This is a list of territorial governors in the 20th century (1901–2000) AD, such as the administrators of colonies, protectorates, or other dependencies. Where applicable, native rulers are also listed.
For the purposes of this list, a current dependency is any entity listed on these lists of dependent territories and other entities. A dependent territory is normally a territory that does not possess full political independence or sovereignty as a sovereign state yet remains politically outside of the controlling state's integral area. This latter condition distinguishes a dependent territory from an autonomous region or administrative division, which forms an integral part of the 'parent' state. The administrators of uninhabited territories are excluded.
Australia Australia Monarchs Prime ministers
Administrators of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories: Note: administrates Christmas Island (since 1998) and Cocos (Keeling) Islands (since 1996) Danny Ambrose Gillespie, administrator (1994–1996) Ron Harvey, administrator (1997–1998) Bill Taylor, administrator (1999–2003)
Christmas Island, territory Administrators, until 1998 Donald Evan Nickels, Official representative (1958–1960) John William Stokes, Official representative (1960–1966) Charles Ivens Buffett, Official representative (1966–1968) Leslie Dudley King, administrator (1968–1970) John Sampson White, administrator (1970–1973) Frank Evatt, administrator (1973–1974) Harry Webb, administrator (1974–1975) William Worth, administrator (1975–1977) Francis Charles Boyle, administrator (1977–1980) Mac Holten, administrator (1980–1982) William Yates, administrator (1982–1983) Thomas Ferguson Paterson, administrator (1983–1986) C. Stephens, acting administrator (1986) Alexander Taylor, administrator (1986–1990) William Albany McKenzie, administrator (1990–1991) A. Mitchell, acting administrator (1991) P. Gifford, acting administrator (1991–1992) Michael John Grimes, administrator (1992–1994) Peter Woods, acting administrator (1994) Danny Ambrose Gillespie, administrator (1994–1996) Merrilyn Ann Chilvers, acting administrator (1996–1997) Graham Nicholls, acting administrator (1997) Ronald Harvey, administrator (1997–1998) President of the Christmas Island Shire Council Lillian Oh, President (1992–1995) Jeffery Tan, Acting President (1995–1997) Andrew Smolders, President (1998–1999) Dave McLane, President (1999–2001)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands, territory Administrators, until 1996 Charles Ivens Buffett, administrator (1977–1980) President of the Shire of Cocos Parson bin Yapat, Chairmen (1979–1981) Wahin bin Bynie, Chairmen (1981–1983) Parson bin Yapat, Chairmen (1983–1993) Ron Grant, President (1993–1995) Radal bin Feyrel, President (1995–1999) Mohammad Said Chongkin, President (1999–2001)
Norfolk Island, territory Administrators Robert Nixon Dalkin, administrator (1968–1972) Desmond Vincent O'Leary, administrator (1976–1979) Peter Coleman, administrator (1979–1981) Ian Hutchinson, acting administrator (1981) Thomas Ferguson Paterson, acting administrator (1981–1982) Tony Messner, administrator (1997–2003) Heads of government William M. Randall, President of the Island council (1967–1974) William Arthur Blucher, President of the Island council (1976–1978) David Buffett, Chief minister (1979–1986) George Charles Smith, Chief Minister (1997–2000) Ronald Coane Nobbs, Chief Minister (2000–2001)
Territory of New Guinea Administrators
Territory of Papua Administrators
Territory of Papua and New Guinea Administrators (Papua and New Guinea) Jack Keith Murray, administrator (1945–1952) Donald Cleland, administrator (1952–1966) David Hay, administrator (1966–1970) Leslie Johnson, administrator (1970–1973), High commissioner (1973–1974) High commissioners (Papua New Guinea) Leslie Johnson, administrator (1970–1973), High commissioner (1973–1974) Tom Critchley, High commissioner (1974–1975)
Belgium Belgium Belgian colonial empire Monarchs Prime ministers
Belgian Congo Governors general Théophile Wahis, Governor general (1908–1912) Félix Fuchs, Governor general (1912–1916) Eugène Henry, Governor general (1916–1921) Maurice Lippens, Governor general (1921–1923) Martin Rutten, Governor general (1923–1927) Auguste Tilkens, Governor general (1927–1934) Auguste Tilkens, Governor general (1927–1934) Pierre Ryckmans, Governor general (1934–1946) Eugène Jungers, Governor general (1947–1951) Léon Pétillon, Governor general (1952–1958) Henri Cornelis, Governor general (1958–1960)
China People's Republic of China Party chairmen Presidents Premiers
Hong Kong, special administrative region Chief executives Tung Chee-hwa, Chief executive (1997–2005)
Macau, special administrative region Chief executives Edmund Ho Hau Wah, Chief executive (1999–2009)
Denmark Denmark Monarchs Prime ministers
Faroe Islands, autonomous territory High commissioners Cai A. Vagn-Hansen, High commissioner (1948–1954) Niels Elkær-Hansen, High commissioner (1954–1961) Mogens Wahl, High commissioner (1961–1972) Leif Groth, High commissioner (1972–1981) Niels Bentsen, High commissioner (1981–1988) Bent Klinte, High commissioner (1988–1995) Vibeke Larsen, High commissioner (1995–2001) Prime ministers Andrass Samuelsen, Prime minister (1948–1950) Kristian Djurhuus, Prime minister (1950–1959) Peter Mohr Dam, Prime minister (1959–1963) Hákun Djurhuus, Prime minister (1963–1967) Peter Mohr Dam, Prime minister (1967–1968) Kristian Djurhuus, Prime minister (1968–1970) Atli Dam, Prime minister (1970–1981) Pauli Ellefsen, Prime minister (1981–1985) Atli Dam, Prime minister (1985–1989) Jógvan Sundstein, Prime minister (1989–1991) Atli Dam, Prime minister (1991–1993) Marita Petersen, Prime minister (1993–1994) Edmund Joensen, Prime minister (1994–1998) Anfinn Kallsberg, Prime minister (1998–2004)
Greenland, autonomous territory Governors Hans Lassen, Governor (1973–1979) High commissioners Torben Hede Pedersen, High commissioner (1979–1992) Steen Spore, High commissioner (1992–1995) Gunnar Martens, High commissioner (1995–2002) Prime ministers Jonathan Motzfeldt, Prime minister (1979–1991) Lars Emil Johansen, Prime minister (1991–1997) Jonathan Motzfeldt, Prime minister (1997–2002)
Finland Finland Presidents Prime ministers
Åland, autonomous region Governors Hjalmar von Bonsdorff, Governor (1918) William Isaksson, Governor (1918–1922) Lars Wilhelm Fagerlund, Governor (1922–1937) Torsten Rothberg, Governor (1938) Ruben Österberg, Governor (1939–1945) Herman Koroleff, Governor (1945–1953) Tor Brenning, Governor (1954–1972) Martin Isaksson, Governor (1972–1982) Henrik Gustafsson, Governor (1982–1999) Peter Lindbäck, Governor (1999–2009) Premiers of Åland Carl Björkman, Premier (1922–1938) Viktor Strandfält, Premier (1938–1955) Hugo Johansson, Premier (1955–1967) Martin Isaksson, Premier (1967–1972) Alarik Häggblom, Premier (1972–1979) Folke Woivalin, Premier (1979–1988) Sune Eriksson, Premier (1988–1991) Ragnar Erlandsson, Premier (1991–1995) Roger Jansson, Premier (1995–1999) Roger Nordlund, Premier (1999–2007)
France French Third Republic, Vichy France, French Fourth Republic, French Fifth Republic Heads of state Prime ministers
Africa
French Dahomey Governors, Lieutenant governors Jean Desanti, acting Lieutenant governor (1934–1935) Maurice Léon Bourgine, Lieutenant governor (1935–1937)
French Guinea Lieutenant governors, Governors Paul Jean François Cousturier, Lieutenant governor (1900–1904) Antoine Marie Frezouls, Lieutenant governor (1904–1906) Jules Louis Richard, Acting Lieutenant governor (1906–1907) Joost van Vollenhouven, Acting Lieutenant governor (1907) Georges Poulet, Acting Lieutenant governor (1907–1908) Victor Théophile Liotard, Lieutenant governor (1908–1910) Georges Poulet, Acting Lieutenant governor (1910) Camille Guy, Lieutenant governor (1910–1912) Jean Louis Georges Poiret, Acting Lieutenant governor (1912–1913) Jean Jules Émile Peuvergne, Lieutenant governor (1913–1915) Jean Louis Georges Poiret, Lieutenant governor (1915–1919) Fernand Lavit, Acting Lieutenant governor (1919–1920) Jean Louis Georges Poiret, Lieutenant governor (1920–1922) Jules Vidal, Acting Lieutenant governor (1922) Jean Louis Georges Poiret, Lieutenant governor (1922–1925) Robert Simon, Acting Lieutenant governor (1925) Jean Louis Georges Poiret, Lieutenant governor (1925–1927) Antoine Paladi, Lieutenant governor (1927–1928) Jean-Claude Tissier, Acting Lieutenant governor (1928) Jean Louis Georges Poiret, Lieutenant governor (1928–1929) Louis François Antonin, Acting Lieutenant governor (1929–1931) Robert Paul Marie de Guise, Lieutenant governor (1931–1932) Joseph Vadier, Lieutenant governor (1932–1933) Antoine Paladi, Acting Lieutenant governor (1933) Joseph Vadier, Lieutenant governor (1933–1935) Louis Placide Blacher, Acting Lieutenant governor (1935) Joseph Vadier, Lieutenant governor (1935–1936) Joseph Vadier, Lieutenant governor (1935–1936) Louis Placide Blacher, Governor (1936–1937) Louis Placide Blacher, Governor (1936–1937) Pierre Tap, Acting Governor (1937–1938) Louis-Placide Blacher, Governor (1938–1939) Felix Martine, Acting Governor (1939) Louis-Placide Blacher, Governor (1939–1940) Antoine Félix Giacobbi, Governor (1940–1942) Horace Valentin Crocicchia, Governor (1942–1944) Jacques Georges Fourneau, Acting Governor (1944–1946) Édouard Louis Terrac, Governor (1946–1948) Roland Pré, Governor (1948–1951) Roland Pré, Governor (1948–1951) Roland Pré, Governor (1948–1951) Paul Henri Sirieix, Governor (1951–1953) Jean Paul Parisot, Governor (1953–1955) Charles-Henri Bonfils, Governor (1955–1956) Jean Paul Ramadier, Governor (1956–1958) Jean Mauberna, Acting Governor (1958)
Mayotte Prefects Jean Coussirou, Prefect (1976–1978) Jean Rigotard, Prefect (1978–1980) Philippe Jacques Nicolas Kessler, Prefect (1980–1981) Pierre Sevellec, Prefect (1981–1982) Presidents of the General council Younoussa Bamana, President (1976–1991)
French Somaliland Governors Louis Ormiéres, Acting Governor (1901–1902) Adrien Jules Jean Bonhoure, Governor (1902–1903) Albert Dubarry, Acting Governor (1903) Adrien Jules Jean Bonhoure, Governor (1903–1904) Albert Dubarry, Acting Governor (1904) Pierre Hubert Auguste Pascal, Governor (1904–1905) Raphaël Antonetti, Acting Governor (1905) Louis Ormiéres, Acting Governor (1905–1906) Patte, Acting Governor (1906) Pierre Hubert Auguste Pascal, Governor (1906–1908) Jean-Baptiste Castaing, Acting Governor (1908–1909) Pierre Hubert Auguste Pascal, Governor (1909–1911) Jean-Baptiste Castaing, Acting Governor (1911) Pierre Hubert Auguste Pascal, Governor (1911–1915) Paul Simoni, Governor (1915–1916) Victor Marie Fillon, Governor (1916–1918) Jules Gérard Auguste Lauret, Governor (1918–1924) Pierre Aimable Chapon-Baissac, Governor (1924–1932) Louis Placide Blacher, Governor (1932–1934) Jules Marcel de Coppet, Governor (1934–1935) Achille Louis Auguste Silvestre, Governor (1935) Armand Léon Annet, Governor (1935–1937) Marie Francois Julien Pierre-Alype, Governor (1937–1938) Hubert Jules Deschamps, Governor (1938–1940) Gaetan Louis Elie Germain, Governor (1940) Pierre Marie Elie Louis Nouailhetas, Governor (1940–1942) Christian Raimond Dupont, Governor (1942) Ange Marie Charles André Bayardelle, Governor (1942–1943) Michel Raphael Antoine Saller, Governor (1943–1944) Jean Victor Louis Joseph Chalvet, Governor (1944–1946) Paul Henri Siriex, Governor (1946–1950) Numa François Henri Sadoul, Governor (1950–1954) Roland Joanes Louis Pré, Governor (1954) René Petitbon, Governor (1954–1957) Maurice Meker, Governor (1957–1958) Jacques Marie Julien Compain, Governor (1958–1962) René Tirant, Governor (1962–1966) Louis Saget, Governor (1966–1967), High commissioner (1967–1969)
French Territory of the Afars and the Issas High commissioners Louis Saget, Governor (1966–1967), High commissioner (1967–1969) Dominique Ponchardier, High commissioner (1969–1971) Georges Thiercy, High commissioner (1971–1974) Christian Dablanc, High commissioner (1974–1976)