| 10.12.1859 – 04.01.1868 | Sir George Ferguson BOWEN, G.C.M.G. |
| 04.01.1868 – 14.08.1868 | Colonel Maurice Charles O'CONNELL (Administrator) |
| 14.08.1868 – 02.01.1871 | Colonel Samuel Wensley BLACKALL |
| 02.01.1871 – 12.08.1871 | Colonel Maurice Charles O'CONNELL, Kt (Administrator) |
| 12.08.1871 – 12.11.1874 | The Most Honourable George Augustus CONSTANTINE, Marquis of Normanby, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., P.C. |
| 12.11.1874 – 23.01.1875 | Colonel Sir Maurice Charles O'CONNELL, Kt. (Administrator) |
| 23.01.1875 – 14.03.1877 | William Wellington CAIRNS, K.C.M.G. |
| 14.03.1877 – 10.04.1877 | Colonel Sir Maurice Charles O'CONNELL, Kt. (Administrator) |
| 10.04.1877 – 20.07.1877 | Sir Arthur Edward KENNEDY, G.C.M.G., C.B. (Administrator) |
| 20.07.1877 – 02.05.1883 | Sir Arthur Edward KENNEDY, G.C.M.G., C.B. (Governor) |
| 19.03.1880 – 22.11.1880 | Hon. Joshua Peter BELL, (Administrator) |
| 02.05.1883 – 06.11.1883 | Hon. Sir Arthur Hunter PALMER, K.C.M.G. (Administrator) |
| 06.11.1883 – 09.11.1889 | Sir Anthony MUSGRAVE, G.C.M.G. |
| 20.04.1886 – 13.12.1886 | Hon. Sir Arthur Hunter PALMER, K.C.M.G. (Administrator) |
| 09.10.1888 – 01.05.1889 | Hon. Sir Arthur Hunter PALMER, K.C.M.G. (Administrator) |
| 01.05.1889 – 31.12.1895 | General Sir Henry Wylie NORMAN, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., C.I.E |
| 16.11.1890 – 06.05.1891 | Hon. Sir Arthur Hunter PALMER, K.C.M.G. (Administrator) |
| 15.11.1895 – 09.04.1896 | Hon. Sir Arthur Hunter PALMER, K.C.M.G. (Lieutenant–Governor Administrator) |
| 09.04.1896 – 19.12.1901 | Rt. Hon. Charles Wallace Alexander Napier Cochrane BAILLIE, Baron Lamington, G.C.M.G. |
| 21.12.1901 – 24.03.1902 | Rt. Hon. Sir Samuel Walker GRIFFITH, (Lieutenant–Governor) |
| 24.03.1902 – 10.10.1904 | Major–General Sir Herbert Charles CHERMSIDE |
| 10.10.1904 – 30.11.1905 | Rt. Hon. Sir Hugh Muir NELSON, (Lieutenant–Governor) |
| 30.11.1905 – 26.05.1909 | Rt. Hon. Frederic John Napier THESIGER, Baron Chelmsford, G.C.M.G., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., G.B.E. |
| 27.05.1909 – 02.12.1909 | Hon. Sir Arthur MORGAN, (Lieutenant–Governor) |
| 02.12.1909 – 16.07.1914 | Sir William MACGREGOR, G.C.M.G., C.B. |
| 16.07.1914 – 15.03.1915 | Hon. Sir Arthur MORGAN (Lieutenant–Governor) |
| 15.03.1915 – 03.02.1920 | Major Sir Hamilton John GOOLD–ADAMS, G.C.M.G., C.B. |
| 03.02.1920 – 03.12.1920 | Hon. William LENNON (Lieutenant–Governor) |
| 03.12.1920 – 17.09.1925 | Rt. Hon. Lieutenant–Colonel Sir Matthew NATHAN, G.C.M.G. |
| 17.09.1925 – 13.06.1927 | Hon. William LENNON (Lieutenant–Governor) |
| 13.06.1927 – 07.04.1932 | Lieutenant–General Sir Thomas Herbert John Chapman GOODWIN, K.C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O. |
| 08.05.1929 – 02.06.1929 | Hon. William LENNON (Lieutenant–Governor) |
| 08.04.1932 – 01.06.1932 | Hon. Sir James William BLAIR (Administrator) |
| 13.06.1932 – 23.04.1946 | Colonel Sir Leslie Orme WILSON, G.C.M.G., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., D.S.O. |
| 17.05.1937 – 21.11.1937 | Hon. Sir James William BLAIR (Administrator) |
| 24.04.1946 – 30.09.1946 | Hon. Frank George COOPER, (Lieutenant–Governor) |
| 01.10.1946 – 04.12.1957 | Lieutenant–General Sir John Dudley LAVARACK, K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O |
| 25.01.1957 – 18.03.1958 | Hon. Sir Alan James MANSFIELD (Administrator) |
| 18.03.1958 – 18.03.1966 | Colonel Sir Henry ABEL SMITH, K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., D.S.O |
| 31.03.1960 – 24.05.1960 | Hon. Sir Alan James MANSFIELD K.C.M.G. (Administrator) |
| 18.04.1963 – 18.10.1963 | Hon. Sir Alan James MANSFIELD K.C.M.G. (Administrator) |
| 10.03.1966 – 18.03.1966 | Hon. William George MACK, Chief Justice (Administrator) |
| 21.03.1966 – 21.03.1972 | Hon. Sir Alan James MANSFIELD, K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O. |
| 09.03.1972 – 21.03.1972 | Hon. Mostyn HANGER, Chief Justice (Administrator) |
| 21.03.1972 – 20.03.1977 | Air Marshal Sir Colin Thomas HANNAH, K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., K.B.E., C.B. |
| 20.03.1977 – 21.04.1977 | Hon. Sir Mostyn HANGER, K.B.E. (Administrator) |
| 22.04.1977 – 21.07.1985 | Commodore Sir James RAMSAY, K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., C.B.E., D.S.C. |
| 22.07.1985 – 28.07.1992 | Hon. Sir Walter Benjamin CAMPBELL, A.C., Q.C. |
| 29.07.1992 – 29.07.1997 | Mrs Leneen FORDE, A.C. |
| 29.07.1997 – 29.07.2003 | Major General Peter ARNISON, A.C., C.V.O. |
| 29.07.2003 – present | Ms Quentin Bryce, AC |