List of state leaders in 2019

This is a list of heads of state, heads of governments, and other rulers in the year 2019.

Africa

•   Algeria
  • President –
    1. Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria (1999–2019)
    2. Abdelkader Bensalah, Acting President of Algeria (2019)
    3. Abdelmadjid Tebboune, President of Algeria (2019–present)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Ahmed Ouyahia, Prime Minister of Algeria (2017–2019)
    2. Noureddine Bedoum, Prime Minister of Algeria (2019)
    3. Sabri Boukadoumi, Acting Prime Minister of Algeria (2019)
    4. Abdelaziz Djerrad, Prime Minister of Algeria (2019–2021)
•   Angola
  • President – João Lourenço, President of Angola (2017–present)
•   Benin
  • President – Patrice Talon, President of Benin (2016–present)
•   Botswana
  • President – Mokgweetsi Masisi, President of Botswana (2018–present)
•   Burkina Faso
  • President – Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, President of Burkina Faso (2015–2022)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Paul Kaba Thieba, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2016–2019)
    2. Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2019–2021)
•   Burundi
  • President –
    1. Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi (2005–2020)
•   Cameroon
  • President – Paul Biya, President of Cameroon (1982–present)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Philémon Yang, Prime Minister of Cameroon (2009–2019)
    2. Joseph Ngute, Prime Minister of Cameroon (2019–present)
•   Cape Verde
  • President – Jorge Carlos Fonseca, President of Cape Verde (2011–2021)
  • Prime Minister – Ulisses Correia e Silva, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (2016–present)
•   Central African Republic
  • President  – Faustin-Archange Touadéra, President of the Central African Republic (2016–present)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Simplice Sarandji, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2016–2019)
    2. Firmin Ngrébada, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2019–2021)
•   Chad
  • President – Idriss Déby, President of Chad (1990–2021)
•   Comoros
  • President –
    1. Azali Assoumani, President of the Comoros (2016–2019)
    2. Moustadroine Abdou, Acting President of the Comoros (2019)
•   Congo–Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo)
  • President – Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo (1997–present)
  • Prime Minister – Clément Mouamba, Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo (2016–2021)
•   Congo–Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • President –
    1. Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001–2019)
    2. Félix Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2019–present)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Bruno Tshibala, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2017–2019)
    2. Sylvestre Ilunga, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2019–2021)
•   Djibouti
  • President – Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister – Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed, Prime Minister of Djibouti (2013–present)
•   Egypt
  • President – Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, President of Egypt (2014–present)
  • Prime Minister – Moustafa Madbouly, Prime Minister of Egypt (2018–present)
•   Equatorial Guinea
  • President – Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1979–present)
  • Prime Minister – Francisco Pascual Obama Asue, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2016–2023)
•   Eritrea
  • President – Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea (1991–present)  ^{[lower-alpha 1]}
•   Eswatini
  • Monarch – Mswati III, King of Eswatini (1986–present)
  • Prime Minister – Mandvulo Ambrose Dlamini, Prime Minister of Eswatini (2018–2020)
•   Ethiopia
  • President – Sahle-Work Zewde, President of Ethiopia (2018–2024)
  • Prime Minister – Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (2018–present)
•   Gabon
  • President – Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of Gabon (2009–2023)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet, Prime Minister of Gabon (2016–2019)
    2. Julien Nkoghe Bekale, Prime Minister of Gabon (2019–2020)
•   The Gambia
  • President – Adama Barrow, President of the Gambia (2017–present)
•   Ghana
  • President – Nana Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana (2017–present)
•   Guinea
  • President – Alpha Condé, President of Guinea (2010–2021)
  • Prime Minister – Ibrahima Kassory Fofana, Prime Minister of Guinea (2018–2021)
•   Guinea-Bissau
  • President –
    1. José Mário Vaz, President of Guinea-Bissau (2014–2019)
    2. José Mário Vaz, Acting President of Guinea-Bissau (2019–2020)
    3. Cipriano Cassamá, Acting President of Guinea-Bissau (2019)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Aristides Gomes, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2018–2020)
    2. Faustino Imbali, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2019)
•   Ivory Coast
  • President – Alassane Ouattara, President of the Ivory Coast (2010–present)
  • Prime Minister – Amadou Gon Coulibaly, Prime Minister of the Ivory Coast (2017–2020)
•   Kenya
  • President – Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya (2013–2022)
•   Lesotho
  • Monarch – Letsie III, King of Lesotho (1996–present)
  • Prime Minister – Tom Thabane, Prime Minister of Lesotho (2017–2020)
•   Liberia
  • President – George Weah, President of Liberia (2018–2024)
• Libya
  • Government of House of Representatives of Libya (Government of Libya internationally recognised to 12 March 2016)
    • Head of State – Aguila Saleh Issa, Chairman of the House of Representatives of Libya (co-claimant, 2014–2021)
    • Prime Minister – Abdullah al-Thani, Prime Minister of Libya (co-claimant, 2014–2021)
  • Government of National Accord of Libya (Interim government internationally recognised as the sole legitimate government of Libya from 12 March 2016)
    • Head of State – Fayez al-Sarraj, Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya (co-claimant, 2016–2021)
    • Prime Minister – Fayez al-Sarraj, Prime Minister of Libya (co-claimant, 2016–2021)
•   Madagascar
  • President –
    1. Rivo Rakotovao, Acting President of Madagascar (2018–2019)
    2. Andry Rajoelina, President of Madagascar (2019–present)
  • Prime Minister – Christian Ntsay, Prime Minister of Madagascar (2018–present)
•   Malawi
  • President – Peter Mutharika, President of Malawi (2014–2020)
•   Mali
  • President – Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, President of Mali (2013-2020)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga, Prime Minister of Mali (2017–2019)
    2. Boubou Cisse, Prime Minister of Mali (2019–2020)
•   Mauritania
  • President –
    1. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, President of Mauritania (2009–2019)
    2. Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, President of Mauritania (2019–present)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Mohamed Salem Ould Béchir, Prime Minister of Mauritania (2018–2019)
    2. Ismail Ould Bedde Ould Cheikh Sidiya, Prime Minister of Mauritania (2019–2020)
•   Mauritius
  • President –
    1. Barlen Vyapoory, Acting President of Mauritius (2018–2019)
    2. Eddy Balancy, Acting President of Mauritius (2019)
    3. Pritvirajsing Roopun, President of Mauritius (2019–present)
  • Prime Minister – Pravind Jugnauth, Prime Minister of Mauritius (2017–present)
•   Morocco
  • Monarch – Mohammed VI, King of Morocco (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister – Saadeddine Othmani, Head of Government of Morocco (2017–2021)
•   Mozambique
  • President – Filipe Nyusi, President of Mozambique (2015–present)
  • Prime Minister – Carlos Agostinho do Rosário, Prime Minister of Mozambique (2015–2022)
•   Namibia
  • President – Hage Geingob, President of Namibia (2015–2024)
  • Prime Minister – Saara Kuugongelwa, Prime Minister of Namibia (2015–present)
•   Niger
  • President – Mahamadou Issoufou, President of Niger (2011–2021)
  • Prime Minister – Brigi Rafini, Prime Minister of Niger (2011–2021)
•   Nigeria
  • President – Muhammadu Buhari, President of Nigeria (2015–2023)
•   Puntland (self-declared autonomous state)
  • President –
    1. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, President of Puntland (2014–2019)
    2. Said Abdullahi Deni, President of Puntland (2019–present)
•   Rwanda
  • President – Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda (2000–present)
  • Prime Minister – Édouard Ngirente, Prime Minister of Rwanda (2017–present)
•   Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
  • Governor –
    1. Lisa Honan, Governor of Saint Helena (2016–2019)
    2. Louise MacMorran, Acting Governor of Saint Helena (2019)
    3. Philip Rushbrook, Governor of Saint Helena (2019–present)
•   São Tomé and Príncipe
  • President – Evaristo Carvalho, President of São Tomé and Príncipe (2016–2021)
  • Prime Minister – Jorge Bom Jesus, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (2018–2022)
•   Senegal
  • President – Macky Sall, President of Senegal (2012–2024)
  • Prime Minister – Mohammed Dionne, Prime Minister of Senegal (2014–2019)
•   Seychelles
  • President – Danny Faure, President of Seychelles (2016–2020)
•   Sierra Leone
  • President – Julius Maada Bio, President of Sierra Leone (2018–present)
  • Chief Minister – David J. Francis, Chief Minister of Sierra Leone (2018–2021)
•   Somalia
  • President – Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, President of Somalia (2017–2022)
  • Prime Minister – Hassan Ali Khaire, Prime Minister of Somalia (2017–2020)
  •   Somaliland (unrecognised, secessionist state)
    • President – Muse Bihi Abdi, President of Somaliland (2017–present)
•   South Africa
  • President – Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa (2018–present)
•   South Sudan
  • President – Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of South Sudan (2011–present)
•   Sudan
  • President –
    1. Omar al-Bashir, President of Sudan (1989–2019)
    2. Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf, Chairman of the Transitional Military Council (2019)
    3. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Leader of the Sovereignty Council ^[1] (2019–present)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Motazz Moussa, Prime Minister of Sudan (2018–2019)
    2. Mohamed Tahir Ayala, Prime Minister of Sudan (2019)
    3. Abdalla Hamdok, Prime Minister of Sudan (2019–2021)
•   Tanzania
  • President – John Magufuli, President of Tanzania (2015–2021)
  • Prime Minister – Kassim Majaliwa, Prime Minister of Tanzania (2015–present)
•   Togo
  • President – Faure Gnassingbé, President of Togo (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister – Komi Sélom Klassou, Prime Minister of Togo (2015–2020)
•   Tunisia
  • President –
    1. Beji Caid Essebsi, President of Tunisia (2014–2019)
    2. Mohamed Ennaceur, Acting President of Tunisia (2019)
    3. Kais Saied, President of Tunisia (2019–present)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Youssef Chahed, Head of Government of Tunisia (2016–2020)
    2. Kamel Morjane, Acting Head of Government of Tunisia (2019)
•   Uganda
  • President – Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda (1986–present)
  • Prime Minister – Ruhakana Rugunda, Prime Minister of Uganda (2014–2021)
•   Western Sahara (self-declared, partially recognised state)
  • President – Brahim Ghali, President of Western Sahara (2016–present)
  • Prime Minister – Mohamed Wali Akeik, Prime Minister of Western Sahara (2018–2020)
•   Zambia
  • President – Edgar Lungu, President of Zambia (2015–2021)
•   Zimbabwe
  • President – Emmerson Mnangagwa, President of Zimbabwe (2017–present)

Asia

•   Afghanistan
  • President – Ashraf Ghani, President of Afghanistan (2014–2021)
  • Prime Minister – Abdullah Abdullah, Chief Executive Officer of Afghanistan (2014–2020)
•   Bahrain
  • Monarch – Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister – Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of Bahrain (1970–2020)  ^{[lower-alpha 2]}
•   Bangladesh
  • President –Mohammad Abdul Hamid, President of Bangladesh (2013–2023)
  • Prime Minister – Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (2009–2024)
•   Bhutan
  • Monarch – Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (2006–present)
  • Prime Minister – Lotay Tshering, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2018–2023)
•   Brunei
  • Monarch – Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present)  ^{[lower-alpha 3]}
  • Prime Minister – Hassanal Bolkiah, Prime Minister of Brunei (1984–present)
•   Cambodia
  • Monarch – Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia (2004–present)
  • Prime Minister – Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1985–2023)  ^{[lower-alpha 4]}
•   China (People's Republic of China)
  • Communist Party Leader – Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (2012–present)
  • President – Xi Jinping, President of China (2013–present)
  • Premier – Li Keqiang, Premier of the State Council of China (2013–2023)
•   East Timor
  • President – Francisco Guterres, President of East Timor (2017–2022)
  • Prime Minister – Taur Matan Ruak, Prime Minister of East Timor (2018–2023)
•   India
  • President – Ram Nath Kovind, President of India (2017–2022)
  • Prime Minister – Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India (2014–present)
•   Indonesia
  • President – Joko Widodo, President of Indonesia (2014–present)
•   Iran
  • Supreme Leader – Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran (1989–present)
  • President – Hassan Rouhani, President of Iran (2013–2021)
•   Iraq
  • President – Barham Salih, President of Iraq (2018–2022)
  • Prime Minister – Adil Abdul-Mahdi, Prime Minister of Iraq (2018–2020)
•   Israel
  • President – Reuven Rivlin, President of Israel (2014–2021)
  • Prime Minister – Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel (2009–2021)
•   Japan
  • Monarch –
    1. Akihito, Emperor of Japan (1989–2019)
    2. Naruhito, Emperor of Japan (2019–present)
  • Prime Minister – Shinzō Abe, Prime Minister of Japan (2012–2020)
•   Jordan
  • Monarch – Abdullah II, King of Jordan (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister – Omar Razzaz, Prime Minister of Jordan (2018–2020)
•   Kazakhstan
  • President –
    1. Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan (1990–2019)  ^{[lower-alpha 5]}
    2. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kazakhstan (2019–present)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Bakhytzhan Sagintayev, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (2016–2019)
    2. Askar Mamin, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (2019–2021)
•   North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
  • Communist Party Leader – Kim Jong-un, Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea (2012–present)
  • De facto Head of State – Kim Jong-un, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of North Korea   ^{[lower-alpha 6]} (2011–present)
  • De jure Head of State –
    1. Kim Yong-nam, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea (1998–2019)
    2. Choe Ryong-hae, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea (2019–present)
  • Premier –
    1. Pak Pong-ju, Premier of the Cabinet of North Korea (2013–2019)
    2. Kim Jae-ryong, Premier of the Cabinet of North Korea (2019–2020)
•   South Korea (Republic of Korea)
  • President – Moon Jae-in, President of South Korea (2017–2022)
  • Prime Minister – Lee Nak-yeon, Prime Minister of South Korea (2017–2020)
•   Kuwait
  • Monarch – Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (2006–2020)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait (2011–2019)
    2. Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait (2019–2022)
•   Kyrgyzstan
  • President – Sooronbay Jeenbekov, President of Kyrgyzstan (2017–2020)
  • Prime Minister – Muhammetkaliy Abulgaziyev, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (2018–2020)
•   Laos
  • Communist Party Leader – Bounnhang Vorachith, General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (2016–2021)
  • President – Bounnhang Vorachith, President of Laos (2016–2021)
  • Prime Minister – Thongloun Sisoulith, Prime Minister of Laos (2016–2021)
•   Lebanon
  • President – Michel Aoun, President of Lebanon (2016–2022)
  • Prime Minister – Saad Hariri, President of the Council of Ministers (2016–2020)
•   Malaysia
  • Monarch –
    1. Muhammad V, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (2016–2019)
    2. Nazrin Shah, Acting Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (2019)
    3. Abdullah, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (2019–2024)
  • Prime Minister – Mahathir Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia (2018–2020)
•   Maldives
  • President – Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, Aalap Raju, President of the Maldives (2018–2023)
•   Mongolia
  • President – Khaltmaagiin Battulga, President of Mongolia (2017–2021)
  • Prime Minister – Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh, Prime Minister of Mongolia (2017–2021)
•   Myanmar
  • President – Win Myint, President of Myanmar (2018–2021)
  • Prime Minister – Aung San Suu Kyi, State Counsellor of Myanmar (2016–2021)
•     Nepal
  • President – Bidhya Devi Bhandari, President of Nepal (2015–2023)
  • Prime Minister – KP Sharma Oli, Prime Minister of Nepal (2018–2021)
•   Oman
  • Monarch – Qaboos bin Said al Said, Sultan of Oman (1970–2020)
  • Prime Minister – Qaboos bin Said al Said, Prime Minister of Oman (1972–2020)
•   Pakistan
  • President – Arif Alvi, President of Pakistan (2018–2024)
  • Prime Minister – Imran Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan (2018–2022)
•   Palestine   ^{[lower-alpha 7]}
  • President – Mahmoud Abbas, President of Palestine (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Rami Hamdallah, Prime Minister of Palestine (2013–2019)
    2. Mohammad Shtayyeh, Prime Minister of Palestine (2019–2024)
•   Philippines
  • President – Rodrigo Duterte, President of the Philippines (2016–2022)
•   Qatar
  • Monarch – Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar (2013–present)
  • Prime Minister – Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, Prime Minister of Qatar (2013–2020)
•   Saudi Arabia
  • Monarch – Salman, King of Saudi Arabia (2015–present)
  • Prime Minister – Salman, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (2015–2022)
•   Singapore
  • President – Halimah Yacob, President of Singapore (2017–2023)
  • Prime Minister – Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore (2004–2024)
•   Sri Lanka
  • President –
    1. Maithripala Sirisena, President of Sri Lanka (2015–2019)
    2. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka (2019–2022)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2018–2019)
    2. Mahinda Rajapaksa, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2019–2022)
• Syria
  •   Syrian Arab Republic
    • President – Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria (2000–present)
    • Prime Minister – Imad Khamis, Prime Minister of Syria (2016–2020)
  •   Syrian Interim Government (partially recognised, rival government)
    • President –
      1. Abdurrahman Mustafa, President of the Syrian National Coalition (2018–2019)
      2. Anas al-Abdah, President of the Syrian National Coalition (2019–2020)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Jawad Abu Hatab, Prime Minister of the Syrian National Coalition (2016–2019)
      2. Abdurrahman Mustafa, Prime Minister of the Syrian National Coalition (2019–present)
•   Taiwan (Republic of China)
  • President – Tsai Ing-wen, President of Taiwan (2016–2024)
  • Premier –
    1. William Lai, President of the Executive Yuan of Taiwan (2017–2019)
    2. Su Tseng-chang, President of the Executive Yuan of Taiwan (2019–2023)
•   Tajikistan
  • President – Emomali Rahmon, President of Tajikistan (1992–present)
  • Prime Minister – Kokhir Rasulzoda, Prime Minister of Tajikistan (2013–present)
•   Thailand
  • Monarch – Vajiralongkorn, King of Thailand (2016–present)
  • Prime Minister – Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of Thailand (2014–2023)
•   Turkey
  • President – Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of Turkey (2014–present)
•   Turkmenistan
  • President – Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, President of Turkmenistan (2006–2022)
•   United Arab Emirates
  • President – Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (2004–2022)
  • Prime Minister – Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (2006–present)
•   Uzbekistan
  • President – Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of Uzbekistan (2016–present)
  • Prime Minister – Abdulla Aripov, Prime Minister of Uzbekistan (2016–present)
•   Vietnam
  • Communist Party Leader – Nguyễn Phú Trọng, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (2011–2024)
  • President – Nguyễn Phú Trọng, President of Vietnam (2018–2021)
  • Prime Minister – Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, Prime Minister of Vietnam (2016–2021)
• Yemen
  •   Republic of Yemen
    • President – Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, President of Yemen (2012–2022)
    • Prime Minister – Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed, Prime Minister of Yemen (2018–2024)
  •   Supreme Political Council (unrecognised, rival government)
    • Head of State – Mahdi al-Mashat, Head of the Supreme Political Council of Yemen (2018–present)
    • Prime Minister – Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour, Prime Minister of Yemen (2016–present)

Europe

•   Albania
  • President – Ilir Meta, President of Albania (2017–2022)
  • Prime Minister – Edi Rama, Prime Minister of Albania (2013–present)
•   Andorra
  • Monarchs –
    • French Co-Prince – Emmanuel Macron, French Co-prince of Andorra (2017–present)
      • Co-Prince's Representative – Patrick Strzoda (2017–present)
    • Episcopal Co-Prince – Archbishop Joan Enric Vives Sicília, Episcopal Co-prince of Andorra (2003–present)
      • Co-Prince's Representative – Josep Maria Mauri (2012–present)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Antoni Martí, Head of Government of Andorra (2015–2019)
    2. Xavier Espot Zamora, Head of Government of Andorra (2019–present)
•   Armenia
  • President – Armen Sarkissian, President of Armenia (2018–2022)
  • Prime Minister – Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of Armenia (2018–present)
•   Austria
  • President – Alexander Van der Bellen, Federal President of Austria (2017–present)
  • Chancellor –
    1. Sebastian Kurz, Federal Chancellor of Austria (2017–2019)
    2. Hartwig Löger, Acting Federal Chancellor of Austria (2019)
    3. Brigitte Bierlein, Federal Chancellor of Austria (2019–2020)
•   Azerbaijan
  • President – Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan (2003–present)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Novruz Mammadov, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (2018–2019)
    2. Ali Asadov, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (2019–present)
  •   Artsakh (unrecognised, secessionist state)
    • President – Bako Sahakyan, President of Artsakh (2007–2020)
•   Belarus
  • President – Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus (1994–present)
  • Prime Minister – Syarhey Rumas, Prime Minister of Belarus (2018–2020)
•   Belgium
  • Monarch – Philippe, King of the Belgians (2013–present)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Charles Michel, Prime Minister of Belgium (2014–2019)
    2. Sophie Wilmès, Prime Minister of Belgium (2019–2020)
•   Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Head of State – Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
    • Bosniak Member – Šefik Džaferović (2018–2022)
    • Croat Member – Željko Komšić (2018–present; Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2019–2020)
    • Serb Member – Milorad Dodik (2018–2022; Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2018–2019)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Denis Zvizdić, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2015–2019)
    2. Zoran Tegeltija, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2019–2023)
  • High Representative – Valentin Inzko, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (2009–2021)
•   Bulgaria
  • President – Rumen Radev, President of Bulgaria (2017–present)
  • Prime Minister – Boyko Borisov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (2017–2021)
•   Croatia
  • President – Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, President of Croatia (2015–2020)
  • Prime Minister – Andrej Plenković, Prime Minister of Croatia (2016–present)
•   Cyprus
  • President – Nicos Anastasiades, President of Cyprus (2013–2023)
  •   Northern Cyprus (unrecognised, secessionist state)
    • President – Mustafa Akıncı, President of Northern Cyprus (2015–2020)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Tufan Erhürman, Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (2018–2019)
      2. Ersin Tatar, Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (2019–2020)
•   Czech Republic
  • President – Miloš Zeman, President of the Czech Republic (2013–2023)
  • Prime Minister – Andrej Babiš, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (2017–2021)
•   Denmark
  • Monarch – Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972–2024)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (2015–2019)
    2. Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Denmark (2019–present)
•   Estonia
  • President – Kersti Kaljulaid, President of Estonia (2016–2021)
  • Prime Minister – Jüri Ratas, Prime Minister of Estonia (2016–2021)
•   Finland
  • President – Sauli Niinistö, President of Finland (2012–2024)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Juha Sipilä, Prime Minister of Finland (2015–2019)
    2. Antti Rinne, Prime Minister of Finland (2019)
    3. Sanna Marin, Prime Minister of Finland (2019–2023)
•   France
  • President – Emmanuel Macron, President of France (2017–present)
  • Prime Minister – Édouard Philippe, Prime Minister of France (2017–2020)
•   Georgia
  • President – Salome Zurabishvili, President of Georgia (2018–present)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Mamuka Bakhtadze, Prime Minister of Georgia (2018–2019)
    2. Giorgi Gakharia, Prime Minister of Georgia (2019–2021)
  •   Abkhazia (partially recognised, secessionist state)
    • President – Raul Khajimba, President of Abkhazia (2014–2020)
    • Prime Minister – Valeri Bganba, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (2018–2020)
  •   South Ossetia (partially recognised, secessionist state)
    • President – Anatoliy Bibilov, President of South Ossetia (2017–2022)
    • Prime Minister – Erik Pukhayev, Prime Minister of South Ossetia (2017–2020)
•   Germany
  • President – Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Federal President of Germany (2017–present)
  • Chancellor – Angela Merkel, Federal Chancellor of Germany (2005–2021)
•   Gibraltar (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
  • Governor – Ed Davis, Governor of Gibraltar (2016–2020)
  • Chief Minister – Fabian Picardo, Chief Minister of Gibraltar (2011–present)
•   Greece
  • President – Prokopis Pavlopoulos, President of Greece (2015–2020)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Alexis Tsipras, Prime Minister of Greece (2015–2019)
    2. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of Greece (2019–2023)
•   Guernsey (Crown dependency)
  • Lieutenant-Governor – Sir Ian Corder, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey (2016–2021)
  • President of the Policy and Resources Committee – Gavin St Pier, President of the Policy and Resources Committee (2016–2020)
•   Hungary
  • President – János Áder, President of Hungary (2012–2022)
  • Prime Minister – Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary (2010–present)
•   Iceland
  • President – Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, President of Iceland (2016–2024)
  • Prime Minister – Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland (2017–2024)
•   Ireland
  • President – Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland (2011–present)
  • Prime Minister – Leo Varadkar, Taoiseach of Ireland (2017–2020)
•   Isle of Man (Crown dependency)
  • Lieutenant-Governor – Sir Richard Gozney, Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man (2016–2021)
  • Chief Minister – Howard Quayle, Chief Minister of the Isle of Man (2016–2021)
•   Italy
  • President – Sergio Mattarella, President of Italy (2015–present)
  • Prime Minister – Giuseppe Conte, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (2018–2021)
•   Jersey (Crown dependency)
  • Lieutenant-Governor – Sir Stephen Dalton, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey (2017–2022)
  • Chief Minister – John Le Fondré, Chief Minister of Jersey (2018–2022)
•   Kosovo (partially recognised, secessionist state; under nominal international administration) ^{[ disputed – discuss ]}
  • President – Hashim Thaçi, President of Kosovo (2016–2020)
  • Prime Minister – Ramush Haradinaj, Prime Minister of Kosovo (2017–2020)
  • UN Special Representative – Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo (2015–2021)
•   Latvia
  • President –
    1. Raimonds Vējonis, President of Latvia (2015–2019)
    2. Egils Levits, President of Latvia (2019–2023)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Māris Kučinskis, Prime Minister of Latvia (2016–2019)
    2. Krišjānis Kariņš, Prime Minister of Latvia (2019–2023)
•   Liechtenstein
  • Monarch – Hans-Adam II, Prince Regnant of Liechtenstein (1989–present)
  • Regent – Hereditary Prince Alois, Regent of Liechtenstein (2004–present)
  • Prime Minister – Adrian Hasler, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (2013–2021)
•   Lithuania
  • President –
    1. Dalia Grybauskaitė, President of Lithuania (2009–2019)
    2. Gitanas Nausėda, President of Lithuania (2019–present)
  • Prime Minister – Saulius Skvernelis, Prime Minister of Lithuania (2016–2020)
•   Luxembourg
  • Monarch – Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (2000–present)
  • Prime Minister – Xavier Bettel, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (2013–2023)
•   Republic of Macedonia
  • see under North Macedonia
•   Malta
  • President –
    1. Marie Louise Coleiro Preca, President of Malta (2014–2019)
    2. George Vella, President of Malta (2019–2024)
  • Prime Minister – Joseph Muscat, Prime Minister of Malta (2013–2020)
•   Moldova
  • President –
    1. Igor Dodon, President of Moldova (2016–2020)
    2. Pavel Filip, Acting President of Moldova (2019)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Pavel Filip, Prime Minister of Moldova (2016–2019)
    2. Maia Sandu, Prime Minister of Moldova (2019)
    3. Ion Chicu, Prime Minister of Moldova (2019–2020)
  •   Transnistria (unrecognized, secessionist state)
    • President – Vadim Krasnoselsky, President of Transnistria (2016–present)
    • Prime Minister – Aleksandr Martynov, Prime Minister of Transnistria (2016–present)
•   Monaco
  • Monarch – Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister – Serge Telle, Minister of State of Monaco (2016–2020)
•   Montenegro
  • President – Milo Đukanović, President of Montenegro (2018–2023)
  • Prime Minister – Duško Marković, Prime Minister of Montenegro (2016–2020)
•   Nagorno-Karabakh (unrecognised, secessionist state)
  • see under Artsakh
•   Kingdom of the Netherlands
  • Monarch – Willem-Alexander, King of the Netherlands (2013–present)
  •   Netherlands (constituent country)
    • Prime Minister – Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (2010–2024)
  •   Aruba (constituent country)
    • see under North America
  •   Curaçao (constituent country)
    • see under North America
  •   Sint Maarten (constituent country)
    • see under North America
•   North Macedonia  
  • the country changed name from the Republic of Macedonia to the Republic of North Macedonia on 12 February 2019
  • President –
    1. Gjorge Ivanov, President of North Macedonia (2009–2019)
    2. Stevo Pendarovski, President of North Macedonia (2019–2024)
  • Prime Minister – Zoran Zaev, President of the Government of North Macedonia (2017–2020)
•   Norway
  • Monarch – Harald V, King of Norway (1991–present)
  • Prime Minister – Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of Norway (2013–2021)
•   Poland
  • President – Andrzej Duda, President of Poland (2015–present)
  • Prime Minister – Mateusz Morawiecki, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Poland (2017–2023)
•   Portugal
  • President – Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of Portugal (2016–present)
  • Prime Minister – António Costa, Prime Minister of Portugal (2015–2024)
•   Romania
  • President – Klaus Iohannis, President of Romania (2014–present)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Viorica Dăncilă, Prime Minister of Romania (2018–2019)
    2. Ludovic Orban, Prime Minister of Romania (2019–2020)
•   Russia
  • President – Vladimir Putin, President of Russia (2012–present)
  • Prime Minister – Dmitry Medvedev, Chairman of the Government of Russia (2012–2020)
•   San Marino
  • Captains-Regent –
    1. Mirko Tomassoni and Luca Santolini, Captains Regent of San Marino (2018–2019)
    2. Nicola Selva and Michele Muratori, Captains Regent of San Marino (2019)
    3. Luca Boschi and Mariella Mularoni, Captains Regent of San Marino (2019–2020)
•   Serbia
  • President – Aleksandar Vučić, President of Serbia (2017–present)
  • Prime Minister – Ana Brnabić, Prime Minister of Serbia (2017–2024)
•   Slovakia
  • President –
    1. Andrej Kiska, President of Slovakia (2014–2019)
    2. Zuzana Čaputová, President of Slovakia (2019–2024)
  • Prime Minister – Peter Pellegrini, Prime Minister of Slovakia (2018–2020)
•   Slovenia
  • President – Borut Pahor, President of Slovenia (2012–2022)
  • Prime Minister – Marjan Šarec, Prime Minister of Slovenia (2018–2020)
•   Spain
  • Monarch – Felipe VI, King of Spain (2014–present)
  • Prime Minister – Pedro Sánchez, President of the Government of Spain (2018–present)
•   Sweden
  • Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (1973–present)
  • Prime Minister – Stefan Löfven, Prime Minister of Sweden (2014–2021)
•    Switzerland
  • Council – Federal Council of Switzerland   ^{[lower-alpha 8]}
    • Members – Ueli Maurer (2009–2022; President of Switzerland, 2019), Simonetta Sommaruga (2010–2022), Alain Berset (2012–2023), Guy Parmelin (2016–present), Ignazio Cassis (2017–present), Karin Keller-Sutter (2019–present) and Viola Amherd (2019–present)
•   Ukraine
  • President –
    1. Petro Poroshenko, President of Ukraine (2014–2019)
    2. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine (2019–present)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Volodymyr Groysman, Prime Minister of Ukraine (2016–2019)
    2. Oleksiy Honcharuk, Prime Minister of Ukraine (2019–2020)
  •   Donetsk People's Republic (unrecognised, secessionist state)
    • President – Denis Pushilin, President of Donetsk People's Republic (2018–2022)
    • Prime Minister – Alexander Ananchenko, Prime Minister of Donetsk People's Republic (2018–2022)
  • Luhansk People's Republic (unrecognised, secessionist state)
    • President – Leonid Pasechnik, Head of state of Luhansk People's Republic (2017–2022)
    • Prime Minister – Sergey Kozlov, Prime Minister of Luhansk People's Republic (2015–2022)
•   United Kingdom
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–2022)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Theresa May, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2016–2019)
    2. Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2019–2022)
•   Vatican City
  • Monarch – Pope Francis, Sovereign of Vatican City (2013–present)
  • Head of Government – Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello, President of the Governorate of Vatican City (2011–2021)
  • Holy See (sui generis subject of public international law)
    • Secretary of State – Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Cardinal Secretary of State (2013–present)

North and Central America

•   Anguilla (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
  • Governor – Tim Foy, Governor of Anguilla (2017–2020)
  • Chief Minister – Victor Banks, Chief Minister of Anguilla (2015–2019)
  • Premier – Victor Banks, Premier of Anguilla (2019–2020)
•   Antigua and Barbuda
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Antigua and Barbuda (1981–2022)
  • Governor-General – Sir Rodney Williams, Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (2014–present)
  • Prime Minister – Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (2014–present)
•   Aruba (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
  • Governor – Alfonso Boekhoudt, Governor of Aruba (2017–present)
  • Prime Minister – Evelyn Wever-Croes, Prime Minister of Aruba (2017–present)
•   The Bahamas
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of the Bahamas (1973–2022)
  • Governor-General –
    1. Dame Marguerite Pindling, Governor-General of the Bahamas (2014–2019)
    2. Sir Cornelius A. Smith, Governor-General of the Bahamas (2019–2023)
  • Prime Minister – Hubert Minnis, Prime Minister of the Bahamas (2017–2021)
•   Barbados
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados (1966–2021)
  • Governor-General – Dame Sandra Mason, Governor-General of Barbados (2018–2021)
  • Prime Minister – Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados (2018–present)
•   Belize
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Belize (1981–2022)
  • Governor-General – Sir Colville Young, Governor-General of Belize (1993–2021)
  • Prime Minister – Dean Barrow, Prime Minister of Belize (2008–2020)
•   Bermuda (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
  • Governor – John Rankin, Governor of Bermuda (2016–2020)
  • Premier – Edward David Burt, Premier of Bermuda (2017–present)
•   British Virgin Islands (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
  • Governor – Augustus Jaspert, Governor of the British Virgin Islands (2017–2021)
  • Premier –
    1. Orlando Smith, Premier of the British Virgin Islands (2011–2019)
    2. Andrew Fahie, Premier of the British Virgin Islands (2019–2022)
•   Canada
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952–2022)
  • Governor General – Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada (2017–2021)
  • Prime Minister – Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada (2015–present)
•   Cayman Islands (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
  • Governor – Martyn Roper, Governor of the Cayman Islands (2018–2023)
  • Premier – Alden McLaughlin, Premier of the Cayman Islands (2013–2021)
•   Costa Rica
  • President – Carlos Alvarado Quesada, President of Costa Rica (2018–2022)
•   Cuba
  • Communist Party Leader – Raúl Castro, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (2011–2021)
  • President – Miguel Díaz-Canel, President of Cuba ^[2] (2018–present)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Miguel Díaz-Canel, President of the Council of Ministers of Cuba (2018–2019)
    2. Manuel Marrero Cruz, Prime Minister (2019–present)
•   Curaçao (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
  • Governor – Lucille George-Wout, Governor of Curaçao (2013–present)
  • Prime Minister – Eugene Rhuggenaath, Prime Minister of Curaçao (2017–2021)
•   Dominica
  • President – Charles Savarin, President of Dominica (2013–2023)
  • Prime Minister – Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of Dominica (2004–present)
•   Dominican Republic
  • President – Danilo Medina, President of the Dominican Republic (2012–2020)
•   El Salvador
  • President –
    1. Salvador Sánchez Cerén, President of El Salvador (2014–2019)
    2. Nayib Bukele, President of El Salvador (2019–present)
•   Grenada
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Grenada (1974–2022)
  • Governor-General – Dame Cécile La Grenade, Governor-General of Grenada (2013–present)
  • Prime Minister – Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada (2013–2022)
•   Guatemala
  • President – Jimmy Morales, President of Guatemala (2016–2020)
•   Haiti
  • President – Jovenel Moïse, President of Haiti (2017–2021)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Jean-Henry Céant, Prime Minister of Haiti (2018–2019)
    2. Jean-Michel Lapin, Acting Prime Minister of Haiti (2019–2020)
•   Honduras
  • President – Juan Orlando Hernández, President of Honduras (2014–2022)
•   Jamaica
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Jamaica (1962–2022)
  • Governor-General – Sir Patrick Allen, Governor-General of Jamaica (2009–present)
  • Prime Minister – Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica (2016–present)
•   Mexico
  • President – Andrés Manuel López Obrador, President of Mexico (2018–2024)
•   Montserrat (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
  • Governor – Andrew Pearce, Governor of Montserrat (2018–2022)
  • Premier –
    1. Donaldson Romeo, Premier of Montserrat (2014–2019)
    2. Easton Taylor-Farrell, Premier of Montserrat (2019–present)
•   Nicaragua
  • President – Daniel Ortega, President of Nicaragua (2007–present)
•   Panama
  • President –
    1. Juan Carlos Varela, President of Panama (2014–2019)
    2. Laurentino Cortizo, President of Panama (2019–2024)
•   Puerto Rico (Commonwealth of the United States)
  • Governor –
    1. Ricardo Rosselló, Governor of Puerto Rico (2017–2019)
    2. Pedro Pierluisi, Governor of Puerto Rico (2019)
    3. Wanda Vázquez Garced, Governor of Puerto Rico (2019–2021)
•    Saint Barthélemy (overseas collectivity of France)
  • Prefect – Sylvie Daniélo-Feucher, Prefect of Saint Barthélemy (2018–2020)
  • Head of Government – Bruno Magras, President of the Territorial Council of Saint Barthélemy (2007–2022)
•   Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1983–2022)
  • Governor-General – Sir Tapley Seaton, Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis (2015–2023)
  • Prime Minister – Timothy Harris, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis (2015–2022)
•   Saint Lucia
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Lucia (1979–2022)
  • Governor-General – Sir Neville Cenac, Governor-General of Saint Lucia (2018–2021)
  • Prime Minister – Allen Chastanet, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia (2016–2021)
•   Saint Martin (overseas collectivity of France)
  • Prefect – Sylvie Daniélo-Feucher, Prefect of Saint Barthélemy (2018–2020)
  • Head of Government – Daniel Gibbs, President of the Territorial Council of Saint Martin (2017–2022)
•    Saint Pierre and Miquelon (overseas collectivity of France)
  • Prefect – Thierry Devimeux, Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2018–2021)
  • Head of Government – Stéphane Lenormand, President of the Territorial Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2017–2020)
•   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1979–2022)
  • Governor-General –
    1. Sir Frederick Ballantyne, Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2002–2019)
    2. Susan Dougan, Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2019–present)
  • Prime Minister – Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2001–present)
•   Sint Maarten (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
  • Governor – Eugene Holiday, Governor of Sint Maarten (2010–2022)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Leona Marlin-Romeo, Prime Minister of Sint Maarten (2018–2019)
    2. Wycliffe Smith, Prime Minister of Sint Maarten (2019)
    3. Silveria Jacobs, Prime Minister of Sint Maarten (2019–present)
•   Trinidad and Tobago
  • President – Paula-Mae Weekes, President of Trinidad and Tobago (2018–2023)
  • Prime Minister – Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (2015–present)
•   Turks and Caicos Islands (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
  • Governor –
    1. John Freeman, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands (2016–2019)
    2. Anya Williams, Acting Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands (2019)
    3. Nigel Dakin, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands (2019–2023)
  • Premier – Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson, Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands (2016–2021)
•   United States
  • President – Donald Trump, President of the United States (2017–2021)
•   United States Virgin Islands (insular area of the United States)
  • Governor –
    1. Kenneth Mapp, Governor of the United States Virgin Islands (2015–2019)
    2. Albert Bryan, Governor of the United States Virgin Islands (2019–present)

Oceania

•   American Samoa (unorganised, unincorporated territory of the United States)
  • Governor – Lolo Matalasi Moliga, Governor of American Samoa (2013–2021)
•   Australia
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952–2022)
  • Governor-General –
    1. Sir Peter Cosgrove, Governor-General of Australia (2014–2019)
    2. David Hurley, Governor-General of Australia (2019–2024)
  • Prime Minister – Scott Morrison, Prime Minister of Australia (2018–2022)
•   Christmas Island (external territory of Australia)
  • Administrator – Natasha Griggs, Administrator of Christmas Island (2017–2022)
  • Shire-President – Gordon Thomson, Shire president of Christmas Island (2013–present)
•   Cocos (Keeling) Islands (external territory of Australia)
  • Administrator – Natasha Griggs, Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2017–2022)
  • Shire-President –
    1. Seri Wati Iku, Shire president of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2017–2019)
    2. Aindil Minkom, Shire president of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2019–present)
•   Cook Islands (associated state of New Zealand)
  • Queen's Representative – Sir Tom Marsters, Queen's Representative of the Cook Islands (2013–present)
  • Prime Minister – Henry Puna, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (2010–2020)
•   Fiji
  • President – Jioji Konrote, President of Fiji (2015–2021)
  • Prime Minister – Frank Bainimarama, Prime Minister of Fiji (2007–2022)
•    French Polynesia (overseas collectivity of France)
  • High Commissioner –
    1. René Bidal, High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia (2016–2019)
    2. Éric Requet, Acting High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia (2019)
    3. Dominique Sorain, High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia (2019–present)
  • President – Édouard Fritch, President of French Polynesia (2014–2023)
•   Guam (insular area of the United States)
  • Governor –
    1. Eddie Baza Calvo, Governor of Guam (2011–2019)
    2. Lou Leon Guerrero, Governor of Guam (2019–present)
•   Kiribati
  • President – Taneti Mamau, President of Kiribati (2016–present)
•   Marshall Islands
  • President – Hilda Heine, President of the Marshall Islands (2016-2020)
•   Micronesia
  • President –
    1. Peter M. Christian, President of Micronesia (2015–2019)
    2. David W. Panuelo, President of Micronesia (2019–2023)
•   Nauru
  • President –
    1. Baron Waqa, President of Nauru (2013–2019)
    2. Lionel Aingimea, President of Nauru (2019–2022)
•    New Caledonia (sui generis collectivity of France)
  • High Commissioner –
    1. Thierry Lataste, High Commissioner of New Caledonia (2016–2019)
    2. Laurent Cabrera, Acting High Commissioner of New Caledonia (2019)
    3. Laurent Prévost, High Commissioner of New Caledonia (2019–2021)
  • Head of Government –
    1. Philippe Germain, President of the Government of New Caledonia (2015–2019)
    2. Thierry Santa, President of the Government of New Caledonia (2019–2021)
•   New Zealand
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952–2022)
  • Governor-General – Dame Patsy Reddy, Governor-General of New Zealand (2016–2021)
  • Prime Minister – Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand (2017–2023)
•   Niue (associated state of New Zealand)
  • Premier – Sir Toke Talagi, Premier of Niue (2008–2020)
•   Northern Mariana Islands (Commonwealth of the United States)
  • Governor – Ralph Torres, Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands (2015–2023)
•   Palau
  • President – Tommy Remengesau, President of Palau (2013–2021)
•   Papua New Guinea
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Papua New Guinea (1975–2022)
  • Governor-General – Sir Bob Dadae, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (2017–present)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Peter O'Neill, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (2011–2019)
    2. James Marape, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (2019–present)
•   Pitcairn Islands (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
  • Governor – Laura Clarke, Governor of Pitcairn (2018–2022)
  • Mayor – Shawn Christian, Mayor of the Pitcairn Islands (2014–2019)
•   Samoa
  • Head of State – Tuimalealiʻifano Vaʻaletoʻa Sualauvi II, O le Ao o le Malo of Samoa (2017–present)
  • Prime Minister – Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of Samoa (1998–2021)
•   Solomon Islands
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of the Solomon Islands (1978–2022)
  • Governor-General –
    1. Sir Frank Kabui, Governor-General of the Solomon Islands (2009–2019)
    2. Sir David Vunagi, Governor-General of the Solomon Islands (2019–2024)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Rick Houenipwela, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (2017–2019)
    2. Manasseh Sogavare, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (2019–2024)
•   Tokelau (dependent territory of New Zealand)
  • Administrator – Ross Ardern, Administrator of Tokelau (2018–2022)
  • Head of Government –
    1. Afega Gaualofa, Head of Government of Tokelau (2018–2019)
    2. Kerisiano Kalolo, Head of Government of Tokelau (2019–2020)
•   Tonga
  • Monarch – Tupou VI, King of Tonga (2012–present)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. ʻAkilisi Pōhiva, Prime Minister of Tonga (2014–2019)
    2. Semisi Sika, Acting Prime Minister of Tonga (2019)
    3. Pohiva Tu'i'onetoa, Prime Minister of Tonga (2019–2021)
•   Tuvalu
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu (1978–2022)
  • Governor-General –
    1. Sir Iakoba Italeli, Governor-General of Tuvalu (2010–2019)
    2. Teniku Talesi Honolulu, Acting Governor-General of Tuvalu (2019–2021)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Enele Sopoaga, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (2018–2019)
    2. Kausea Natano, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (2019–2024)
•   Vanuatu
  • President – Tallis Obed Moses, President of Vanuatu (2017–2022)
  • Prime Minister – Charlot Salwai, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2016–2020)
•    Wallis and Futuna (overseas collectivity of France)
  • Administrator –
    1. Christophe Lotigie, Acting Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna (2018–2019)
    2. Thierry Queffelec, Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna (2019–2020)
  • Head of Government –*
    1. David Vergé, President of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna (2017–2019)
    2. Atoloto Kolokilagi, President of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna (2019–2020)

South America

•   Argentina
  • President –
    1. Mauricio Macri, President of Argentina (2015–2019)
    2. Alberto Fernández, President of Argentina (2019–2023)
•   Bolivia
  • President –
    1. Evo Morales, President of Bolivia (2006–2019)
    2. Jeanine Áñez, Acting President of Bolivia (2019–2020)
•   Brazil
  • President – Jair Bolsonaro, President of Brazil (2019–2022)
•   Chile
  • President – Sebastián Piñera, President of Chile (2018–2022)
•   Colombia
  • President – Iván Duque Márquez, President of Colombia (2018–2022)
•   Ecuador
  • President – Lenín Moreno, President of Ecuador (2017–2021)
•   Falkland Islands (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
  • Governor – Nigel Phillips, Governor of the Falkland Islands (2017–2022)
•   Guyana
  • President – David A. Granger, President of Guyana (2015–2020)
  • Prime Minister – Moses Nagamootoo, Prime Minister of Guyana (2015–2020)
•   Paraguay
  • President – Mario Abdo Benítez, President of Paraguay (2018–2023)
•   Peru
  • President – Martín Vizcarra, President of Peru (2018–2020)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. César Villanueva, President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (2018–2019)
    2. Salvador del Solar, President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (2019)
    3. Vicente Zeballos, President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (2019–2020)
•   Suriname
  • President – Dési Bouterse, President of Suriname (2010–2020)
•   Uruguay
  • President – Tabaré Vázquez, President of Uruguay (2015–2020)
• Venezuela
  •   Venezuela
    • President – Nicolás Maduro, President of Venezuela (2013–present)
  •   Venezuelan opposition (partially recognised, rival government)
    • President – Juan Guaidó, President of the National Assembly (2019–2023)

See also

• List of current heads of state and government

Notes

1. Eritrea only became independent in 1993.
2. Bahrain only became independent in 1971.
3. Brunei only became independent in 1984.
4. Hun Sen was titled Second Prime Minister in 1993–98.
5. Kazakhstan only became independent in 1991.
6. Kim was referred to as supreme leader in 2011, and then appointed as First Chairman of the National Defence Commission in 2012 and Chairman of the State Affairs Commission in 2016 —having been de facto leader of North Korea throughout.
7. The Palestinian head of state is the president and prime minister. Despite its existing status internationally as a mostly recognized state, it controls parts of the West Bank, but lacks any authority in the Gaza Strip, which is taken over by Hamas militant group since 2007.
8. The seven-member Swiss Federal Council is head of state and government collectively. Within this executive council, the president serves solely in a primus inter pares capacity for one year.

References

1. Between 12 April and 20 August 2019 Burhan was titled as Chairman of the Transitional Military Council.
2. Titled President of the Council of State until 10 October 2019.

External links

• CIDOB Foundation (in Spanish)—contextualised biographies of world political leaders
• Portale Storia (in Spanish)—a list of current rulers by country
• Rulers —a list of rulers throughout time and places
• WorldStatesmen —an online encyclopedia of the leaders of nations and territories