List of longest-living state leaders from Oceania
This article lists the 100 longest-known living or deceased heads of state or heads of government of sovereign states from Oceania (often a president or prime minister), whose ages are documented in reliable sources. Those currently living are in bold in light green. The longest-lived state leader is Prime Minister Gough Whitlam of Australia, who lived to be 98 years and 102 days old. The oldest living state leader is currently Governor-General William Deane of Australia, who is currently 94 years, 337 days.
Gallery
Oldest:
Australia
Gough Whitlam
served: 1972-1975
2nd oldest:
Tonga
George Tupou I
served: 1845-1893
3rd oldest and oldest living:
Australia
William Deane
served: 1996-2001
List
| No. | Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gough Whitlam |  Australia
|
Prime Minister (1972-1975) | 1916 | 2014 | 98 years, 102 days |
| 2 | George Tupou I | .svg){kind=small} Tonga
|
King (1845-1893) | 1797 | 1893 | 95 years, 76 days |
| 3 | William Deane | Australia
|
Governor-General (1996-2001) | 1931 | Alive | 94 years, 337 days |
| 4 | Ninian Stephen | Australia
|
Governor-General (1982-1989) | 1923 | 2017 | 94 years, 136 days |
| 5 | Malietoa Tanumafili II |  Samoa
|
O le Ao o le Malo (1962-2007) | 1913 | 2007 | 94 years, 127 days |
| 6 | Arthur Porritt |  New Zealand
|
Governor-General (1967-1972) | 1900 | 1994 | 93 years, 143 days |
| 7 | Isaac Isaacs | Australia
|
Governor-General (1931-1936) | 1855 | 1948 | 92 years, 190 days |
| 8 | Robert Sidney Foster |  Fiji
|
Governor-General (1970-1973) | 1913 | 2005 | 92 years, 63 days |
| 9 | Zelman Cowen | Australia
|
Governor-General (1977-1982) | 1919 | 2011 | 92 years, 62 days |
| 10 | Bill Hayden | Australia
|
Governor-General (1989-1996) | 1933 | 2023 | 90 years, 271 days |
| 11 | John Gorton | Australia
|
Prime Minister (1968-1971) | 1911 | 2002 | 90 years, 253 days |
| 12 | Catherine Tizard | New Zealand
|
Governor-General (1990-1996) | 1931 | 2021 | 90 years, 210 days |
| 13 | Peter Hollingworth | Australia
|
Governor-General (2001-2003) | 1935 | Alive | 90 years, 246 days |
| 14 | Jim Bolger | New Zealand
|
Prime Minister (1990-1997) | 1935 | 2025 | 90 years, 136 days |
| 15 | Paulias Matane |  Papua New Guinea
|
Governor-General (2004-2010) | 1931 | 2021 | 90 years, 83 days |
| 16 | Josefa Iloilo | Fiji
|
President (2000-2006; 2007-2009) | 1920 | 2011 | 90 years, 40 days |