List of Governors of Uganda

This page contains a list of Military Administrators, Commissioners and Governors of Uganda.

The office of Governor of Uganda was ultimately replaced by a President of Uganda after a brief transition to a Governor-General.

Military Administrator, 1890–1892

• Frederick John Dealtry Lugard (b. 1858 – d. 1945) 26 Dec 1890 – May 1892

Commissioner, 1893–1910

• Sir Gerald Herbert Portal (b. 1858 – d. 1897): 1 Apr 1893 – 30 May 1893
• James Ronald Leslie MacDonald (b. 1862 – d. 1927): 30 May 1893 – 4 Nov 1893 (acting)
• Sir Henry Edward Colville (b. 1852 – d. 1907): 4 Nov 1893 – 10 May 1894
• Frederick Jackson: 10 May 1894 – 24 Aug 1894 (acting)
• Ernest James Berkeley (b. 1857 – d. 1932): 24 Aug 1894 – Dec 1899
• Sir Harry Hamilton Johnston (b. 1858 – d. 1927): Dec 1899 – Nov 1901
• Sir James Hayes Sadler (b. 1851 – d. 1910): Nov 1901 – 20 Nov 1907
• Sir Henry Hesketh Joudou Bell (b. 1864 – d. 1952): 20 Nov 1907 – 31 Jan 1910
• Sir Harry Edward Spiller Cordeaux (b. 1870 – d. 1943): 1 Feb 1910 – 18 Oct 1910

Governors of Uganda, 1910–1962

• Sir Harry Cordeaux: 1910 – 1911 (also Commissioner in early 1910)
• Sir Frederick Jackson: 1911 – 1918
• Sir Robert Coryndon: 1918 – 1922
• Sir Geoffrey Archer: 1922 – 1925
• Sir William Gowers: 1925 – 1932
• Sir Bernard Henry Bourdillon: 1932 – 1935
• Sir Philip Mitchell: 1935 – 1940
• Sir Charles Dundas: 1940 – 1945
• Sir John Hall: 1945 – 1952
• Sir Andrew Cohen: 1952 – 1957
• Sir Frederick Crawford: 1957 – 1961
• Sir Walter Coutts: 1961 – 1962 (also Governor-General until 1963)

See also

• President of Uganda
• Prime Minister of Uganda
• Lists of incumbents