(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| Term | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| French Equatorial Africa protectorate (Afrique Equatoriale Français (AEF)) | ||
| 1883 to 28 September 1897[1] | Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, Commissioner-General | |
| 28 September 1897 to 1898[1] | Henri Félix de Lamothe, Commissioner-General | |
| ? | Jean-Baptiste Philémon Lemaire, acting Commissioner-General | |
| 1898 to 1901[1] | Louis Albert Grodet, Commissioner-General | |
| 1901 to 28 June 1908[1] | Émile Gentil, acting Commissioner-General | |
| 28 June 1908 to 1919[1] | Martial Henri Merlin, Governor-General | |
| 1919 to 16 May 1920[1] | Gabriel Louis Angoulvant, Governor-General | |
| 16 May 1920 to 5 September 1920 | Maurice Pierre Lapalud, acting Governor-General | |
| 5 September 1920 to 1924[1] | Jean Victor Augagneur, Governor-General | |
| 21 August 1923 to 8 July 1924 | Robert Paul Marie de Guise, acting Governor-General | |
| 8 July 1924 to 16 October 1924 | Matteo-Mathieu-Maurice Alfassa, acting Governor-General | |
| 16 October 1924[1] to 17 November 1934 | Raphaël Valentin Marius Antonetti, Governor-General | |
| 17 November 1934 to 15 March 1935 | Georges Édouard Alexandre Renard, Governor-General | |
| 20 March 1935 to 5 April 1936 | Marcel Alix Jean Marchessou, acting Governor-General | |
| 5 April 1936 to 21 April 1939 | Dieudonné François Joseph Marie Reste, Governor-General | |
| 21 April 1939 to 3 September 1939 | Léon Solomiac, acting Governor-General | |
| 3 September 1939 to 28 August 1940 | Pierre François Boisson, Governor-General | |
| 17 July 1940 to 28 August 1940 | Louis Husson, acting Governor-General | For Boisson |
| 28 August 1940 to 11 August 1941 | Edgard de Larminat, acting Governor-General | |
| 11 August 1941 to 15 February 1944 | Adolphe Félix Sylvestre Éboué, Governor-General | |
| 15 February 1944 to 2 October 1944 | Ange Marie Charles André Bayardelle, acting Governor-General | |
| 2 October 1944 to 3 August 1946 | Ange Marie Charles André Bayardelle, Governor-General | |
| 3 August 1946 to 5 June 1947 | Jean Louis Marie André Soucadaux, acting Governor-General | 1st Term |
| 5 June 1947 to 5 July 1947 | Laurent Elisée Péchoux, acting Governor-General | |
| 5 July 1947 to 17 September 1947 | Charles Luizet, Governor-General | |
| 15 November 1947 to 26 March 1948 | Jean Louis Marie André Soucadaux, Governor-General | 2nd Term |
| 26 March 1948 to 21 September 1951 | Bernard Cornut-Gentille, Governor-General | |
| 21 September 1951 to 4 April 1957 | Paul Louis Gabriel Chauvet, Governor-General | |
| 4 April 1957 to 29 January 1958 | Paul Louis Gabriel Chauvet, High-Commissioner | |
| 29 January 1958 to 15 July 1958 | Pierre Messmer, High-Commissioner | |
| 15 July 1958 to 15 August 1960 | Yvon Bourges, High-Commissioner | |