List of colonial governors of Eritrea
List of Provincial, Colonial and Federal Heads of Eritrea
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
Asmara
Assab
| Term | Incumbent | Notes | 
|---|---|---|
| Assab | ||
| December 1882 to 28 June 1885 | Giulio Pestalozza, Commandant | |
| 1885 to ???? | Giovanni Branchi, Commissioner | |
Habesh Eyaleti (Ottoman Province of Habesh) / Massawa Province
Wali = Governor
| Term | Incumbent | Notes | 
|---|---|---|
| Massawa | Ottoman Province | |
| ante1687 to ante1706 | Musa, Na’ib of Arkiko, Wali of Massawa | |
| ???? to ???? | …, Na’ib of Arkiko, Wali of Massawa | |
| c.1793 | Ahmad, Na’ib of Arkiko, Wali of Massawa | |
| 1793 to 1813 | ..., Na’ib of Arkiko, Wali of Massawa | |
| Egyptian occupation | Egypt itself nominally within Ottoman Empire | |
| 1813 to 1826 | ..., Na’ib of Arkiko, Wali of Massawa | |
| 1826 to 1832 | ..., Na’ib of Arkiko | |
| 1832 to 1833 | Turkci Bilmaz, Na’ib of Arkiko | In rebellion | 
| 18?? to 1844 | Yahya, Na’ib of Arkiko | |
| 1844 to 1845 | Hasan Na’ib of Arkiko | |
| 1845 to 1846 | Muhammad Na’ib of Arkiko | |
| 1846 to 1848 | Isma'il Hakki Pasha Na’ib of Arkiko | |
| Ottoman Suzerainty | ||
| 1848 to 1861 | ..., Wali of Massawa | |
| 1861 to 1863 | Muhammad Rasih Bey, Wali of Massawa | |
| Egyptian Province | ||
| 1866 to 1867 | Hasan Bey Rifaat, Wali of Massawa | |
| 1867 to 18?? | Abdelkader, Wali of Massawa | |
| 18?? to 1871 | Aladdin Pasha Siddiq, Wali of Massawa | |
| 1871 to 1873 | Werner Munzinger Pasha, Wali of Massawa, then Governor-General of the Eastern Sudan and the Red Sea Coast until November 1875 | |
| 1873 to November 1875 | Arakil Bey Dabroyan, Wali of Massawa | |
| 1875 to 18?? | ..., Wali of Massawa | |
| 18?? to December 1882 | Hursid Bey Pertev, Wali of Massawa | |
| 1883 to 1884 | Muhammad Muhtar Pasha, Wali of Massawa | |
| 1884 | Mason Bey, Wali of Massawa | |
| 1884 | Admiral Hewett, Acting governor of Massawa (made the British Protectorate over this province reality) | |
| 1884 to 1885 | Izzet Bey, Wali of Massawa | |
| Italian Suzerainty | ||
| 1885 to 1885 | A. Caimi, Commandant | |
| 5 February 1885 to 6 February 1885 | Saletta Tancredi, Commandant | 1st Term | 
| 6 February 1885 to 14 November 1885 | Saletta Tancredi, Commandant | 1st Term (contd.) | 
| 5 December 1885 to 22 April 1887 | Carlo Gené, Superior Commandant | |
| 22 April 1887 to 10 November 1887 | Saletta Tancredi | 2nd Term | 
| November 1887 to 1888 | Alessandro Asinari di San Marzano | |
| Assab Protectorate | ||
| 1888 to 20 December 1889 | Antonio Baldissera | |
| 20 December 1889 to 1 January 1890 | Baldassare Orero, Commandant | |
Eritrea
| Term | Incumbent | Notes | 
|---|---|---|
| Eritrea | Italian Colony | |
| 1 January 1890 to 30 June 1890 | Baldassare Orero, Commandant | |
| 30 June 1890 to 28 February 1892 | Antonio Gandolfi, Commandant | |
| 28 February 1892 to 22 February 1896 | Oreste Baratieri, Commandant | |
| 22 February 1896 to 16 December 1897 | Antonio Baldissera, Governor | |
| 16 December 1897 to 25 March 1907 | Ferdinando Martini, Governor | |
| 25 March 1907 to 17 August 1915 | Giuseppe Salvago Raggi, Governor | |
| 17 August 1915 to 16 September 1916 | Giovanni Cherina Ferroni, acting Governor | 1st Term | 
| 16 September 1916 to 20 July 1919 | Giacomo De Martino, Governor | |
| 20 July 1919 to 20 November 1920 | Camillo De Camillis, Governor | |
| 20 November 1920 to 14 April 1921 | Ludovico Pollera, Governor | |
| 14 April 1921 to 1 June 1923 | Giovanni Cherina Ferroni, Governor | 2nd Term | 
| 1 June 1923 to 1 June 1928 | Jacopo Gasparini, Governor | |
| 1 June 1928 to 11 July 1930 | Corrado Zoli, Governor | |
| 11 July 1930 to 15 January 1935 | Riccardo Astuto dei Duchi di Lucchesi, Governor | |
| 15 January 1935 to 18 January 1935 | Ottone Gabeli, acting Governor | |
| 18 January 1935 to 22 November 1935 | Emilio De Bono, Governor | |
| 22 November 1935 to 22 May 1936 | Pietro Badoglio, Governor | |
| 1 June 1936 to 1 April 1937 | Alfredo Guzzoni, Governor | |
| 1 April 1937 to 15 December 1937 | Vincenzo De Feo, Governor | |
| 15 December 1937 to 2 June 1940 | Giuseppe Daodice, Governor | |
| 2 June 1940 to 19 May 1941 | Luigi Frusci, acting Governor | |
| Eritrea | British Administration | |
| 5 February 1941 to 4 May 1942 | Sir William Platt, Administrator | |
| 4 May 1942 to 9 November 1944 | Stephen Hemsley Longrigg, Administrator | |
| 9 November 1944 to 14 August 1945 | C.D. McCarthy, Administrator | |
| 14 August 1945 to 1 November 1946 | John Meredith Benoy, Administrator | |
| 1 November 1946 to 19 February 1951 | Francis Greville Drew, Administrator | |
| 19 February 1951 to 15 September 1952 | Duncan Camerone Cumming, Chief Administrator | |
| Eritrea | Ethiopian Federation | |
| 15 September 1952 to 29 July 1955 | Tedla Bairu, Chief Executive | |
| 8 August 1955 to December 1959 | Asfaha Woldemikael, Chief Executive | |
| December 1959 to 20 May 1960 | Abiye Abebe, Chief Executive | |
| 20 May 1960 to 14 November 1962 | Abiye Abebe, Chief Administrator | |
| Eritrea | Ethiopian Province | |
| 14 November 1962 to 1964 | Abiye Abebe, Governor-General | |
| 1964 to December 1970 | Ras Asrate Medhin Kassa, Governor-General | |
| December 1970 to August 1974 | Debebe Haile Maryam, Governor-General | |
| August 1974 to 29 May 19?? | Amanuel Amde Mikael, Governor-General | |
| 1980 to 1983[1] | Dawit Wolde Giorgis, Governor-General | |
| August 19?? to 18 May 1989 | Afework Wolemikael, Governor-General | |
| August 1989 to 29 May 1991 | Tesfaye Gebre Kidan, Governor-General | |
For continuation after independence, see: List of heads of state of Eritrea
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