List of colonial governors in 1940

This is a list of the governors of colonies, protectorates, or other dependencies in 1940. Where applicable, native rulers are also listed.

Belgium

• Belgian Congo – Pierre Ryckmans, Governor-General of the Belgian Congo (1934–1946)

France

• French Somaliland –
  1. Hubert Jules Deschamps, Governor of French Somaliland (1938–1940)
  2. Gaëtan Louis Elie Germain, Governor of French Somaliland (1940)
  3. Pierre Marie Elie Louis Nouailhetas, Governor of French Somaliland (1940–1942)
• Guinea –
  1. Louis-Placide Blacher, Governor of Guinea (1939–1940)
  2. Antoine Félix Giacobbi, Governor of Guinea (1940–1942)

Japan

• Karafuto –
  1. Toshikazu Munei, Governor-General of Karafuto (7 May 1938 – 9 April 1940)
  2. Masayoshi Ogawa, Governor-General of Karafuto (9 April 1940 – 1 July 1943)
• Korea – Jirō Minami, Governor-General of Korea (1936–1942)
• Taiwan –
  1. Seizō Kobayashi, Governor-General of Taiwan (June 1936 – November 1940)
  2. Kiyoshi Hasegawa, Governor-General of Taiwan (16 December 1940 – December 1944)

Portugal

• Angola – Manoel da Cunha e Costa Marquês Mano, High Commissioner of Angola (1939–1941)

United Kingdom

• Aden
  1. Sir Bernard Rawdon Reilly, Governor of Aden (1937–1940)
  2. John Hathorn Hall, Governor of Aden (1940–1945)
• Malta Colony
  1. Charles Bonham-Carter, Governor of Malta (1936–1940)
  2. William Dobbie, Governor of Malta (1940–1942)
• Northern Rhodesia – Sir John Alexander Maybin, Governor of Northern Rhodesia (1938–1941)