List of State Leaders in 2002 - North America

North America

• Anguilla (British overseas territory)
  • Governor - Peter Johnstone, Governor of Anguilla (2000–2004)
  • Chief Minister - Osbourne Fleming, Chief Minister of Anguilla (2000–2010)
• Antigua and Barbuda -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Antigua and Barbuda (1981–present)
  • Governor-General - Sir James Carlisle, Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (1993–2007)
  • Prime Minister - Lester Bird, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (1994–2004)
• Aruba (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
  • Governor - Olindo Koolman, Governor of Aruba (1992–2004)
  • Prime Minister - Nelson Oduber, Prime Minister of Aruba (2001–2009)
• The Bahamas -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Bahamas (1973–present)
  • Governor-General - Dame Ivy Dumont, Governor-General of the Bahamas (2001–2005)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister of the Bahamas (1992–2002)
    2. Perry Christie, Prime Minister of the Bahamas (2002–2007)
• Barbados -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados (1966–present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Clifford Husbands, Governor-General of Barbados (1996–2011)
  • Prime Minister - Owen Arthur, Prime Minister of Barbados (1994–2008)
• Belize -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Belize (1981–present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Colville Young, Governor-General of Belize (1993–present)
  • Prime Minister - Said Musa, Prime Minister of Belize (1998–2008)
• Bermuda (British overseas territory)
  • Governor -
    1. Thorold Masefield, Governor of Bermuda (1997–2002)
    2. Sir John Vereker, Governor of Bermuda (2002–2007)
  • Premier - Jennifer M. Smith, Premier of Bermuda (1998–2003)
• British Virgin Islands (British overseas territory)
  • Governor -
    1. Frank Savage, Governor of the British Virgin Islands (1998–2002)
    2. Elton Georges, Acting Governor of the British Virgin Islands (2002)
    3. Tom Macan, Governor of the British Virgin Islands (2002–2006)
  • Chief Minister - Ralph T. O'Neal, Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands (1995–2003)
• Canada
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952–present)
  • Governor General - Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada (1999–2005)
  • Prime Minister - Jean Chrétien, Prime Minister of Canada (1993–2003)
• Cayman Islands (British overseas territory)
  • Governor -
    1. Peter Smith, Governor of the Cayman Islands (1999–2002)
    2. James Ryan, Acting Governor of the Cayman Islands (2002)
    3. Bruce Dinwiddy, Governor of the Cayman Islands (2002–2005)
  • Head of Government - McKeeva Bush, Leader of Government Business of the Cayman Islands (2001–2005)
• Costa Rica -
  • President -
    1. Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, President of Costa Rica (1998–2002)
    2. Abel Pacheco, President of Costa Rica (2002–2006)
• 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 - Vernon Shaw, President of Dominica (1998–2003)
  • Prime Minister - Pierre Charles, Prime Minister of Dominica (2000–2004)
• Dominican Republic
  • President - Hipólito Mejía, President of the Dominican Republic (2000–2004)
• El Salvador
  • President - Francisco Flores Pérez, President of El Salvador (1999–2004)
• Grenada
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Grenada (1974–present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Daniel Williams, Governor-General of Grenada (1996–2008)
  • Prime Minister - Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada (1995–2008)
• Guatemala
  • President - Alfonso Portillo, President of Guatemala (2000–2004)
• Haiti
  • President - Jean-Bertrand Aristide, President of Haiti (2001–2004)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Jean Marie Chérestal, Prime Minister of Haiti (2001–2002)
    2. Yvon Neptune, Prime Minister of Haiti (2002–2004)
• Honduras
  • President -
    1. Carlos Roberto Flores, President of Honduras (1998–2002)
    2. Ricardo Maduro, President of Honduras (2002–2006)
• Jamaica
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Jamaica (1962–present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Howard Cooke, Governor-General of Jamaica (1991–2006)
  • Prime Minister - P. J. Patterson, Prime Minister of Jamaica (1992–2006)
• Mexico
  • President - Vicente Fox, President of Mexico (2000–2006)
• Montserrat (British overseas territory)
  • Governor - Tony Longrigg, Governor of Montserrat (2001–2004)
  • Chief Minister - John Osborne, Chief Minister of Montserrat (2001–2006)
• Netherlands Antilles (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
  • Governor -
    1. Jaime Saleh, Governor of the Netherlands Antilles (1990–2002)
    2. Frits Goedgedrag, Governor of the Netherlands Antilles (2002–2010)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Miguel Arcangel Pourier, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles (1999–2002)
    2. Etienne Ys, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles (2002–2003)
• Nicaragua
  • President -
    1. Arnoldo Alemán, President of Nicaragua (1997–2002)
    2. Enrique Bolaños, President of Nicaragua (2002–2007)
• Panama
  • President - Mireya Moscoso, President of Panama (1999–2004)
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1983–present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Cuthbert Sebastian, Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1996–present)
  • Prime Minister - Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1995–present)
• Saint Lucia
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Lucia (1979–present)
  • Governor-General - Dame Pearlette Louisy, Governor-General of Saint Lucia (1997–present)
  • Prime Minister - Kenny Anthony, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia (1997–2006)
• Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Territorial collectivity of France)
  • Prefect -
    1. Jean-François Tallec, Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2001–2002)
    2. Claude Valleix, Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2002–2005)
  • President of the General Council - Marc Plantegenest, President of the General Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2000–2005)
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1979–present)
  • Governor-General -
    1. Sir Charles Antrobus, Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1996–2002)
    2. Monica Dacon, Acting Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2002)
    3. Sir Frederick Ballantyne, Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2002–present)
  • Prime Minister - Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2001–present)
• Trinidad and Tobago
  • President - A. N. R. Robinson, President of Trinidad and Tobago (1997–2003)
  • Prime Minister - Patrick Manning, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (2001–2010)
• Turks and Caicos Islands (British overseas territory)
  • Governor -
    1. Mervyn Jones, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands (2000–2002)
    2. Cynthia Astwood, Acting Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands (2002)
    3. Jim Poston, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands (2002–2005)
  • Chief Minister - Derek Hugh Taylor, Chief Minister of Turks and Caicos Islands (1995–2003)
• United States of America
  • President - George W. Bush, President of the United States (2001–2009)
  • Puerto Rico (Commonwealth of the United States)
    • Governor - Sila María Calderón, Governor of Puerto Rico (2001–2005)
  • United States Virgin Islands (Insular area of the United States)
    • Governor - Charles Wesley Turnbull, Governor of US Virgin Islands (1999–2007)