List of governors of Tanganyika
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| Term | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| German East Africa | ||
| German East Africa Protectorate | ||
| 27 May 1885 to 8 February 1888 | Carl Peters, Administrator | |
| 8 February 1888 to 1 January 1891 | Hermann von Wissmann, Reichskommissar | Imperial commissioner, 1st time |
| German East Africa Colony | ||
| 1 January 1891 to 21 February 1891 | Hermann von Wissmann, Reichskommissar | Imperial commissioner, 1st time |
| 21 February 1891 to 15 September 1893 | Julius von Soden, Governor | |
| 1891 | Rüdiger, acting Governor | Acting for Soden |
| 15 September 1893 to 25 April 1895 | Friedrich von Schele, Governor | |
| 25 April 1895 to 3 December 1896 | Hermann von Wissmann, Governor | 2nd time |
| 3 December 1896 to 12 March 1901 | Eduard von Liebert, Governor | |
| 12 March 1901 to 15 April 1906 | Gustav Adolf von Götzen, Governor | |
| 15 April 1906 to 22 April 1912 | Albrecht von Rechenberg, Governor | |
| 22 April 1912 to 14 November 1918 | Heinrich Schnee, Governor | From 9 October 1916 on the move in opposition to British forces |
| Occupation of German East Africa by United Kingdom | ||
| 9 October 1916 to 22 July 1920 | Horace Archer Byatt, Administrator | From 1918, Sir Horace Archer Byatt |
| 22 July 1920 to 20 July 1922 | Sir Horace Archer Byatt, Governor | |
| League of Nations Mandate (administered by United Kingdom) | ||
| 20 July 1922 to 5 March 1925 | Sir Horace Archer Byatt, Governor | |
| 1924 to 5 March 1925 | John Scott, acting Governor | Acting for Byatt |
| 5 March 1925 to January 1931 | Donald Charles Cameron, Governor | |
| 1929 | Sir Douglas James Jardine, acting Governor | Acting for Cameron |
| January 1931 to February 1934 | George Stewart Symes, Governor | |
| 19 February 1934 to 8 July 1938 | Sir Harold Alfred MacMichael, Governor | |
| 8 July 1938 to 19 June 1941 | Sir Mark Aitchinson Young, Governor | |
| 19 June 1941 to 28 April 1945 | Sir Wilfrid Edward Francis Jackson, Governor | |
| 28 April 1945 to 11 December 1946 | Sir William Denis Battershill, Governor | |
| United Nations Trust Territory (administered by United Kingdom) | ||
| 11 December 1946 to 18 June 1949 | Sir William Denis Battershill, Governor | |
| 18 June 1949 to June 1958 | Sir Edward Francis Twining, Governor | |
| 15 July 1958 to 9 December 1961 | Sir Richard Gordon Turnbull, Governor | |
| 9 December 1961 | Independence as Tanganyika | |
For continuation after independence, see: List of Governors-General of Tanganyika
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