Governors General". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
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