List of current state leaders by date of assumption of office
Prior to 1970

List of current state leaders by date of assumption of office

Section Title: Prior to 1970
Table Section Text: None

Assumed Office	Leader	State	Office

6 February 1952	Elizabeth II	Antigua and Barbuda	Queen: 1 November 1981 – present

Australia	Queen

The Bahamas	Queen: 10 July 1973 – present

Barbados	Queen: 30 November 1966 – present

Belize	Queen: 21 September 1981 – present

Canada	Queen

Grenada	Queen: 7 February 1974 – present

Jamaica	Queen: 6 August 1962 – present

New Zealand	Queen

Papua New Guinea	Queen: 16 September 1975 – present

Saint Kitts and Nevis	Queen: 19 September 1983 – present

Saint Lucia	Queen: 22 February 1979 – present

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Queen: 27 October 1979 – present

Solomon Islands	Queen: 7 July 1978 – present

Tuvalu	Queen: 1 October 1978 – present

United Kingdom	Queen

4 October 1967	Hassanal Bolkiah	Brunei	Sultan: 4 October 1967 – present Prime Minister: 1 January 1984 – present

Sentence(s)

The current monarch of the United Kingdom is Queen Elizabeth II, who has reigned since 1952, making her the longest-serving current head of state.

final_sentence: The current monarch of the United Kingdom is Queen Elizabeth II, who has reigned since 1952, making her the longest-serving current head of state.