2019 in Oceania

• Chief of state: Queen Elizabeth II (since 1952)[1]
• Governor-General –
  • Sir Peter Cosgrove (since 2014)
  • David Hurley (since 2019)
• Prime Minister – Scott Morrison (since 2018)

• Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia: Sir Peter Cosgrove (since 2014)[2]
• Administrator: Natasha Griggs (since 2018)[2]

• Governor General: Sir Peter Cosgrove (since 2014)[2]
• Administrator: Natasha Griggs (since 2018)[2]

• Administrator: Eric Hutchinson (since 2017)[3]

• President of East Timor: Francisco Guterres (since 2017)
• Prime Minister: Taur Matan Ruak (since 2018)

• President of Fiji: George Konrote (since 2015)
• Head of Government: Frank Bainimarama (since 2007)
• Speaker: Epeli Nailatikau (since 2019)

• President: Taneti Mamau (since 2016)

• President: Hilda Heine (since 2016)[4]
• Speaker of the legislature: Kenneth Kedi (since 2016)[4]

• President of the Federated States of Micronesia:
  • Peter M. Christian (since 2015)
  • David W. Panuelo (since 2019)[5]
• Vice President of the Federated States of Micronesia: Yosiwo George (since 2015)[5]

• President of Nauru:
  • Baron Waqa (since 2013)
  • Lionel Aingimea (since 2019)
• Speaker of Parliament: Marcus Stephen (since 2019)

• President of Palau: Thomas Remengesau Jr. (since 2013)[6]
• Vice President: Raynold Oilouch (since 2017)

• Monarchy of Papua New Guinea: Elizabeth II
• Governor-General: Bob Dadae (since 2017)
• Prime Minister:
  • Peter O'Neill (since 2011)
  • James Marape (since 2019)

The Realm of New Zealand consists of the sovereign state of New Zealand, the associated states of the Cook Islands and Niue, and the dependent territory of Tokelau. It also includes the Antarctica territorial claim of the Ross Dependency.

• Monarchy of New Zealand: Elizabeth II[1]
• Governor-General of New Zealand: Patsy Reddy

• Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives: Trevor Mallard
• Prime Minister of New Zealand: Jacinda Ardern (since 2017)
• Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand: Winston Peters (since 2017)

• Queen's Representative: Tom Marsters (since 1973)
• Prime Minister of the Cook Islands: Henry Puna (since 2010)
• Speaker of the Cook Islands Parliament: Niki Rattle (since 2012)

• Premier of Niue: Toke Talagi (since 2008)

• Administrator of Tokelau: Ross Ardern (since 2018)
• Head of Government of Tokelau:
  • Afega Gaualofa (since 2018)
  • Kerisiano Kalolo (since 2019)

• Head of state: O le Ao o le Malo: Va'aletoa Sualauvi II (since 2017)
• Prime Minister of Samoa: Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi (since 1998)

• Governor-General: David Vunagi (since 2019)[7]
• Prime Minister:
  • Rick Houenipwela (since 2017)
  • Manasseh Sogavare (since 2019)

• Monarch: King Tupou VI (since 2012)[8]
• Prime Minister:
  • ʻAkilisi Pōhiva (since 2017)
  • Pohiva Tuʻiʻonetoa (since 2019)

• Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II
• Governor-General of Tuvalu:
  • Iakoba Italeli (since 2010)
  • Teniku Talesi Honolulu (since 2019)
• Prime Minister of Tuvalu:
  • Enele Sopoaga (since 2013)
  • Kausea Natano (since 2019)

• President of Vanuatu: Tallis Obed Moses (since 2017)[9]
• Prime Minister of Vanuatu: Charlot Salwai (since 2016)

The British Overseas Territories are territories that have not been granted independence. Most are self-governing and are lightly populated.

• Chief of state: Queen Elizabeth II (since February 6, 1952)[10]

The Pitcairn Islands are the only British Overseas Territory located in the Pacific Ocean.[11]

• Governor (nonresident) of the Pitcairn Islands: Laura Clarke (since January 25, 2018)[10]
• Mayor and Chairman of the Island Council: Shawn Christian (since January 1, 2014)[10]

Chile declared its independence from Spain on September 18, 1810.[12]

• President of Chile: Sebastián Piñera (since March 11, 2018)[12]

• Intendant of Valparaíso Region: Jorge Martínez Durán
• Commune of the Juan Fernández Islands
  • Mayor: Felipe Paredes Vergara
• Province of Easter Island
  • Governor: Laura Alarcón Rapu (since March 16, 2018)

French colonization of Oceania began in 1834 when Catholic missionaries arrived in Tahiti.

• President of France: Emmanuel Macron (since May 14, 2017)[13]
• Prime Minister of France: Édouard Philippe (since May 15, 2017)[13]

French Polynesia is an overseas collectivity of France since 2003, though it is often referred to as an overseas country due to its degree of autonomy.[11]

• President of French Polynesia: Édouard Fritch (since September 12, 2014)[14]
• High Commissioner of the Republic:
  • René Bidal (since May 6, 2016)
  • Dominique Sorain (since July 10, 2019)[14]

New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France since 1998.[11]

• High Commissioner:
  • Thierry Lataste (since June 20, 2016)
  • Laurent Prevost (since August 5, 2019)[15]
• President of the Government:
  • Philippe Germain (since April 1, 2015)
  • Thierry Santa (since July 9, 2019)[15]
• Temporary Vice President:
  • Jean-Louis d'Anglebermes (since April 1, 2015)
  • Gilbert Tuienon (since July 9, 2019)[15]

Wallis and Futuna is an overseas collectivity of France since 2003.[11]

• High Administrator: Thierry Queffelec (since 7 January 2019)[16]
• President of the Territorial Assembly David Verge (since 4 April 2017)[16]
• There are three traditional kings with limited powers.[16]

The United States expansion into the Pacific beginning with Baker Island and Howland Island in 1857.

• President of the United States: Donald Trump (since January 20, 2017)[17]
  • Vice President of the United States: Mike Pence (since January 20, 2017)[17]

American Samoa is an unincorporated unorganized territory of the U.S.[11]

• Governor: Lolo Matalasi Moliga (January 3, 2013 – present)[18]

Guam is an unincorporated organized territory of the U.S.[11]

• Governor:
  • Eddie Calvo (January 3, 2011 – January 7, 2019)
  • Lou Leon Guerrero (January 7, 2019 – present)[19]

Hawaii became a state of the United States on August 21, 1959. It consists of eight major islands and 129 smaller islands.

• Governor of Hawaii: David Ige (since December 1, 2014)
  • Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii: Josh Green (since December 3, 2018)

Northern Mariana Islands is a commonwealth in political union with and under the sovereignty of the United States.[20]

• Governor: Ralph Deleon Guerrero Torres (December 19, 2015 – present)[21]

The United States Minor Outlying Islands are small, isolated islands or atolls in the Pacific Ocean. Most are uninhabited, although they may be administered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service as National Wildlife Refuges. They are unincorporated territories of the U.S.[11]

• April 3
  • General elections were held in the Solomon Islands.[22] They were the first general elections since the RAMSI mission concluded in 2017. On 24 April 2019, Manasseh Sogavare was elected by the 11th National Parliament as Prime Minister of Solomon Islands.[23]

• August 13
  • Samoan police confirmed they had foiled an assassination plot against Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi.[24][25]
• August 24
  • Parliamentary elections were held in Nauru.[26] President Baron Waqa lost his seat in Boe Constituency, making him ineligible for a third term.[27] Following the elections, Lionel Aingimea was elected president, winning a parliamentary vote 12–6 against David Adeang.[28]

• September 9
  • General elections were held in Tuvalu.[29] Enele Sopoaga, the caretaker prime minister was re-elected to parliament. However, the members of parliament elected Kausea Natano as prime minister.[30][31][32]

• November 23 – 2019 Bougainvillean independence referendum.
• 81 deaths from measles outbreak from lack of vaccination in Samoa

• 5 December
  • The deadly measles epidemic in Samoa has led to the United Nations' World Health Organization to deploy 128 medical teams to assist in vaccination efforts. The UN's Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) allocated $2.7 million to support the response.[33]
• December 7 A non-binding independence referendum was held in Bougainville,[34] an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea, between 23 November and 7 December 2019.
• December 11 - The results of the referendum are announced. Over 98% of the votes are in favour of independence.[35]

• Micronesian parliamentary election, 2019 5 March 2019
• Australia
  • New South Wales state election, 2019 23 March 2019
  • Tasmanian Legislative Council election, 2019 4 May 2019
  • Australian federal election, 2019 18 May 2019
• Solomon Islands general election, 2019 3 April 2019
• Nauruan parliamentary election, 2019 24 August 2019
• New Zealand local elections, 2019 12 October 2019
• Bougainvillean independence referendum 23 November 2019
• Marshallese general election, 2019 18 November 2019
• Kiribati parliamentary election, 2019 December 2019