List of Commonwealth heads of government

The Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOG) is the collective name for the government 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 head of state.

List of current heads

Commonwealth member Head of government Current holder Since Portrait Ref
Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne 13 June 2014 [1]
Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese 23 May 2022 [2]
The Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis 17 September 2021 [3]
Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman 17 February 2026 [4]
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley 25 May 2018 [5]
Belize Prime Minister Johnny Briceño 12 November 2020 [6]
Botswana President Duma Boko 1 November 2024 [7]
Brunei Sultan and Prime Minister Hassanal Bolkiah 1 January 1984 [8]
Cameroon President Paul Biya 6 November 1982 [9]
Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney 14 March 2025 [10]
Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides 28 February 2023 [11]
Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit 8 January 2004 [12]
Eswatini Prime Minister Russell Dlamini 3 November 2023 [13]
Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka 24 December 2022 [14]
Gabon President Brice Oligui Nguema 3 May 2025 [15]
The Gambia President Adama Barrow 17 January 2017 [16]
Ghana President John Mahama 7 January 2025 [17]
Grenada Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell 24 June 2022 [18]
Guyana President Irfaan Ali 2 August 2020 [19]
India Prime Minister Narendra Modi 26 May 2014 [20]
Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness 3 March 2016 [21]
Kenya President William Ruto 13 September 2022 [22]
Kiribati President Taneti Maamau 11 March 2016 [23]
Lesotho Prime Minister Sam Matekane 28 October 2022 [24]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika 4 October 2025 [25]
Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim 24 November 2022 [26]
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu 17 November 2023 [27]
Malta Prime Minister Robert Abela 13 January 2020 [28]
Mauritius Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam 12 November 2024 [29]
Mozambique President Daniel Chapo 15 January 2025 [30]
Namibia President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah 21 March 2025 [31]
Nauru President David Adeang 30 October 2023 [32]
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon 27 November 2023 [33]
Nigeria President Bola Tinubu 29 May 2023 [34]
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif 4 March 2024 [35]
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape 30 May 2019 [36]
Rwanda President Paul Kagame 22 April 2000 [37]
Saint Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Terrance Drew 6 August 2022 [38]
Saint Lucia Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre 27 July 2021 [39]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Godwin Friday 28 November 2025 [40]
Samoa Prime Minister Laʻauli Leuatea Schmidt 16 September 2025 [41]
Seychelles President Patrick Herminie 26 October 2025 [42]
Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio 4 April 2018 [43]
Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong 15 May 2024 [44]
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale 15 May 2026 [45]
South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa 14 February 2018 [46]
Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake 23 September 2024 [47]
Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan 19 March 2021 [48]
Togo Prime Minister Faure Gnassingbé 3 May 2025 [49]
Tonga Prime Minister Fatafehi Fakafānua 18 December 2025 [50]
Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar 1 May 2025 [51]
Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo 26 February 2024 [52]
Uganda President Yoweri Museveni 29 January 1986 [53]
United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer 5 July 2024 [54]
Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat 11 February 2025 [55]
Zambia President Hakainde Hichilema 24 August 2021 [56]

See also

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