List of heads of state, heads of governments, and other rulers in the year 2018
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This is a list of heads of state , heads of governments , and other rulers in the year 2018 .
Africa [ ] Algeria President – Abdelaziz Bouteflika , President of Algeria (1999–2019)
Prime Minister – Ahmed Ouyahia , Prime Minister of Algeria (2017–2019) Angola Benin President – Patrice Talon , President of Benin (2016–present) Botswana President –
Ian Khama , President of Botswana (2008–2018)Mokgweetsi Masisi , President of Botswana (2018–present) Burkina Faso President – Roch Marc Christian Kaboré , President of Burkina Faso (2015–present)
Prime Minister – Paul Kaba Thieba , Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2016–2018) Burundi President – Pierre Nkurunziza , President of Burundi (2005–2020) Cameroon 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 – Simplice Sarandji , Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2016–2019) Chad Comoros President – Azali Assoumani , President of the Comoros (2016–present) 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 – Joseph Kabila , President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001–2019)
Prime Minister – Bruno Tshibala , Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2017–2019) 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 –
Sherif Ismail , Prime Minister of Egypt (2015–2018)Moustafa Madbouly , Acting Prime Minister of Egypt (2017–2018)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–present) Eritrea President – Isaias Afwerki , President of Eritrea (1991–present) [a] Ethiopia President –
Mulatu Teshome , President of Ethiopia (2013–2018)Sahle-Work Zewde , President of Ethiopia (2018–present)
Prime Minister –
Hailemariam Desalegn , Prime Minister of Ethiopia (2012–2018)Abiy Ahmed , Prime Minister of Ethiopia (2018–present) Gabon The Gambia Ghana President – Nana Akufo-Addo , President of Ghana (2017–present) Guinea President – Alpha Condé , President of Guinea (2010–2021)
Prime Minister –
Mamady Youla , Prime Minister of Guinea (2015–2018)Ibrahima Kassory Fofana , Prime Minister of Guinea (2018–2021) Guinea-Bissau President – José Mário Vaz , President of Guinea-Bissau (2014–2019)
Prime Minister –
Umaro Sissoco Embaló , Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2016–2018)Artur Silva , Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2018)Aristides Gomes , Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2018–2020) 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–present) Lesotho Monarch – Letsie III , King of Lesotho (1996–present)
Prime Minister – Tom Thabane , Prime Minister of Lesotho (2017–2020) Liberia President –
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf , President of Liberia (2006–2018)George Weah , President of Liberia (2018–present) Libya
Government of House of Representatives of Libya (Government of Libya internationally recognized 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 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 Malawi Mali Mauritania President – Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz , President of Mauritania (2009–2019)
Prime Minister –
Yahya Ould Hademine , Prime Minister of Mauritania (2014–2018)Mohamed Salem Ould Béchir , Prime Minister of Mauritania (2018–2019) Mauritius President –
Ameenah Gurib , President of Mauritius (2015–2018)Barlen Vyapoory , Acting President of Mauritius (2018–2019)
Prime Minister – Pravind Jugnauth , Prime Minister of Mauritius (2017–present) Morocco Monarch – Mohammed VI , Dulquer Salmaan , 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–present) Namibia Niger President – Mahamadou Issoufou , President of Niger (2011–2021)
Prime Minister – Brigi Rafini , Prime Minister of Niger (2011–2021) Nigeria Puntland (self-declared autonomous state)
President – Abdiweli Mohamed Ali , President of Puntland (2014–2019) Rwanda Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom )
Governor – Lisa Honan , Governor of Saint Helena (2016–2019) São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal President – Macky Sall , President of Senegal (2012–present)
Prime Minister – Mohammed Dionne , Prime Minister of Senegal (2014–2019) Seychelles President – Danny Faure , President of Seychelles (2016–2020) Sierra Leone Somalia President – Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed , President of Somalia (2017–present)
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 South Sudan President – Salva Kiir Mayardit , President of South Sudan (2005–present) [b] Sudan Swaziland [c] Monarch – Mswati III , Rajendran King of Swaziland (1986–present)
Prime Minister –
Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini , Prime Minister of Swaziland (2008–2018)Vincent Mhlanga , Acting Prime Minister of Swaziland (2018)Mandvulo Ambrose Dlamini , Prime Minister of Swaziland (2018–2020) Tanzania President – John Magufuli , President of Tanzania (2015–2021)
Prime Minister – Kassim Majaliwa , Prime Minister of Tanzania (2015–present) Togo Tunisia President – Beji Caid Essebsi , President of Tunisia (2014–2019)
Prime Minister – Youssef Chahed , Head of Government of Tunisia (2016–2020) Uganda Western Sahara (self-declared, partially recognised state )
President – Brahim Ghali , President of Western Sahara (2016–present)
Prime Minister –
Abdelkader Taleb Omar , Prime Minister of Western Sahara (2003–2018)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) [d] Bangladesh President – Abdul Hamid , President of Bangladesh (2013–present)
Prime Minister – Sheikh Hasina , Prime Minister of Bangladesh (2009–present) Bhutan Monarch – Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck , King of Bhutan (2006–present)
Prime Minister –
Tshering Tobgay , Prime Minister of Bhutan (2013–2018)Dasho Tshering Wangchuk , Chief Advisor of the Interim Government (2018)Lotay Tshering , Prime Minister of Bhutan (2018–present) Brunei Monarch – Hassanal Bolkiah , Sultan of Brunei (1967–present) [e]
Prime Minister – Hassanal Bolkiah , Nassar , Prime Minister of Brunei (1984–present) Cambodia Monarch – Norodom Sihamoni , King of Cambodia (2004–present)
Prime Minister – Hun Sen , Prime Minister of Cambodia (1985–present) [f] China (People's Republic of China) Communist Party Leader – Xi Jinping , General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (2012–present)
President – Xi Jinping , President of China (2013–present)
Premier – Li Keqiang , Premier of the State Council of China (2013–present)
Officer – Sricharan Kasthurirangan, Blaaze East Timor India President – Ram Nath Kovind , President of India (2017–present)
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 –
Fuad Masum , President of Iraq (2014–2018)Barham Salih , President of Iraq (2018–present)
Prime Minister –
Haider al-Abadi , Prime Minister of Iraq (2014–2018)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 – Akihito , Emperor of Japan (1989–2019)
Prime Minister – Shinzō Abe , Prime Minister of Japan (2012–2020) Jordan Kazakhstan North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) South Korea (Republic of Korea) Kuwait Monarch – Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah , Emir of Kuwait (2006–2020)
Prime Minister – Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah , Prime Minister of Kuwait (2011–2019) Kyrgyzstan President – Sooronbay Jeenbekov , President of Kyrgyzstan (2017–2020)
Prime Minister –
Sapar Isakov , Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (2017–2018)Muhammetkaliy Abulgaziyev , Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (2018–2020) Laos Lebanon President – Michel Aoun , President of Lebanon (2016–present)
Prime Minister – Saad Hariri , President of the Council of Ministers (2016–2020) Malaysia Monarch – Muhammad V , Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (2016–2019)
Prime Minister –
Najib Razak , Prime Minister of Malaysia (2009–2018)Mahathir Mohamad , Prime Minister of Malaysia (2018–2020) Maldives Mongolia President – Khaltmaagiin Battulga , President of Mongolia (2017–2021)
Prime Minister – Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh , Prime Minister of Mongolia (2017–2021) Myanmar President –
Htin Kyaw , President of Myanmar (2016–2018)Myint Swe , Acting President of Myanmar (2018)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–present)
Prime Minister –
Sher Bahadur Deuba , Prime Minister of Nepal (2017–2018)KP Sharma Oli , Prime Minister of Nepal (2018–2021) Oman Monarch – Qaboos bin Said al Said , Sultan of Oman (1970–present)
Prime Minister – Qaboos bin Said al Said , Prime Minister of Oman (1972–present) Pakistan President –
Mamnoon Hussain , President of Pakistan (2013–2018)Arif Alvi , President of Pakistan (2018–present)
Prime Minister –
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi , Interim Prime Minister of Pakistan (2017–2018)Nasirul Mulk , Interim Prime Minister of Pakistan (2018)Imran Khan , Prime Minister of Pakistan (2018–present) Palestine [i] President – Mahmoud Abbas , President of Palestine (2005–present)
Prime Minister – Rami Hamdallah , Prime Minister of Palestine (2013–2019) Philippines President – Rodrigo Duterte , President of the Philippines (2016–present) 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–present) Singapore President – Halimah Yacob , President of Singapore (2017–present)
Prime Minister – Lee Hsien Loong , Prime Minister of Singapore (2004–present) Sri Lanka President – Maithripala Sirisena , President of Sri Lanka (2015–2019)
Prime Minister –
Ranil Wickremesinghe , Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2015–2018)Mahinda Rajapaksa , Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2018)Ranil Wickremesinghe , Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2018–2019) 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 –
Riad Seif , President of the Syrian National Coalition (2017–2018)Abdurrahman Mustafa , President of the Syrian National Coalition (2018–present)
Prime Minister – Jawad Abu Hatab , Prime Minister of the Syrian National Coalition (2016–2019) Taiwan (Republic of China) President – Tsai Ing-wen , President of Taiwan (2016–present)
Premier – William Lai , President of the Executive Yuan of Taiwan (2017–2019) 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–present) Turkey Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates President – Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan , President of the United Arab Emirates (2004–present)
Prime Minister – Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum , Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (2006–present) Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen
Republic of Yemen Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr , Prime Minister of Yemen (2016–2018)Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed , Prime Minister of Yemen (2018–present)Supreme Political Council (unrecognised , rival government )
Saleh Ali al-Sammad , Head of the Supreme Political Council of Yemen (2016–2018)Mahdi al-Mashat , Head of the Supreme Political Council of Yemen (2018–present)Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour , Prime Minister of Yemen (2016–present)Europe [ ] Albania President – Ilir Meta , President of Albania (2017–present)
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)
Prime Minister – Antoni Martí , Head of Government of Andorra (2015–2019) Armenia Austria President – Alexander Van der Bellen , Federal President of Austria (2017–present)
Chancellor – Sebastian Kurz , Federal Chancellor of Austria (2017–2019) Azerbaijan President – Ilham Aliyev , President of Azerbaijan (2003–present)
Prime Minister –
Artur Rasizade , Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (2003–2018)Novruz Mammadov , Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (2018–2019)
Artsakh (unrecognised, secessionist state )
Belarus President – Alexander Lukashenko , President of Belarus (1994–present)
Prime Minister –
Andrei Kobyakov , Prime Minister of Belarus (2014–2018)Syarhey Rumas , Prime Minister of Belarus (2018–2020) Belgium Monarch – Philippe , King of the Belgians (2013–present)
Prime Minister – Charles Michel , Prime Minister of Belgium (2014–2019) Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria President – Rumen Radev , President of Bulgaria (2017–present)
Prime Minister – Boyko Borisov , Prime Minister of Bulgaria (2017–2021) Croatia Cyprus President – Nicos Anastasiades , President of Cyprus (2013–present)
Northern Cyprus (unrecognised, secessionist state )
Czech Republic Denmark Monarch – Margrethe II , Queen of Denmark (1972–present)
Prime Minister – Lars Løkke Rasmussen , Prime Minister of Denmark (2015–2019) Estonia Finland France President – Emmanuel Macron , President of France (2017–present)
Prime Minister – Édouard Philippe , Prime Minister of France (2017–2020) Georgia President –
Giorgi Margvelashvili , President of Georgia (2013–2018)Salome Zurabishvili , President of Georgia (2018–present)
Prime Minister –
Giorgi Kvirikashvili , Prime Minister of Georgia (2015–2018)Mamuka Bakhtadze , Prime Minister of Georgia (2018–2019)
Abkhazia (partially recognised, secessionist state )
South Ossetia (partially recognised, secessionist state )
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 )
Greece President – Prokopis Pavlopoulos , President of Greece (2015–2020)
Prime Minister – Alexis Tsipras , Prime Minister of Greece (2015–2019) Guernsey (Crown dependency )
Hungary Iceland Ireland President – Michael D. Higgins , President of Ireland (2011–present)
Prime Minister – Leo Varadkar , Taoiseach of Ireland (2017-2020) Isle of Man (Crown dependency )
Italy President – Sergio Mattarella , President of Italy (2015–present)
Prime Minister –
Paolo Gentiloni , President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (2016–2018)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–present)
Chief Minister –
Ian Gorst , Chief Minister of Jersey (2011–2018)John Le Fondré , Chief Minister of Jersey (2018–present) Kosovo (partially recognised, secessionist state ; under nominal international administration ) [disputed – discuss
Latvia 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 – Dalia Grybauskaitė , President of Lithuania (2009–2019)
Prime Minister – Saulius Skvernelis , Prime Minister of Lithuania (2016–2020) Luxembourg Macedonia President – Gjorge Ivanov , President of Macedonia (2009–2019)
Prime Minister – Zoran Zaev , President of the Government of Macedonia (2017–2020) Malta President – Marie Louise Coleiro Preca , President of Malta (2014–2019)
Prime Minister – Joseph Muscat , Prime Minister of Malta (2013–2020) Moldova Monaco Monarch – Albert II , Sovereign Prince of Monaco (2005–present)
Prime Minister – Serge Telle , Minister of State of Monaco (2016–2020) Montenegro Nagorno-Karabakh (unrecognised, secessionist state )
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–present) Aruba (constituent country )
Curaçao (constituent country )
Sint Maarten (constituent country )
Norway Poland President – Andrzej Duda , President of Poland (2015–present)
Prime Minister – Mateusz Morawiecki , Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Poland (2017–present) Portugal President – Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa , President of Portugal (2016–present)
Prime Minister – António Costa , Prime Minister of Portugal (2015–present) Romania President – Klaus Iohannis , President of Romania (2014–present)
Prime Minister –
Mihai Tudose , Prime Minister of Romania (2017–2018)Mihai Fifor , Acting Prime Minister of Romania (2018)Viorica Dăncilă , Prime Minister of Romania (2018–2019) Russia President – Vladimir Putin , President of Russia (2012–present)
Prime Minister – Dmitry Medvedev , Chairman of the Government of Russia (2012–2020) San Marino Serbia Slovakia President – Andrej Kiska , President of Slovakia (2014–2019)
Prime Minister –
Robert Fico , Prime Minister of Slovakia (2012–2018)Peter Pellegrini , Prime Minister of Slovakia (2018–2020) Slovenia Spain Monarch – Felipe VI , King of Spain (2014–present)
Prime Minister –
Mariano Rajoy , President of the Government of Spain (2011–2018)Pedro Sánchez , Nayanthara , 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 [k] Members – Doris Leuthard (2006–present), Ueli Maurer (2009–present), Johann Schneider-Ammann (2010–present), Simonetta Sommaruga (2010–present), Alain Berset (2012–present; President of Switzerland , 2018–present), Guy Parmelin (2016–present) and Ignazio Cassis (2017–present) Ukraine President – Petro Poroshenko , President of Ukraine (2014–2019)
Prime Minister – Volodymyr Groysman , Prime Minister of Ukraine (2016–2019)
Donetsk People's Republic (unrecognised, secessionist state)
Luhansk People's Republic (unrecognised, secessionist state)
United Kingdom Monarch – Elizabeth II , Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–present)
Prime Minister – Theresa May , Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2016-2019) 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 subjectpublic international law )
Secretary of State – Cardinal Pietro Parolin , Cardinal Secretary of State (2013–present) North America [ ] Anguilla (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom )
Governor – Tim Foy , Governor of Anguilla (2017–2021)
Chief Minister – Victor Banks , Chief Minister of Anguilla (2015–2019) Antigua and Barbuda Aruba (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands )
The Bahamas Barbados Belize Monarch – Elizabeth II , Queen of Belize (1981–present)
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 – Orlando Smith , Premier of the British Virgin Islands (2011–2019) Canada Monarch – Elizabeth II , Queen of Canada (1952–present)
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 )
Costa Rica President –
Luis Guillermo Solís , President of Costa Rica (2014–2018)Carlos Alvarado Quesada , President of Costa Rica (2018–present) Cuba Curaçao (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands )
Dominica President – Charles Savarin , President of Dominica (2013–present)
Prime Minister – Roosevelt Skerrit , Prime Minister of Dominica (2004–present) Dominican Republic El Salvador Grenada Guatemala President – Jimmy Morales , President of Guatemala (2016–2020) Haiti Honduras Jamaica Monarch – Elizabeth II , Queen of Jamaica (1962–present)
Governor-General – Sir Patrick Allen , Governor-General of Jamaica (2009–present)
Prime Minister – Andrew Holness , Prime Minister of Jamaica (2016–present) Mexico Montserrat (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom )
Nicaragua Panama President – Juan Carlos Varela , President of Panama (2014–2019) Puerto Rico (Commonwealth of the United States )
Saint Barthélemy (overseas collectivity of France )
Saint Kitts and Nevis Monarch – Elizabeth II , Queen of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1983–present)
Governor-General – Sir Tapley Seaton , Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis (2015–present)
Prime Minister – Timothy Harris , Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis (2015–present) Saint Lucia Saint Martin (overseas collectivity of France )
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (overseas collectivity of France )
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Monarch – Elizabeth II , Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1979–present)
Governor-General – Sir Frederick Ballantyne , Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2002–2019)
Prime Minister – Ralph Gonsalves , Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2001–present) Sint Maarten (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands )
Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom )
United States President – Donald Trump , President of the United States (2017–2021) United States Virgin Islands (insular area of the United States )
Governor – Kenneth Mapp , Governor of the United States Virgin Islands (2015–2019) Oceania [ ] American Samoa (unorganised , unincorporated territory of the United States )
Governor – Lolo Matalasi Moliga , Governor of American Samoa (2013–present) Australia Monarch – Elizabeth II , Queen of Australia (1952–present)
Governor-General – Sir Peter Cosgrove , Governor-General of Australia (2014–2019)
Prime Minister –
Malcolm Turnbull , Prime Minister of Australia (2015–2018)Scott Morrison , Prime Minister of Australia (2018–present) Christmas Island (external territory of Australia )
Administrator – Natasha Griggs , Administrator of Christmas Island (2017–present)
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–present)
Shire-President – Seri Wati Iku , Shire president of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2017–2019) Cook Islands (associated state of New Zealand )
Fiji President – Jioji Konrote , President of Fiji (2015–2021)
Prime Minister – Frank Bainimarama , Prime Minister of Fiji (2007–present) French Polynesia (overseas collectivity of France )
Guam (insular area of the United States )
Governor – Eddie Baza Calvo , Governor of Guam (2011–2019) Kiribati President – Taneti Mamau , Bharath , President of Kiribati (2016–present)[1] Marshall Islands President – Hilda Heine , President of the Marshall Islands (2016–2020) Micronesia President – Peter M. Christian , President of Micronesia (2015–2019) Nauru New Caledonia (sui generis collectivityFrance )
New Zealand Monarch – Elizabeth II , Queen of New Zealand (1952–present)
Governor-General – Dame Patsy Reddy , Governor-General of New Zealand (2016–2021)
Prime Minister –
Jacinda Ardern , Prime Minister of New Zealand (2017–present)Winston Peters , Acting Prime Minister of New Zealand (2015) Niue (associated state of New Zealand )
Premier – Sir Toke Talagi , Premier of Niue (2008–present) Northern Mariana Islands (Commonwealth of the United States )
Governor – Ralph Torres , Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands (2015–present) Palau President – Tommy Remengesau , President of Palau (2013–2021) Papua New Guinea Monarch – Elizabeth II , Queen of Papua New Guinea (1975–present)
Governor-General – Sir Bob Dadae , Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (2017–present)
Prime Minister – Peter O'Neill , Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (2011–2019) Pitcairn Islands (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom )
Governor –
, Acting Governor of the Pitcairn Islands (2017–2018)
Laura Clarke , Governor of Pitcairn (2018–present)
Mayor – Shawn Christian , Mayor of the Pitcairn Islands (2014–2019) Samoa Solomon Islands Monarch – Elizabeth II , Queen of the Solomon Islands (1978–present)
Governor-General – Sir Frank Kabui , Governor-General of the Solomon Islands (2009–2019)
Prime Minister – Rick Houenipwela , Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (2017–2019) Tokelau (dependent territory of New Zealand )
Administrator –
Jonathan Kings , Administrator of Tokelau (2017–2018)Ross Ardern , Administrator of Tokelau (2018–present)
Head of Government –
Siopili Perez , Head of Government of Tokelau (2017–2018)Afega Gaualofa , Head of Government of Tokelau (2018–2019) Tonga Monarch – Tupou VI , King of Tonga (2012–present)
Prime Minister – ʻAkilisi Pōhiva , Prime Minister of Tonga (2014–2019) Tuvalu Vanuatu President – Tallis Obed Moses , President of Vanuatu (2017–present)
Prime Minister – Charlot Salwai , Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2016–2020) Wallis and Futuna (overseas collectivity of France )
Administrator –
, Acting Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna (2018–2019)
, Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna (2017–2018)
Head of Government – , President of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna (2017–2019) South America [ ] Argentina President – Mauricio Macri , President of Argentina (2015–present) Bolivia President – Evo Morales , President of Bolivia (2006–2019) Brazil President – Michel Temer , President of Brazil (2016–2018) Chile President –
Michelle Bachelet , President of Chile (2014–2018)Sebastián Piñera , President of Chile (2018–present) Colombia Ecuador Falkland Islands (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom )
Governor – Nigel Phillips , Governor of the Falkland Islands (2017–present)
Chief Executive – Barry Rowland , Chief Executive of the Falkland Islands (2016–present) Guyana Paraguay President –
Horacio Cartes , President of Paraguay (2013–2018)Mario Abdo Benítez , President of Paraguay (2018–present) Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela See also [ ] List of current heads of state and government Notes [ ]
^ Eritrea only became independent in 1993.
^ South Sudan only became independent in 2011.
^ The official name was changed from the Kingdom of Swaziland to the Kingdom of Eswatini on 9 April 2018.
^ Bahrain only became independent in 1971.
^ Brunei only became independent in 1984.
^ Hun Sen was titled Second Prime Minister in 1993–98.
^ Kazakhstan only became independent in 1991.
^ Kim was referred to as supreme leader de facto leader of North Korea throughout.
^ Palestine continues to be administered de jure Palestinian National Authority , and hence the Palestinian head of state and head of government jointly remain as both the president and prime minister of this corresponding National Authority. Despite its existing status internationally as a somewhat mostly recognized state, it remains an occupied state on the part of Israel in the West Bank .
^ Montenegro only became independent in 2006.
^ 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
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