List of Governors
| No. | Picture | Name | From | Until |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Charles Elliot Administrator |
26 January 1841 | 12 August 1841 | ||
| Alexander Robert Johnston Acting Administrator |
22 June 1841 | December 1841 | ||
| Sir Henry Pottinger, 1st Bt. Administrator |
12 August 1841 | 26 June 1843 | ||
| Alexander Robert Johnston Acting Administrator |
June 1842 | December 1842 | ||
| 1 | Sir Henry Pottinger, 1st Bt. | 26 June 1843 | 8 May 1844 | |
| 2 | Sir John Davis, 1st Bt. | 8 May 1844 | 18 March 1848 | |
| William Staveley Administrator |
18 March 1848 | 21 March 1848 | ||
| 3 | Sir George Bonham | 21 March 1848 | 13 April 1854 | |
| 4 | Sir John Bowring | 13 April 1854 | 5 May 1859 | |
| William Caine Administrator |
5 May 1859 | 9 September 1859 | ||
| 5 | Sir Hercules Robinson | 9 September 1859 | 15 March 1865 | |
| William Thomas Mercer Administrator |
15 March 1865 | 11 March 1866 | ||
| 6 | Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell | 11 March 1866 | 11 April 1872 | |
| Henry Wase Whitfield Administrator |
11 April 1872 | 16 April 1872 | ||
| 7 | Sir Arthur Kennedy | 16 April 1872 | 1 March 1877 | |
| John Gardiner Austin Administrator |
1 March 1877 | 22 April 1877 | ||
| 8 | Sir John Pope Hennessy | 22 April 1877 | 7 March 1882 | |
| Malcolm Struan Tonnochy Administrator |
7 March 1882 | 28 March 1882 | ||
| Sir William Henry Marsh Administrator |
28 March 1882 | 30 March 1883 | ||
| 9 | Sir George Bowen | 30 March 1883 | 21 December 1885 | |
| Sir William Henry Marsh Administrator |
21 December 1885 | 25 April 1887 | ||
| William Gordon Cameron Administrator |
25 April 1887 | 6 October 1887 | ||
| 10 | Sir William Des Voeux | 6 October 1887 | 7 May 1891 | |
| Sir George Digby Barker Administrator |
7 May 1891 | 10 December 1891 | ||
| 11 | Sir William Robinson | 10 December 1891 | 1 February 1898 | |
| Sir Wilsome Black Administrator |
1 February 1898 | 25 November 1898 | ||
| 12 | Sir Henry Arthur Blake | 25 November 1898 | 21 November 1903 | |
| Sir Francis Henry May Administrator |
21 November 1903 | 29 July 1904 | ||
| 13 | Sir Matthew Nathan | 29 July 1904 | 20 April 1907 | |
| Sir Francis Henry May Administrator |
20 April 1907 | 29 July 1907 | ||
| 14 | Sir Frederick Lugard | 29 July 1907 | 16 March 1912 | |
| Claud Severn Administrator |
16 March 1912 | 24 July 1912 | ||
| 15 | Sir Francis Henry May | 24 July 1912 | 12 September 1918 | |
| Claud Severn Administrator |
12 September 1918 | 30 September 1919 | ||
| 16 | Sir Reginald Edward Stubbs | 30 September 1919 | 19 March 1925 | |
| Claud Severn Administrator |
19 March 1925 | 1 November 1925 | ||
| 17 | Sir Cecil Clementi | 1 November 1925 | 1 February 1930 | |
| Thomas Southorn Administrator |
1 February 1930 | 9 March 1930 | ||
| 18 | Sir William Peel | 9 May 1930 | 17 May 1935 | |
| Thomas Southorn Administrator |
17 May 1935 | 13 September 1935 | ||
| Norman Lockhart Smith Administrator |
13 September 1935 | 1 November 1935 | ||
| Thomas Southorn Administrator |
1 November 1935 | 12 December 1935 | ||
| 19 | Sir Andrew Caldecott | 12 December 1935 | 16 April 1937 | |
| Norman Lockhart Smith Administrator |
16 April 1937 | 28 October 1937 | ||
| 20 | Sir Geoffry Northcote | 28 October 1937 | 6 September 1941 | |
| Norman Lockhart Smith Administrator |
6 September 1941 | 10 September 1941 | ||
| 21 | Sir Mark Young | 10 September 1941 | 25 December 1941 | |
| Under Japanese occupation | ||||
| Takashi Sakai Administrator |
25 December 1941 | 20 February 1942 | ||
| Masaichi Niimi Administrator |
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| Rensuke Isogai | 20 February 1942 | 24 December 1944 | ||
| Hisakazu Tanaka | 1 February 1945 | 16 August 1945 | ||
| Restoration of British rule | ||||
| Sir Franklin Gimson Provisional Government |
28 August 1945 | 30 August 1945 | ||
| Sir Cecil Harcourt Military Government |
1 September 1945 | 1 May 1946 | ||
| 21 | Sir Mark Young | 1 May 1946 | May 1947 | |
| David Mercer MacDougall Administrator |
May 1947 | 25 July 1947 | ||
| 22 | Sir Alexander Grantham | 25 July 1947 | December 1957 | |
| Edgeworth Beresford David Administrator |
December 1957 | 23 January 1958 | ||
| 23 | Sir Robert Brown Black | 23 January 1958 | March 1964 | |
| Edmund Brinsley Teesdale Administrator |
March 1964 | 14 April 1964 | ||
| 24 | Sir David C.C. Trench | 14 April 1964 | October 1971 | |
| Sir Hugh Norman-Walker Administrator |
October 1971 | 19 November 1971 | ||
| 25 | Sir Murray MacLehose | 19 November 1971 | April 1982 | |
| Sir Philip Haddon-Cave Administrator |
April 1982 | 20 May 1982 | ||
| 26 | Sir Edward Youde | 20 May 1982 | 4 December 1986 | |
| Sir David Akers-Jones Acting Governor |
4 December 1986 | 9 April 1987 | ||
| 27 | Sir David Wilson | 9 April 1987 | 9 July 1992 | |
| 28 | Chris Patten | 9 July 1992 | 30 June 1997 | |
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