This is a list of European (as well as Australian and Japanese) colonial administrators responsible for the territory of Portuguese Timor, an area equivalent to modern-day East Timor.

List

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Portuguese Timor (Timor Português) Portrait Incumbent Tenure Notes Head(s) of stateFromUntilPortuguese suzeraintySubordinated to Portuguese India1António de São JacintoCaptain16471649In CupãoJohn IVJoão IVHouse of Braganza2Francisco CarneiroCaptain16491652In Cupão3...Captain16521662Alphonso VIAfonso VIHouse of Braganza4Simão LuísCaptain166216645Simão LuísCaptain-Major166516666António HornayCaptain-Major Ad Interim166616691st time7Fernão Martins da PonteCaptain-Major Ad Interim166916708Mateus da CostaCaptain-Major Ad Interim167116739António HornayCaptain-Major Ad Interim167316802nd time10João Antunes PortugalCaptain-Major16801680Sent by the Kingdom of Portugal but refused by settlers11António HornayCaptain-Major Ad Interim168016933rd timePeter IIPedro IIHouse of Braganza12Francisco HornayCaptain-Major Ad Interim1694169613António de Mesquita PimentelCaptain-Major1696169714André Coelho VieiraCaptain-Major1697169715Domingos da CostaCaptain-Major Ad Interim1697170216António Coelho GuerreiroGovernor20 February 1702170517Lourenço LopesGovernor1705170618Manuel Ferreira de AlmeidaGovernor170617081st timeJohn VJoão VHouse of Braganza19Jácome de Morais SarmentoGovernor1708170920Manuel de Souto-MaiorGovernor1709171421Manuel Ferreira de AlmeidaGovernor171417142nd time22Domingos da CostaGovernor1714171823Francisco de Melo e CastroGovernor1718171924Manuel de Santo AntónioGovernor1719172225António de Albuquerque CoelhoGovernor1722172526António Moniz de MacedoGovernor172517291st time27Pedro de MeloGovernor1729173128Pedro do Rego Barreto da Gama e CastroGovernor1731173429António Moniz de MacedoGovernor173417392nd time30...Governor Ad Interim1739174131Manuel Leonís de CastroGovernor1741174532Francisco Xavier Moraes DoutelGovernor1745174833Manuel Correia de LacerdaGovernor17481751Joseph IJosé IHouse of Braganza34Manuel Doutel de Figueiredo SarmentoGovernor1751175935Sebastião de Azevedo e BritoGovernor1759176036...Governor Ad Interim1760176337Dionísio Gonçalves Rebelo GalvãoGovernor1763176538...Governor Ad Interim1765176839António José Teles de MenesesGovernor1768177640Caetano de Lemos Telo de MenesesGovernor17761779Mary IMaria IHouse of Braganza&Peter IIIPedro IIIHouse of Braganza41Lourenço de Brito CorreiaGovernor1779178242João Anselmo de Almeida SoaresGovernor1782178543João Baptista Vieira GodinhoGovernor1785178844Feliciano António Nogueira LisboaGovernor1788179045Joaquim Xavier de Morias SarmentoGovernor1790179446João Baptista VerquaimGovernor1794180047José Joaquim de SousaGovernor1800180448João Vicente Soares da VeigaGovernor1804180749António de Mendonça Côrte-RealGovernor1807181050António Botelho Homem Bernardes PessõaGovernor1810181051Joaquim António Duarte da Silva VelosoGovernor1810181252Vitorino Freire da Cunha GusmãoGovernor1812181553José Pinto Alcoforado de Azevedo e SousaGovernor18151819John VIJoão VIHouse of Braganza54Gregório Rodrigues PereiraGovernor1819182155Manuel Joaquim de Matos e GóisGovernor18211832Peter IVPedro IVHouse of BraganzaMary IIMaria IIHouse of BraganzaMichael IMiguel IHouse of Braganza56Miguel da Silveira LorenaGovernor1832183257Miguel Carlos da Cunha da Silveira e LorenaGovernor1832183458José Maria MarquesGovernor18341839Mary IIMaria IIHouse of Braganza&Ferdinand IIFernando IIHouse of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-Koháry59Frederico Leão Cabreira de Brito Alvelos Drago ValenteGovernor18391844Subordinated to Portuguese Macau60Julião José da Silva VieirasGovernor1844184861António Olavo Monteiro TorresGovernor184830 October 1850Separate colony62António Olavo Monteiro TorresGovernor30 October 1850185163José Joaquim Lopes de LimaGovernor23 June 185115 September 1851Subordinated to Portuguese Macau64José Joaquim Lopes de LimaGovernor15 September 18518 September 1852Died in office65Manuel de Saldanha da GamaGovernor18521856Peter VPedro VHouse of BraganzaSubordinated to Portuguese India66Luís Augusto de Almeida MacedoGovernor1856185967Governor18591863Louis ILuís IHouse of BraganzaSeparate overseas province68José Manuel Pereira de AlmeidaGovernor1863186469José Eduardo da Costa MenesesGovernor18641866Subordinated to Portuguese Macau70Francisco Teixeira da SilvaGovernor18661869António Joaquim GarciaGovernor71Pedro Carlos de Aguiar Craveiro LopesGovernor18701870Did not take office72João Clímaco de CarvalhoGovernor18701871Manuel de Castro SampaioGovernor73Hugo Goodair de Lacerda Castelo BrancoGovernor187318761st time74Joaquim António da Silva FerrãoGovernor18761878José Alves da CostaGovernor75Hugo Goodair de Lacerda Castelo BrancoGovernor187818802nd time76Augusto César Cardoso de CarvalhoGovernor18801881José dos Santos VaquinhasGovernor77Bento da França Pinto de OliveiraGovernor18821883Porfírio Zeferino de Sousa Governor1st timeFrancisco de Paula da LuaGovernor78João Maria PereiraGovernor18831885Cipriano ForjazGovernor1st time79Alfredo de Lacerda MaiaGovernor18853 March 188780António Joaquim GarciaGovernor1887188781António Francisco da CostaGovernor1887188882Rafael Jácome Lopes de AndradeGovernor1888188983Porfírio Zeferino de SousaGovernor188918902nd timeCharles ICarlosHouse of Braganza84Cipriano ForjazGovernor189018942nd time85Porfírio Zeferino de SousaGovernor189418943rd time86José Celestino da SilvaGovernor189415 October 1896Separate colony87José Celestino da SilvaGovernor15 October 1896190888Jaime Augusto Vieira da RochaGovernor Ad Interim19081908Emmanuel IIManuel IIHouse of Braganza89Eduardo Augusto MarquêsGovernor1908190990Gonçalo Pereira Pimenta de CastroGovernor190919101st time91Alfredo Cardoso de Soveral MartinsGovernor191030 October 1910Teófilo BragaProvisional President of the First Portuguese Republic92Anselmo Augusto Coelho de CarvalhoGovernor Ad Interim1910191093José Carrazeda Caldas Viana e AndradeGovernor Ad Interim1910191094Filomeno da Câmara Melo CabralGovernor191119131st time; served during the East Timorese rebellion of 1911–12Manuel de ArriagaPresident of the First Portuguese Republic95Gonçalo Pereira Pimenta de CastroGovernor Ad Interim191319142nd time96Filomeno da Cámara Melo CabralGovernor191419172nd timeTeófilo BragaPresident of the First Portuguese RepublicBernardino MachadoPresident of the First Portuguese Republic97César de AbreuGovernor Ad Interim19171917José Machado Duarte JúniorGovernor Ad Interim98Luís Augusto de Oliveira FrancoGovernor Ad Interim191719191st timeSidónio PaisPresident of the First Portuguese RepublicJoão do Canto e CastroPresident of the First Portuguese Republic99Manuel Paulo de Sousa GentilGovernor19191920António José de AlmeidaPresident of the First Portuguese Republic100Luís Augusto de Oliveira FrancoGovernor Ad Interim192019212nd time101José de Paiva GomesGovernor192119211st time102Humberto dos Santos LeitãoGovernor Ad Interim192119211st time103José de Paiva GomesGovernor192119232nd timeManuel Teixeira GomesPresident of the First Portuguese Republic104Humberto dos Santos LeitãoGovernor Ad Interim192319242nd time105Raimundo Enes MeiraGovernor19241926Bernardino MachadoPresident of the First Portuguese Republic106Teófilo DuarteGovernor19261929José Mendes CabeçadasPresident of the Second Portuguese RepublicManuel Gomes da CostaPresident of the Second Portuguese Republic Óscar CarmonaPresident of the Second Portuguese Republic107Cesário Augusto de Almeida VianaGovernor19291930108Abel Teixeira da Costa TavaresGovernor Ad Interim19301930109Antonio Baptista JustoGovernor19301933110José Luís Fontoura de SequeiraGovernor Ad Interim19331933111Raúl de Antas Manso Preto Mendes CruzGovernor19331936112Eduardo Bernardo Lápido LoureiroGovernor Ad Interim19361936113Álvaro Eugénio Neves da FontouraGovernor19371940114António Jacinto MagroGovernor Ad Interim19401940115Governor19408 December 1945Considered himself a prisoner during allied rule from December 1941 until February 1942; confined by Japanese from February 1942 until August 1945Allied occupation of Portuguese Timor116William LeggattCommander of Australian forces17 December 194120 February 1942George VIHouse of WindsorCommander of Dutch forces17 December 194120 February 1942WilhelminaHouse of Orange-NassauJapanese occupation of Portuguese Timor117Takeo ItōCommander20 February 194220 February 1942Commanding officer of Japanese landing forcesEmperor Shōwa昭和天皇118Sadashichi DoiCommander20 February 1942August 1942119Yuitsu TsuchihashiCommanderAugust 194222 November 1944120Kunitaro YamadaCommander22 November 194411 September 1945Portuguese Timor121Governor19408 December 1945Considered himself a prisoner during allied rule from December 1941 until February 1942; confined by Japanese from February 1942 until August 1945 Óscar CarmonaPresident of the Second Portuguese Republic122Governor19461950123César Maria de Serpa RosaGovernor195011 June 1950Overseas province César Maria de Serpa RosaGovernor11 June 19501958124António de Oliveira SalazarActing President of the Second Portuguese RepublicFrancisco Craveiro LopesPresident of the Second Portuguese Republic125Filipe José Freire Temudo BarataGovernor19591963Américo TomásPresident of the Second Portuguese Republic126José Alberty CorreiaGovernor19631968127José Nogueira Valente PiresGovernor19681972Fernando Alves AdeíaGovernor19721974128National Salvation JuntaAntónio de SpínolaPresident of the Third Portuguese RepublicFrancisco da Costa GomesPresident of the Third Portuguese Republic129Mário Lemos PiresGovernor18 November 197427 November 1975From 11 August 1975, on Atauro IslandUnilateral Declaration of Independence as Democratic Republic of East TimorInvaded and occupied by Indonesia (from 17 July 1976, annexed as East Timor province). Not recognized by Portugal; remained recognized by United Nations as Portuguese territory.130Governor3 August 197619 September 1978 SuhartoPresident of IndonesiaB. J. HabibiePresident of Indonesia131Governor19 September 197818 September 1982132Mário Viegas CarrascalãoGovernor18 September 198218 September 1992133 José Abílio Osório SoaresGovernor 18 September 1992 19 October 1999Referendum votes for independence 78%International Administration (from 28 February 2000, under UN Administration; United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor [UNTAET]).134Sérgio Vieira de MelloTransitional Administrator25 October 199919 May 2002 Kofi AnnanSecretary-General of the United NationsIndependence as Democratic Republic of East Timor

For continuation after independence, see: President of East Timor

See also East Timor History of East Timor Politics of East Timor President of East Timor Prime Minister of East Timor List of colonial Residents of Dutch Timor List of rulers of Timor Lists of office-holders

Further reading

External links World Statesmen – Timor-Leste (East Timor)