List of dependent territory leaders in the year 2017
This is a list of dependent territory leaders in the year 2017.
Argentina
* (claimed territory)
** administered by the Governor of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, and the Islands of the South Atlantic Province of the Argentine Republic
** the Argentinian Antarctic claim has not been recognised by the United Nations, US, Russia, or by most other countries
Australia
* Ashmore and Cartier Islands (uninhabited territory)
** administered by the Australian ministry for Local Government and Territories
* Australian Antarctic Territory (territory)
** administered by the Australian Antarctic Division of the ministry of Environment
** the Australian Antarctic claim has not been recognised by the United Nations, US, Russia, or by most other countries
* (territory)
** Administrator - Barry Haase, Administrator of Christmas Island (2014-present)
** President of Shire - Gordon Thomson, President of the Christmas Island Shire Council (2013-present)
* (territory)
** Administrator - Barry Haase, Administrator of Cocos Island (2014-present)
** President of the Shire - Balmut Pirus, President of the Shire Council of Cocos Island (2015-present)
* Coral Sea Islands (uninhabited territory)
** administered by the Australian ministry for Local Government and Territories
* Heard Island and McDonald Islands (uninhabited territory)
** administered by the Australian Antarctic Division of the ministry of Environment
* (unincorporated, self-governed, area of New South Wales)
** Chairman of the Board - Sonja Stewart, Chairman of the Lord Howe Island Board (2016-present)
* Macquarie Island (uninhabited territory of Tasmania)
** administered by the Park and Wildlife Service of the Tasmanian ministry for Environment, Parks and Heritage
* (territory)
** Administrator - Gary Hardgrave, Administrator of Norfolk Island (2014-present)
** General Manager - Lotta Jackson, General Manager of Norfolk Island (2016-present)
** Mayor - Robin Adams, Mayor of Norfolk Island (2016-present)
* Torres Strait Islands (territory with a special status fitting the native land rights)
** Chairperson of the Regional Authority - Joseph Elu, Chairperson of the Torres Strait Regional Authority (2012-present)
Brazil
* Brazilian Antarctica (claimed territory)
** Chairman of the National Commission on Antarctic Matters (Minister of External Relations of Brazil) - José Serra, Chairman of the Brazilian National Commission on Antarctic Matters (2016-present)
** the Brazilian Antarctic claim has not been recognised by the United Nations, US, Russia, or by most other countries
Chile
* (claimed territory)
** Governor of Province - Patricio Oyarzo Gaez, Governor of Antártica Chilena Province (2014-present)
** the Chilean Antarctic claim has not been recognised by the United Nations, US, Russia, or by most other countries
* (territory)
** Governor of Province - Marta Hotus Tuki, Governor of Easter Island Province (2014-present)
** Mayor - Pero Edmunds Paoa, Mayor of Easter Island (2012-present)
People's Republic of China (PRC)
* (special administrative region)
** Chief Executive - Leung Chun-ying, Chief Executive of Hong Kong (2012-present)
* (special administrative region)
** Chief Executive - Fernando Chui, Chief Executive of Macau (2009-present)
Denmark
* (autonomous territory)
** High Commissioner - Dan Michael Knudsen, High Commissioner of the Faroe Islands (2008-present)
** Prime Minister - Aksel V. Johannesen, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (2015-present)
* (autonomous territory)
** High Commissioner - Mikaela Engell, High Commissioner of Greenland (2011-present)
** Prime Minister - Kim Kielsen, Prime Minister of Greenland (2014-present)
Ecuador
* (province)
** Governor and Chairman of the Governing Council - Eliécer Cruz Bedón, Governor and Chairman of the Governing Council with Special Regime of Galapagos Island (2015-present)
Finland
* (autonomous region)
** Governor - Peter Lindbäck, Governor of Åland Islands (1999-present)
** Premier - Katrin Sjögren, Premier of Åland Islands (2015-present)
France
* Bassas da India (uninhabited territory)
** administered by the administrator of the Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands
* Clipperton Island (uninhabited territory)
** administered by the French minister of Overseas France through the high commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia
* Europa Island (uninhabited territory)
** administered by the administrator of the Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands
* (Guyane) (overseas and region)
** Prefect - Martin Jaeger, Prefect of French Guiana (2016-present)
** President of the Territorial Authority - Rodolphe Alexandre, President of the Territorial Authority of Guyane (2015-present)
* (overseas country)
** High Commissioner - René Bidal, High Commissioner of French Polynesia (2016-present)
** President - Édouard Fritch, President of French Polynesia (2014-present)
* (overseas territory)
** Administrator-Superior - Cécile Pozzo di Borgo, Administrator Superior of French Southern and Antarctic Lands (2014-present)
** the French Antarctic claim (Adélie Land) has not been recognised by the United Nations, US, Russia, or by most other countries
* Glorioso Islands (uninhabited territory)
** administered by the administrator of the Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands
* (overseas and region)
** Prefect - Jacques Billant, Prefect of Guadeloupe (2014-present)
** President of the Regional Council - Ary Chalus, President of the Regional Council of Guadeloupe (2015-present)
** President of the Departmental Council - Josette Borel-Lincertin, President of the Departmental Council of Guadeloupe (2015-present)
* Juan de Nova Island (uninhabited territory)
** administered by the administrator of the Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands
* (overseas and region)
** Prefect - Fabrice Rigoulet-Roze, Prefect of Martinique (2014-present)
** President of the Executive Council - Alfred Marie-Jeanne, President of the Executive Council of Martinique (2015-present)
* (overseas and region)
** Prefect - Frédéric Veau, Prefect of Mayotte (2016-present)
** President of the Departmental Council - Soibahadine Ibrahim Ramadani, President of the Departmental Council of Mayotte (2015-present)
* (overseas country)
** High Commissioner - Thierry Lataste, High Commissioner of New Caledonia (2016-present)
** President of the Government - Philippe Germain, President of the Government of New Caledonia (2015-present)
* Réunion (overseas and region)
** Prefect - Dominique Sorain, Prefect of Réunion (2014 present)
** President of the Regional Council - Didier Robert, President of the Regional Council of Réunion (2010-present)
** President of the Departmental Council - Nassimah Dindar, President of the Departmental Council of Réunion (2015-present)
* (Territorial collectivity)
** Prefect - the prefect of Guadeloupe has also been state representative in Saint Barthélemy since 2007
** Prefect-delegated - Anne Laubies, Prefect delegated of Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin (2015-present)
** President of the Territorial Council - Bruno Magras, President of the Territoria Council of Saint-Barthélemy (2007-present)
* Saint-Martin (Territorial collectivity)
** Prefect - the prefect of Guadeloupe has also been state representative in Saint Martin since 2007
** Prefect-delegated - Anne Laubies, Prefect delegated of Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin (2015-present)
** President of the Territorial Council - Aline Hanson, President of the Territoria Council of Saint-Martin (2013-present)
* (overseas collectivity)
** Prefect - Henri Jean, Prefect of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (2016-present)
** President of the General Council - Stéphane Artano, President of the General Council of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (2006-present)
* Tromelin Island (uninhabited territory)
** administered by the administrator of the Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands
* (overseas collectivity)
** Administrator-Superior - Marcel Renouf, Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna (2015-present)
** President of the Territorial Assembly - Mikaele Kulimoetoke, President of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna (2014-present)
**  Wallis (chiefdom of Wallis and Futuna)
*** Kings disputed -
**** Felice Tominiko Halagahu, King of Wallis (co-claimant, 2016-present) or
**** Patalione Kanimoa, King of Wallis (co-claimant, 2016-present)
**  Alo (chiefdom of Wallis and Futuna)
*** King - Filipo Katoa, King of Alofi (2016-present)
**  Sigave (chiefdom of Wallis and Futuna)
*** King - Eufenio Takala, King of Sigave (2016-present)
Netherlands
* (autonomous territory)
** Governor - Alfonso Boekhoudt, Governor of Aruba (2017-present)
** Prime Minister - Mike Eman, Prime Minister of Aruba (2009-present)
* (special municipality)
** Lieutenant Governor - Edison Rijna, Lieutenant Governor of Bonaire (2014-present)
* (autonomous territory)
** Governor - Lucille George-Wout, Governor of Curaçao (2013-present)
** Prime Minister - Hensley Koeiman, Prime Minister of Curaçao (2016-present)
* (special municipality)
** Lieutenant Governor - Jonathan G. A. Johnson, Lieutenant Governor of Saba (2008-present)
* (special municipality)
** Lieutenant Governor - Julian Woodley, Acting Lieutenant Governor of Sint Eustatius (2016-present)
* (autonomous territory)
** Governor - Eugene Holiday, Governor of Sint Maarten (2010-present)
** Prime Minister - William Marlin, Prime Minister of Sint Maarten (2015-present)
New Zealand
* (self-governing territory)
** High Commissioner -
**# Nick Hurley, High Commissioner of the Cook Islands (2015-2017)
**# Peter Marshall, High Commissioner of the Cook Islands (2017-present)
** Queen's Representative - Tom Marsters, (2013-present)
** Prime Minister - Henry Puna, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (2010-present)
* (associated state)
** High Commissioner - Ross Ardern, High Commissioner of Niue (2014-present)
** Premier - Toke Talagi, Premier of Niue (2008-present)
* Ross Dependency (New Zealand Antarctic Territory) (territory)
** administered by the New Zealand Antarctic Division
** the New Zealand Antarctic claim has not been recognised by the United Nations, US, Russia, or by most other countries
* (territory)
** Administrator - Linda Te Puni, Administrator of Tokelau (2015-present)
** Head of Government - Afega Gaualofa, Head of Government of Tokelau (2016-present)
Norway
* Bouvet Island (territory)
** administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice and Public Security from Oslo
* Jan Mayen (territory)
** administered by the governor of Nordland county in the Kingdom of Norway
* Peter I Island (territory)
** administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice and Public Security from Oslo
* Norwegian Antarctic Territory (Queen Maud Land) (territory)
** administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice and Public Security from Oslo
** the Norwegian Antarctic claim has not been recognised by the United Nations, US, Russia, or by most other countries
* Svalbard (territory)
** Governor - Kjerstin Askholt, Governor of Svalbard (2015-present)
Portugal
* (autonomous region)
** Representative of the (Portuguese) Republic - Pedro Manuel dos Reis Alves Catarino, Representative of the Republic in Azores (2011-present)
** President of the Government - Vasco Cordeiro, President of the Government of the Azores (2012-present)
* (autonomous region)
** Representative of the (Portuguese) Republic - Irineu Cabral Barreto, Representative of the Republic in Madeira (2011-present)
** President of the Government - Miguel Albuquerque, President of the Government of the Madeira (2015-present)
Spain
* Alborán Island (uninhabited territory)
** administered by the Ayuntamiento de Almería the Comarca of Almería of the Kingdom of Spain
* Alhucemas Islands (uninhabited territory)
** administered by the Spanish Government
* (autonomous community)
** Government-Delegate - María del Carmen Hernández Bento, Government Delegate in the Canary Islands (2011-present)
** President - Fernando Clavijo Batlle, President of the Canary Islands (2015-present)
* (autonomous city)
** Government-Delegate - Francisco Antonio González Pérez, Government Delegate in Ceuta (2011-present)
** Mayor-President - Juan Jesús Vivas, Mayor-President of Ceuta (2001-present)
* Chafarinas Islands (uninhabited territory)
** administered by the Spanish Government
* (autonomous city)
** Government Delegate - Abdelmalik El Barkani Abdelkader, Government Delegate in Melilla (2011-present)
** Mayor-President - Juan José Imbroda, Mayor-President of Melilla (2000-present)
* Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera (uninhabited territory)
** administered by the Spanish Government
South Africa
* Prince Edward Islands (uninhabited territory)
** administered by the Director of Southern Ocean and Antarctic Support of the South African ministry for Branch of Oceans and Coasts of the Department of Environmental Affairs
United Kingdom / British Crown
* Akrotiri and Dhekelia (Overseas Territory)
** Administrator - Michael Wigston, Administrator of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (2015-present)
* (Overseas Territory)
** Governor - Christina Scott, Governor of Anguilla (2013-present)
** Chief Minister - Victor Banks, Chief Minister of Anguilla (2015-present)
* (Overseas Territory)
** Governor - John Rankin, Governor of Bermuda (2016-present)
** Premier - Michael Dunkley, Premier of Bermuda (2014-present)
* (Overseas Territory)
** Commissioner - Peter Hayes, Commissioner for the British Antarctic Territory (2012-present)
** Administrator - Henry Burgess, Administrator of the British Antarctic Territory (2011-present)
** the British Antarctic claim has not been recognised by the United Nations, US, Russia, or by most other countries
* (Chagos Islands) (Overseas Territory)
** Commissioner - Peter Hayes, Commissioner for the British Indian Ocean Territory (2012-present)
** Administrator - Nicola Carnie, Administrator of British Indian Ocean Territory (2016-present)
* (Overseas Territory)
** Governor - John Duncan, Governor of the British Virgin Islands (2014-present)
** Premier - Orlando Smith, Premier of the British Virgin Islands (2011-present)
* (Overseas Territory)
** Governor - Helen Kilpatrick, Governor of the Cayman Islands (2013-present)
** Premier - Alden McLaughlin, Premier of the Cayman Islands (2013-present)
* (Overseas Territory)
** Governor - Colin Roberts, Governor of the Falkland Islands (2014-present)
** Chief Executive - Barry Rowland, Chief Executive of the Falkland Islands (2016-present)
* (Overseas Territory)
** Governor - Ed Davis, Governor of Gibraltar (2016-present)
** Chief Minister - Fabian Picardo, Chief Minister of Gibraltar (2011-present)
* (Crown dependency)
** Monarch - Elizabeth II, Duke of Normandy (1952-present)
** Lieutenant-Governor - Sir Ian Corder, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey (2016-present)
** Bailiff - Sir Richard Collas, Bailiff of Guernsey (2012-present)
** President of the Policy and Resources Committee - Gavin St Pier, President of the Policy and Resources Committee of Guernsey (2016-present)
** (self-governing island of Guernsey)
*** President of the States - Stuart Trought, President of the States of Alderney (2011 - present)
** (self-governing island of Guernsey)
*** Seigneur - Christopher Beaumont, Seigneur of Sark (2016-present)
* (Crown dependency)
** Monarch - Elizabeth II, Lord of Mann (1952-present)
** Lieutenant-Governor - Sir Richard Gozney, Lieutenant-Governor of Man (2016-present)
** Chief Minister - Howard Quayle, Chief Minister of the Isle of Man (2016-present)
* (Crown dependency)
** Monarch - Elizabeth II, Duke of Normandy (1952-present)
** Lieutenant-Governor - Sir John McColl, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey (2011-present)
** Bailiff - Michael Birt, Bailiff of Jersey (2009-present)
** Chief Minister - Ian Gorst, Chief Minister of Jersey (2011-present)
* (Overseas Territory)
** Governor - Elizabeth Carriere, Governor of Montserrat (2015-present)
** Premier - Donaldson Romeo, Premier of Montserrat (2014-present)
* (Overseas Territory)
** Governor - Jonathan Sinclair, Governor of the Pitcairn Islands (2014-present)
** Administrator - Alan Richmond, Administrator of the Pitcairn Islands (2014-present)
** Mayor - Shawn Christian, Mayor of the Pitcairn Islands (2014-present)
* Saint Helena and Dependencies (Overseas Territory)
** Governor - Lisa Phillips, Governor of Saint Helena (2016-present)
** (Dependency of Saint Helena)
*** Administrator - Marc Holland, Administrator of Ascension Island (2014-present)
** (Dependency of Saint Helena)
*** Administrator - Sean Burns, Administrator of Tristan da Cunha (2016-present)
* (Overseas Territory)
** administrated by the governor of the Falklands
* (Overseas Territory)
** Governor - John Freeman, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands (2016-present)
** Premier - Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson, Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands (2016-present)
United States
* (unincorporated territory)
** Governor - Lolo Matalasi Moliga, Governor of American Samoa (2013-present)
* Baker Island (unincorporated territory)
** administrated by the US Department of the Interior
* (unincorporated territory)
** Governor - Eddie Calvo, Governor of Guam (2011-present)
* Guantánamo Bay (rented naval station)
** Commander - David Culpepper, Commander of the Guantanamo Bay Naval Station (2015-present)
* Howland Island (unincorporated territory)
** administered by the US Department of the Interior
* Jarvis Island (unincorporated territory)
** administered by the US Department of the Interior
* (unincorporated territory)
** administered by the US Department of the Interior
* Kingman Reef (unincorporated territory)
** administered by the US Department of the Interior
* Midway Atoll (unincorporated territory)
** administered by the US Department of the Interior
* Navassa Island (unincorporated territory)
** administered by the US Department of the Interior
* (Commonwealth)
** Governor - Ralph Torres, Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands (2015-present)
* Palmyra Atoll (incorporated territory)
** administered by the US Department of the Interior
* (Commonwealth)
** Governor -
**#Alejandro García Padilla, Governor of Puerto Rico (2013-2017)
**#Ricky Rosselló, Governor of Puerto Rico (2017-present)
* (unincorporated territory)
** Governor - Kenneth Mapp, Governor of the United States Virgin Islands (2015-present)
* (unincorporated territory)
** administered by the US Department of the Interior
Others
* (territory with international status under the regulations of Antarctic Treaty, signed by 50 states; uninhabited territory)
** Executive-Secretary - Manfred Reinke (Germany), Executive Secretary of Antarctic Treaty Secretariat (2009-present)
* Marie Byrd Land
** unclaimed territory in Antarctica
* Paracel Islands
** occupied by the People's Republic of China; claimed by Vietnam and the Republic of China (Taiwan)
* Spratly Islands
** claimed in their entirety by the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan), and Vietnam; portions claimed by Malaysia and the Philippines; about 45 islands are occupied by relatively small numbers of military forces from the People's Republic of China, Malaysia, the Philippines, the Republic of China (Taiwan), and Vietnam; Brunei has established a fishing zone that overlaps a southern reef, but has not made any formal claim
 
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