List of State Leaders in 1982 - North America

North America

• Anguilla (British dependent territory)
  • Governor - Charles Harry Godden, Governor of Anguilla (1978–1983)
  • Chief Minister - Ronald Webster, Chief Minister of Anguilla (1980–1984)
• Antigua and Barbuda
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Antigua and Barbuda (1981–present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Wilfred Jacobs, Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (1967–1993)
  • Prime Minister - Vere Bird, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (1976–1994)
• The Bahamas
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Bahamas (1973–present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Gerald Cash, Governor-General of the Bahamas (1979–1988)
  • Prime Minister - Lynden Pindling, Prime Minister of the Bahamas (1967–1992)
• Barbados
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados (1966–present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Deighton Lisle Ward, Governor-General of Barbados (1976–1984)
  • Prime Minister - Tom Adams, Prime Minister of Barbados (1976–1985)
• Belize
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Belize (1981–present)
  • Governor-General - Elmira Minita Gordon, Governor-General of Belize (1981–1993)
  • Prime Minister - George Cadle Price, Prime Minister of Belize (1961–1984)
• Bermuda (British dependent territory)
  • Governor - Sir Richard Posnett, Governor of Bermuda (1980–1983)
  • Premier -
    1. David Gibbons, Premier of Bermuda (1977–1982)
    2. John Swan, Premier of Bermuda (1982–1995)
• British Virgin Islands (British dependent territory)
  • Governor -
    1. James Alfred Davidson, Governor of the British Virgin Islands (1978–1982)
    2. David Robert Barwick, Governor of the British Virgin Islands (1982–1986)
  • Chief Minister - Lavity Stoutt, Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands (1979–1983)
• Canada
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952–present)
  • Governor General - Edward Schreyer, Governor General of Canada (1979–1984)
  • Prime Minister - Pierre Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada (1980–1984)
• Cayman Islands (British dependent territory)
  • Governor -
    1. Thomas Russell, Governor of the Cayman Islands (1974–1982)
    2. George Peter Lloyd, Governor of the Cayman Islands (1982–1987)
• Costa Rica
  • President -
    1. Rodrigo Carazo Odio, President of Costa Rica (1978–1982)
    2. Luis Alberto Monge, President of Costa Rica (1982–1986)
• Cuba
  • Communist Party Leader - Fidel Castro, First secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (1965–2011)
  • President - Fidel Castro, President of the Council of State of Cuba (1976–2008)
  • Premier - Fidel Castro, President of the Council of Ministers of Cuba (1959–2008)
• Dominica
  • President - Aurelius Marie, President of Dominica (1980–1983)
  • Prime Minister - Eugenia Charles, Prime Minister of Dominica (1980–1995)
• Dominican Republic
  • President -
    1. Antonio Guzmán Fernández, President of the Dominican Republic (1978–1982)
    2. Jacobo Majluta Azar, Acting President of the Dominican Republic (1982)
    3. Salvador Jorge Blanco, President of the Dominican Republic (1982–1986)
• El Salvador
  • Head of State -
    1. Revolutionary Government Junta, Head of State of El Salvador (1979–1982)
    2. Álvaro Magaña, President of El Salvador (1982–1984)
• Grenada
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Grenada (1974–present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Paul Scoon, Governor-General of Grenada (1978–1992)
  • Prime Minister - Maurice Bishop, Prime Minister of Grenada (1979–1983)
• Guatemala
  • Head of State -
    1. Fernando Romeo Lucas García, President of Guatemala (1978–1982)
    2. Government Junta, Head of State of Guatemala (1982)
    3. Efraín Ríos Montt, Chief of State of Guatemala (1982–1983)
• Haiti
  • President - Jean-Claude Duvalier, President for Life of Haiti (1971–1986)
• Honduras
  • President -
    1. Policarpo Paz García, Provisional President of Honduras (1978–1982)
    2. Roberto Suazo Córdova, President of Honduras (1982–1986)
• Jamaica
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Jamaica (1962–present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Florizel Glasspole, Governor-General of Jamaica (1973–1991)
  • Prime Minister - Edward Seaga, Prime Minister of Jamaica (1980–1989)
• Mexico
  • President -
    1. José López Portillo, President of Mexico (1976–1982)
    2. Miguel de la Madrid, President of Mexico (1982–1988)
• Montserrat (British dependent territory)
  • Governor - David Kenneth Hay Dale, Governor of Montserrat (1980–1984)
  • Chief Minister - John Osborne, Chief Minister of Montserrat (1978–1991)
• Netherlands Antilles (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
  • Governor - Bernadito M. Leito, Governor of the Netherlands Antilles (1970–1983)
  • Prime Minister - Dominico Martina, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles (1979–1984)
• Nicaragua
  • Head of State - Junta of National Reconstruction, Head of State of Nicaragua (1979–1985)
• Panama
  • De facto leader -
    1. Florencio Flores Aguilar, Commandant of the National Guard (1981–1982)
    2. Rubén Darío Paredes, Commandant of the National Guard (1982–1983)
  • President -
    1. Aristides Royo, President of Panama (1978–1982)
    2. Ricardo de la Espriella, President of Panama (1982–1984)
• Saint Christopher and Nevis (British associated state)
  • Governor - Sir Clement Arrindell, Governor of Saint Christopher and Nevis (1981–1995)
  • Premier - Kennedy Simmonds, Premier of Saint Christopher and Nevis (1980–1995)
• Saint Lucia
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Lucia (1979–present)
  • Governor-General -
    1. Boswell Williams, Governor-General of Saint Lucia (1980–1982)
    2. Sir Allen Montgomery Lewis, Governor-General of Saint Lucia (1982–1987)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Winston Cenac, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia (1981–1982)
    2. Michael Pilgrim, Acting Prime Minister of Saint Lucia (1982)
    3. John Compton, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia (1982–1996)
• Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Territorial collectivity of France)
  • Prefect -
    1. Claude Guyon, Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (1981–1982)
    2. Philippe Parant, Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (1982–1983)
  • President of the General Council - Albert Pen, President of the General Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (1968–1984)
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1979–present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Sydney Gun-Munro, Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1976–1985)
  • Prime Minister - Milton Cato, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1974–1984)
• Trinidad and Tobago
  • President - Ellis Clarke, President of Trinidad and Tobago (1972–1987)
  • Prime Minister - George Chambers, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1981–1986)
• Turks and Caicos Islands (British dependent territory)
  • Governor -
    1. John Clifford Strong, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands (1978–1982)
    2. Christopher J. Turner, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands (1982–1987)
  • Chief Minister - Norman Saunders, Chief Minister of Turks and Caicos Islands (1980–1985)
• United States of America
  • President - Ronald Reagan, President of the United States (1981–1989)
  • Puerto Rico (Commonwealth of the United States)
    • Governor - Carlos Romero Barceló, Governor of Puerto Rico (1977–1985)
  • United States Virgin Islands (Insular area of the United States)
    • Governor - Juan Francisco Luis, Governor of US Virgin Islands (1978–1987)