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King Charles III with British prime minister Rishi Sunak in 2023

Charles III is head of state of 15 Commonwealth realms and has had 19 prime ministers throughout his reign. Within the Westminster system in each realm, the King's government is headed by a prime minister. Appointment and dismissal of prime ministers are common reserve powers that can be exercised by the King or his governors-general. To date, Charles has appointed four new prime ministers, the first being Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on 25 October 2022 and the most recent being Feleti Teo as Prime Minister of Tuvalu on 26 February 2024.

This list does not cover Commonwealth nations that are not Commonwealth realms, as Charles is not head of state in these nations. Nor does it cover holders of offices of prime minister in sub-national entities such as states, dependancies, or provinces.

List of prime ministers

Antigua and Barbuda

No. Portrait Name
(Birth)
Tenure
Took office Left office
1 10 06 2022 Segunda Sessão Plenária da IX Cúpula das Américas (52137201805) (cropped).jpg Gaston Browne
(b. 1967)
13 June 2014 Incumbent

Australia

No. Portrait Name
(Birth)
Tenure
Took office Left office
1 Anthony Albanese portrait (cropped).jpg Anthony Albanese
(b. 1963)
23 May 2022 Incumbent

The Bahamas

No. Portrait Name
(Birth)
Tenure
Took office Left office
1 Prime Minister Philip Davis in 2022.jpg Philip Davis
(b. 1951)
17 September 2021 Incumbent

Belize

No. Portrait Name
(Birth)
Tenure
Took office Left office
1 Johnny Briceño (52135383761) (cropped).jpg Johnny Briceño
(b. 1960)
12 November 2020 Incumbent

Canada

No. Portrait Name
(Birth)
Tenure
Took office Left office
1 Justin Trudeau in April 2023.jpg Justin Trudeau
(b. 1971)
4 November 2015 Incumbent

Grenada

No. Portrait Name
(Birth)
Tenure
Took office Left office
1 Dickon Mitchell 2022-07-01.jpg Dickon Mitchell
(b. 1978)
24 June 2022 Incumbent

Jamaica

No. Portrait Name
(Birth)
Tenure
Took office Left office
1 Andrew Holness Press (cropped) 2.jpg Andrew Holness
(b. 1972)
3 March 2016 Incumbent

New Zealand

Jacinda Ardern was the incumbent prime minister when Charles became king.

No. Portrait Name
(Birth)
Tenure
Took office Left office
1 New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in 2018.jpg Jacinda Ardern
(b. 1980)
26 October 2017 25 January 2023
2 Chris Hipkins NZ Labour (2).jpg Chris Hipkins
(b. 1978)
25 January 2023 27 November 2023
3 LUXON, Christopher - Botany (cropped).png Christopher Luxon
(b. 1970)
27 November 2023 Incumbent

Papua New Guinea

No. Portrait Name
(Birth)
Tenure
Took office Left office
1 Fumio Kishida and James Marape before the funeral of Shinzo Abe (1) (cropped).jpg James Marape
(b. 1971)
30 May 2019 Incumbent

Saint Kitts and Nevis

No. Portrait Name
(Birth)
Tenure
Took office Left office
1 Terrance Drew 2022.jpg Terrance Drew
(b. 1976)
6 August 2022 Incumbent

Saint Lucia

No. Portrait Name
(Birth)
Tenure
Took office Left office
1 Philip J Pierre Christmas 2020 (cropped).png Philip Pierre
(b. 1954)
28 July 2021 Incumbent

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

No. Portrait Name
(Birth)
Tenure
Took office Left office
1 Ralph Gonsalves 2023.jpg Ralph Gonsalves
(b. 1946)
29 March 2001 Incumbent

Solomon Islands

No. Portrait Name
(Birth)
Tenure
Took office Left office
1 Манассе Согаваре (28532489095).jpg Manasseh Sogavare
(b. 1955)
24 April 2019 Incumbent

Tuvalu

Kausea Natano was the incumbent prime minister when Charles became king.

No. Portrait Name
(Birth)
Tenure
Took office Left office
1 Kausea Natano June 2022.jpg Kausea Natano
(b. 1957)
19 September 2019 26 February 2024
2 Feleti Teo 2016 taken in Nadi, Fiji at the annual meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission.jpg Feleti Teo
(b. 1962)
26 February 2024 Incumbent

United Kingdom

Liz Truss was the incumbent prime minister when Charles became king.

No. Portrait Name
(Birth)
Tenure
Took office Left office
1 Official portrait of Liz Truss (cropped).jpg Liz Truss
(b. 1975)
6 September 2022 25 October 2022
2 Portrait of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (cropped).jpg Rishi Sunak
(b. 1980)
25 October 2022 Incumbent

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