List of governors of Uganda

Updated on Sep 20, 2024

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This is a list of military administrators, commissioners, governors and governors-general 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

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): 1 January 1902 – 20 Nov 1907 (Commissioner, Commander-in-Chief and Consul-General)

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

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 Hathorn Hall: 1945 – 1952

Sir Andrew Cohen: 1952 – 1957

Sir Frederick Crawford: 1957 – 1961

Sir Walter Coutts: 1961 – 1962 (also Governor-General until 1963)

Sir Walter Coutts: 9 October 1962 – 9 October 1963

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