List of Commonwealth Heads of Government

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The Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOG) is the collective name for the leaders of the nations with membership in the Commonwealth of Nations. They are invited to attend Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings every two years, with most countries being represented by either their Head of Government or their Head of State.

Note that Fiji is currently suspended from the Commonwealth, as Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama came to power in a military coup in December 2006. Thus, Bainimarama does not attend CHOGM meetings.[1]

Current Heads [edit]

Commonwealth Member Position Head of Government
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer
Australia Australia Prime Minister Julia Gillard
The Bahamas The Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie
Bangladesh Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
Barbados Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart
Belize Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow
Botswana Botswana President Ian Khama
Brunei Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
Cameroon Cameroon President Paul Biya
Canada Canada Prime Minister Stephen Harper
Cyprus Cyprus President Dimitris Christofias
Dominica Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit
Fiji Fiji currently suspended Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama
The Gambia The Gambia President Yahya Jammeh
Ghana Ghana President John Atta Mills
Grenada Grenada Prime Minister Tillman Thomas
Guyana Guyana President Donald Ramotar
India India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Jamaica Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller
Kenya Kenya President Mwai Kibaki
Kiribati Kiribati President Anote Tong
Lesotho Lesotho Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili
Malawi Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika
Malaysia Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak
Maldives Maldives President Mohammed Waheed Hassan Manik
Malta Malta Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi
Mauritius Mauritius Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam
Mozambique Mozambique President Armando Guebuza
Namibia Namibia Prime Minister Nahas Angula
Nauru Nauru President Marcus Stephen
New Zealand New Zealand Prime Minister John Key
Nigeria Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan
Pakistan Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Michael Somare
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Denzil Douglas
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia Prime Minister Kenny Anthony
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves
Samoa Samoa Prime Minister Tuila'epa Sailele Malielegaoi
Seychelles Seychelles President James Michel
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma
Singapore Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Prime Minister Danny Philip
South Africa South Africa President Jacob Zuma
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa
Swaziland Swaziland Prime Minister Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini
Tanzania Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete
Tonga Tonga Prime Minister Lord Tuʻivakano
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar
Tuvalu Tuvalu Prime Minister Willy Telavi
Uganda Uganda President Yoweri Museveni
United Kingdom United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron
Vanuatu Vanuatu Prime Minister Moana Carcasses Kalosil
Zambia Zambia President Michael Sata

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Fiji suspended from Commonwealth", BBC, September 1, 2009