List of French governors of Algeria


In 1830, in the days before the outbreak of the July Revolution against the Bourbon Restoration in France, the conquest of Algeria was initiated by Charles X as an attempt to increase his popularity amongst the French people. The invasion began on 5 July 1830. Afterwards Algeria would become a French territory from 1830 to 1962, under a variety of governmental systems.

List

French colony of Algeria (1830–1848)

French departments of Algeria (1848–1962)

Shortly after the July Monarchy of Louis Philippe I was overthrown in the Revolution of 1848, the new government of the Second Republic ended Algeria's status as a colony and declared it in the 1848 Constitution an integral part of France. Three civil departements — Alger, Oran, and Constantine — were organized under a civilian government.
TenureIncumbentNotesPortrait
4 November 1848 to 22 October 1850Viala Charon, Governor-General of Algeria
22 October 1850 to 10 May 1851Alphonse Henri, comte d'Hautpoul, Governor-General of Algeria
10 May 1851 to 11 December 1851Aimable-Jean-Jacques Pélissier, Governor-General of Algeria1st term
11 December 1851 to 31 August 1858Jacques Louis Randon, Governor-General of Algeria
24 June 1858 to 21 March 1859Prince Napoléon-Joseph-Charles-Paul Bonaparte, Minister for Algeria and the Colonies
21 March 1859 to 24 November 1860Prosper, comte de Chasseloup-Laubat, Minister for Algeria and the Colonies
24 November 1860 to 22 May 1864Aimable-Jean-Jacques Pélissier, Minister for Algeria and the Colonies2nd term
22 May 1864 to 1 September 1864Édmond de Martimprey, Minister for Algeria and the Colonies
1 September 1864 to 27 July 1870Patrice MacMahon, duc de Magenta, Governor-General of Algiers
27 July 1870 to 23 October 1870Louis, Baron Durieu, Governor-General of Algiers
23 October 1870 to 24 October 1870Jean Walsin-Esterhazy, Governor-General of Algiers
24 October 1870 to 16 November 1870Henri-Gabriel Didier, Governor-General of Algiers
16 November 1870 to 8 February 1871Charles de Bouzet, Prefect of Oran and Extraordinary Commissioner of the Republic
Benoît-François-Désiré-Romuald Vuillermoz, Mayor of Algiers and Head of the Committee of DefenceIn rebellion
8 February 1871 to 21 March 1871Alexis Lambert, Prefect of Oran and Extraordinary Commissioner of the Republic
21 March 1871 to 10 June 1873Louis Henri de Gueydon, Governor-General of Algeria
10 June 1873 to 15 March 1879Antoine-Eugène-Alfred Chanzy, Governor-General of Algeria
15 March 1879 to 26 November 1881Albert Grévy, acting Governor-General of Algeria
26 November 1881 to 18 April 1891Louis Tirman, Governor-General of Algeria
18 April 1891 to 28 September 1897Jules Cambon, Governor-General of Algeria
28 September 1897 to 1 October 1897Henri-Auguste Lozé, Governor-General of Algeria
1 October 1897 to 26 July 1898Louis Lépine, Governor-General of Algeria
26 July 1898 to 3 October 1900Édouard Laferrière, Governor-General of Algeria
3 October 1900 to 18 June 1901Célestin-Charles Jonnart, acting Governor-General of Algeria1st term
18 June 1901 to 11 April 1903Paul Révoil, Governor-General of Algeria
11 April 1903 to 5 May 1903Maurice Varnier, acting Governor-General of Algeria
5 May 1903 to 22 May 1911Célestin-Charles Jonnart, acting Governor-General of Algeria2nd term
22 May 1911 to 29 January 1918Charles Lutaud, Governor-General of Algeria
29 January 1918 to 29 August 1919Célestin-Charles Jonnart, acting Governor-General of Algeria3rd term
29 August 1919 to 28 July 1921Jean-Baptiste Eugène Abel, Governor-General of Algeria
28 July 1921 to 17 April 1925Théodore Steeg, Governor-General of Algeria
17 April 1925 to 12 May 1925Henri Dubief, acting Governor-General of Algeria
12 May 1925 to 20 November 1927Maurice Viollette, Governor-General of Algeria
20 November 1927 to 3 October 1930Pierre-Louis Bordes, Governor-General of Algeria
3 October 1930 to 21 September 1935Jules-Gaston Henri Carde, Governor-General of Algeria
21 September 1935 to 19 July 1940Georges le Beau, Governor-General of Algeria
19 July 1940 to 16 July 1941Jean-Marie Charles Abrial, Governor-General of Algeria
16 July 1941 to 20 September 1941Maxime Weygand, Governor-General of Algeria
20 September 1941 to 20 January 1943Yves-Charles Chatel, acting Governor-General of Algeria
20 January 1943 to 3 June 1943Bernard-Marcel-Edmond Peyrouton, Governor-General of Algeria
3 June 1943 to 8 September 1944Georges Albert Julien Catroux, Governor-General of Algeria1st term
8 September 1944 to 11 February 1948Yves Chataigneau, Governor-General of Algeria
11 February 1948 to 9 March 1951Marcel-Edmond Naegelen, Governor-General of Algeria
12 April 1951 to 26 January 1955Roger Léonard, Governor-General of Algeria
26 January 1955 to 1 February 1956Jacques-Émile Soustelle, Governor-General of Algeria
1 February 1956 to 9 February 1956Georges Albert Julien Catroux, Governor-General of Algeria2nd term
9 February 1956 to 13 May 1958Robert Lacoste, Governor-General of Algeria
13 May 1958 to 1 June 1958André Mutter, Governor-General of Algeria
13 May 1958 to 23 May 1958Jacques Massu, President of the Committee of Public SafetyIn rebellion during the May 1958 crisis
23 May 1958 to 7 June 1958Committee of Public Safety:-In rebellion during the May 1958 crisis
23 May 1958 to 7 June 1958Jacques Massu, President of the Central Committee of Public SafetyIn rebellion during the May 1958 crisis
23 May 1958 to 7 June 1958Sid Cara, President of the Central Committee of Public SafetyIn rebellion during the May 1958 crisis
7 June 1958 to 12 December 1958Raoul-Albin-Louis Salan, Delegate-general of Algeria
12 December 1958 to 23 November 1960Paul-Albert-Louis Delouvrier, Delegate-general of Algeria
23 November 1960 to 19 March 1962Jean Morin, Delegate-general of Algeria
21 April 1961 to 25 April 1961Directorate:-In rebellion during the Algiers putsch of 1961
21 April 1961 to 25 April 1961Maurice ChalleIn rebellion during the Algiers putsch of 1961
21 April 1961 to 25 April 1961André ZellerIn rebellion during the Algiers putsch of 1961
21 April 1961 to 25 April 1961Edmond JouhaudIn rebellion during the Algiers putsch of 1961
21 April 1961 to 25 April 1961Raoul SalanIn rebellion during the Algiers putsch of 1961
19 March 1962 to 3 July 1962Christian Fouchet, High Commissioner
3 July 1962 to 25 September 1962Abderrahmane Farès, High Commissioner and Chairman of the Provisional Executive

For continuation after independence, see: List of heads of state of Algeria