The politics of the Falkland Islands takes place in a framework of a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary representative democratic dependency as set out by the constitution, whereby the Governor exercises the duties of head of state in the absence of the monarch and the Chief Executive acts as the head of government, with an elected Legislative Assembly to propose new laws and hold the executive to account.

As the Queen is absent from the islands for most of the time, executive authority is exercised " in Her Majesty's name and on Her Majesty's behalf " by the Governor of the Falkland Islands.

The Governor normally acts only on the advice of the Executive Council of the Falkland Islands, which is composed of three Members of the Legislative Assembly elected by the Assembly to serve on the Council every year, the Chief Executive, the Director of Finance and the Governor, who acts as presiding officer.

The Attorney General ( AG ), appointed by the Governor, is the main legal adviser to the Falkland Islands Government.

Whaling stations operated under leases granted by the ( British ) Governor of the Falkland Islands.

** Francis Tanfield, Governor of the South Falkland colony

* Sir Rex Hunt, Governor of the Falkland Islands

Attractions include the Falkland Islands Museum, Government House – built in 1845 and home to the Governor of the Falkland Islands ( currently Nigel Haywood ) – and a golf course, as well as a whalebone arch, a totem pole, several war memorials and the shipwrecks in its harbour.

* Government House, Stanley is the residence of the Governor of the Falkland Islands.

Originally from 1962 to 1990, a High Commissioner was appointed to oversee the territory who was also Governor of the Falkland Islands.

Prior to 1962, the area was a part of the Falkland Islands Dependencies and as such was administered by the Governor of the Falkland Islands

His eldest son, Sir Andrew Stewart 2nd Bt., became the third Baron and Governor of Fort Falkland in County Offaly fighting as a Royalist in the Civil War.

The Governor of the Falkland Islands uses a Union Flag defaced with the coat of arms.

In 1904 Allardyce was appointed as Governor of the Falkland Islands.

Sir Francis Tanfield ( born 1565, date of death unknown ) was Proprietary Governor of the South Falkland colony ( in modern Newfoundland ) of Henry Cary, 1st Viscount Falkland, his cousin's husband.

Falkland became Governor of Nova Scotia in 1840 after the recall of Sir Colin Campbell.

* Roger Goldsworthy ( 1839 – 1900 ), President of Nevis ; Governor of Saint Lucia ; Governor of the British Honduras ; and Governor of the Falkland Islands

In July 2005 it was announced that Huckle would soon be leaving Anguilla to become Governor of the British overseas territory of the Falkland Islands and the Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, all of which are located in the South Atlantic Ocean.

During his time as Governor of the Falkland Islands, Huckle oversaw the implementation of the new Constitution in 2009.

General Loganathan, of the Indian National Army, was Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, which had been annexed to the Provisional Government.

Executive authority in British Virgin Islands is vested in The Queen and is exercised on her behalf by the Governor of the British Virgin Islands.

In 1898 the Governor of Jamaica began appointing a Commissioner for the Islands.

In 1959, upon the formation of the Federation of the West Indies the dependency status with regards to Jamaica ceased officially although the Governor of Jamaica remained the Governor of the Cayman Islands and had reserve powers over the Islands.

In 1971 the governmental structure of the Islands was again changed with a Governor now running the Cayman Islands.

Athel Long CMG, CBE was the last Administrator and the first Governor of the Cayman Islands.

This infuriated the elected members of the Legislative Assembly as they maintained that the Governor and the United Kingdom had put into question the Cayman Islands ' reputation as a tightly regulated offshore jurisdiction.

The Lieutenant Governor of Jersey | Lieutenant Governor is the representative of head of state and the Bailiff ( Channel Islands ) | Bailiff is the civic head.

** Governor of the Faroe Islands

Politics of the Northern Mariana Islands takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic system, whereby the Governor is head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system.

In July 2003 the Governor General of Solomon Islands issued an official request for international help, which was subsequently endorsed by a unanimous vote of the parliament.

Politics of the United States Virgin Islands takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic dependency, whereby the Governor is the head of the local government, and of a multi-party system.

It was subsequently amended by () which prohibited political or religious tests but required a loyalty oath as qualification to any office or public trust, by the Virgin Islands Elective Governor Act () which made the Governor an elected office, by (), and by (), which removed the reight to indictment for certain crimes and removed the jurisdiction of the admiralty courts.

His proposal is opposed to that of Richard Nixon, Governor Rockefeller, past chairmen Strauss and McCone of the Atomic Energy Commission, Dr. Edward Teller and those others now enjoying their hour of triumph in the exacerbation of the cold war.

Mr. Simpkins is a resident of Somerset county, and he and the Governor, also a Somerset countian, have been friends since Mr. Simpkins was a child.

* 1929 – Huey P. Long Governor of Louisiana is impeached by the Louisiana House of Representatives.

Politics of American Samoa takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic dependency, whereby the Governor is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system.

The government operates under a framework of a presidential representative democratic dependency, whereby the Governor of American Samoa is the head of government.

In Canada, where the Act of Settlement is now a part of Canadian constitutional law, Tony O ' Donohue, a Canadian civic politician, took issue with the provisions that exclude Roman Catholics from the throne, and which make the monarch of Canada the Supreme Governor of the Church of England, requiring him or her to be an Anglican.

* 1810 – Venezuela achieves home rule: Vicente Emparan, Governor of the Captaincy General is removed by the people of Caracas and a junta is installed.

The Governor is appointed by the Queen on the advice of the British Government.

A Cabinet is nominated by the Premier and appointed by the Governor.

The current Governor is William Boyd McCleary ( since 2010 ).

The Bank of England, formally the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based.

The current Governor of the Bank of England is Sir Mervyn King, who took over on 30 June 2003 from Sir Edward George.

Today, the City University is governed by the Board of Trustees composed of 17 members, ten of whom are appointed by the Governor of New York " with the advice and consent of the senate ," and five by the Mayor of New York City " with the advice and consent of the senate.

* 2008 – The Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, is arrested by federal officials for a number of crimes including attempting to sell the United States Senate seat being vacated by President-elect Barack Obama's election to the Presidency.

In 1778 the French Governor of Mauritius granted Monsieur Dupuit de la Faye the island of Diego Garcia, and there is evidence of temporary French visits to collect coconuts and fish.

* 1905 – Former Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg is assassinated at the front gate of his home in Caldwell.

It is not recorded what New York Governor Clinton's reaction was to the news.

Yale president Arthur Twining Hadley penned the inscription, which reads: " On Pemberton Hill, 255 Feet North of This Spot, Was Born on April Fifth 1649 Elihu Yale, Governor of Madras, Whose Permanent Memorial in His Native Land is the College That Bears His Name.

Executive power is exercised on behalf of the Queen by an appointed Governor, who primarily acts on the advice of the Executive Council.