This is a list of administrators and Governors of Rivers State, Nigeria. Rivers State was created in 1967 with the split of the Eastern Region of Nigeria.
| Name | Title | Took Office | Left Office | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Diete-Spiff | Governor | 28 May 1967 | July 1975 | (Military) | King |
| Zamani Lekwot | Governor | July 1975 | July 1978 | (Military) | Major General |
| Suleiman Saidu | Governor | July 1978 | October 1979 | (Military) | Navy Commander |
| Melford Obiene Okilo | Governor | October 1979 | December 1983 | NPN | Senator |
| Fidelis Oyakhilome | Governor | January 1984 | 26 August 1986 | (Military) | Commissioner of Police |
| Anthony Ukpo | Governor | 26 August 1986 | July 1988 | (Military) | Brigidier General |
| Ernest Olawunmi Adelaye | Governor | July 1988 | August 1990 | (Military) | |
| Godwin Osagie Abbe | Governor | August 1990 | January 1992 | (Military) | |
| Rufus Ada-George | Governor | January 1992 | November 1993 | NRC | JP |
| Dauda Musa Komo | Administrator | 9 December 1993 | 22 August 1996 | (Military) | cornel |
| Musa Shehu | Administrator | 22 August 1996 | August 1998 | (Military) | |
| Sam Ewang | Administrator | August 1998 | May 1999 | (Military) | |
| Peter Odili | Governor | 29 May 1999 | 29 May 2007 | PDP | |
| Celestine Omehia | Governor | 29 May 2007 | 26 October 2007 | PDP | |
| Rotimi Amaechi | Governor | 26 October 2007 | PDP |