List of State Leaders in 2008 - North America

North America

• Anguilla (British overseas territory)
  • Governor - Andrew George, Governor of Anguilla (2006–2009)
  • 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 - Dame Louise Lake-Tack, Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (2007–present)
  • Prime Minister - Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (2004–present)
• Aruba (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
  • Governor - Fredis Refunjol, Governor of Aruba (2004–present)
  • Prime Minister - Nelson Oduber, Prime Minister of Aruba (2001–2009)
• The Bahamas
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Bahamas (1973–present)
  • Governor-General - Arthur Dion Hanna, Governor-General of the Bahamas (2006–2010)
  • Prime Minister - Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister of the Bahamas (2007–2012)
• Barbados
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados (1966–present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Clifford Husbands, Governor-General of Barbados (1996–2011)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Owen Arthur, Prime Minister of Barbados (1994–2008)
    2. David Thompson, Prime Minister of Barbados (2008–2010)
• Belize
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Belize (1981–present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Colville Young, Governor-General of Belize (1993–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Said Musa, Prime Minister of Belize (1998–2008)
    2. Dean Barrow, Prime Minister of Belize (2008–present)
• Bermuda (British overseas territory)
  • Governor - Sir Richard Gozney, Governor of Bermuda (2007–2012)
  • Premier - Ewart Brown, Premier of Bermuda (2006–2010)
• British Virgin Islands (British overseas territory)
  • Governor - David Pearey, Governor of the British Virgin Islands (2006–2010)
  • Premier - Ralph T. O'Neal, Premier of the British Virgin Islands (2007–2011)
• Canada
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952–present)
  • Governor-General - Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada (2005–2010)
  • Prime Minister - Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada (2006–present)
• Cayman Islands (British overseas territory)
  • Governor - Stuart Jack, Governor of the Cayman Islands (2005–2009)
  • Head of Government - Kurt Tibbetts, Leader of Government Business of the Cayman Islands (2005–2009)
• Costa Rica
  • President - Óscar Arias, President of Costa Rica (2006–2010)
• Cuba
  • Communist Party Leader - Fidel Castro, First secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (1965–2011)
  • President -
    1. Fidel Castro, President of the Council of State of Cuba (1976–2008)
    2. Raúl Castro, Acting President of the Council of State (2006–2008), President of the Council of State of Cuba (2008–present)
  • Premier -
    1. Fidel Castro, President of the Council of Ministers of Cuba (1959–2008)
    2. Raúl Castro, Acting President of the Council of Ministers (2006–2008), President of the Council of Ministers of Cuba (2008–present)
• Dominica
  • President - Nicholas Liverpool, President of Dominica (2003–2012)
  • Prime Minister - Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of Dominica (2004–present)
• Dominican Republic
  • President - Leonel Fernández, President of the Dominican Republic (2004–2012)
• El Salvador
  • President - Antonio Saca, President of El Salvador (2004–2009)
• Grenada
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Grenada (1974–present)
  • Governor-General -
    1. Sir Daniel Williams, Governor-General of Grenada (1996–2008)
    2. Carlyle Glean, Governor-General of Grenada (2008–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada (1995–2008)
    2. Tillman Thomas, Prime Minister of Grenada (2008–2013)
• Guatemala
  • President -
    1. Óscar Berger, President of Guatemala (2004–2008)
    2. Álvaro Colom, President of Guatemala (2008–2012)
• Haiti
  • President - René Préval, President of Haiti (2006–2011)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Jacques-Édouard Alexis, Prime Minister of Haiti (2006–2008)
    2. Michèle Pierre-Louis, Prime Minister of Haiti (2008–2009)
• Honduras
  • President - Manuel Zelaya, President of Honduras (2006–2009)
• Jamaica
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Jamaica (1962–present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Kenneth Hall, Governor-General of Jamaica (2006–2009)
  • Prime Minister - Bruce Golding, Prime Minister of Jamaica (2007–2011)
• Mexico
  • President - Felipe Calderón, President of Mexico (2006–2012)
• Montserrat (British overseas territory)
  • Governor - Peter Waterworth, Governor of Montserrat (2007–2011)
  • Chief Minister - Lowell Lewis, Chief Minister of Montserrat (2006–2009)
• Netherlands Antilles (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
  • Governor - Frits Goedgedrag, Governor of the Netherlands Antilles (2002–2010)
  • Prime Minister - Emily de Jongh-Elhage, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles (2006–2010)
• Nicaragua
  • President - Daniel Ortega, President of Nicaragua (2007–present)
• Panama
  • President - Martín Torrijos, President of Panama (2004–2009)
• Saint Barthélemy (Overseas collectivity of France)
  • Prefect - Dominique Lacroix, Prefect of Saint Barthélemy (2007–present)
  • President of the Territorial Council - Bruno Magras, President of the Territorial Council of Saint Barthélemy (2007–present)
• 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 (1996–2013)
  • 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 - Stephenson King, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia (2007–2011)
• Saint Martin (Overseas collectivity of France)
  • Prefect - Dominique Lacroix, Prefect of Saint Martin (2007–present)
  • President of the Territorial Council -
    1. Louis Constant Fleming, President of the Territorial Council of Saint Martin (2007–2008)
    2. Marthe Ogoundélé, Acting President of the Territorial Council of Saint Martin (2008)
    3. Frantz Gumbs, President of the Territorial Council of Saint Martin (2008–present)
• Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Overseas collectivity of France)
  • Prefect -
    1. Yves Fauqueur, Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2006–2008)
    2. Jean-Pierre Berçot, Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2008–2009)
  • President of the Territorial Council - Stéphane Artano, President of the Territorial Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2006–present)
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1979–present)
  • Governor-General - 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 - George Maxwell Richards, President of Trinidad and Tobago (2003–present)
  • Prime Minister - Patrick Manning, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (2001–2010)
• Turks and Caicos Islands (British overseas territory)
  • Governor -
    1. Richard Tauwhare, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands (2005–2008)
    2. Mahala Wynns, Acting Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands (2008)
    3. Gordon Wetherell, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands (2008–2011)
  • Premier - Michael Misick, Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands (2003–2009)
• United States of America
  • President - George W. Bush, President of the United States (2001–2009)
  • Puerto Rico (Commonwealth of the United States)
    • Governor - Aníbal Acevedo Vilá, Governor of Puerto Rico (2005–2009)
  • United States Virgin Islands (Insular area of the United States)
    • Governor - John de Jongh, Governor of US Virgin Islands (2007–present)