List of colonial governors of Burma
Burma [Upper (orange) and Lower (pink)], 1886.
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Standard of the Governor of British Burma
This is a list of European (as well as Japanese) colonial administrators responsible for the territory of British Burma, an area equivalent to modern-day Myanmar.
As a result of the Second Anglo-Burmese War, Burma was initially setup as a province of British India. Later it was made a separate crown colony within the British Empire. Following capture by the Empire of Japan during World War II, it was controlled by a Japanese military governor. After the Japanese were expelled, it was under a Allied military commander, then a civilian governor until independence.
List
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Burma | |||
| Arakan, Tenasserim, and Pegu are united as British ("Lower") Burma, within British India | |||
| 31 January 1862 to 16 February 1867 |  | Arthur Purves Phayre, Chief Commissioner | |
| 16 February 1867 to 18 April 1871 |  | Albert Fytche, Chief Commissioner | |
| 18 April 1871 to 14 April 1875 |  | Ashley Eden, Chief Commissioner | |
| 14 April 1875 to 30 March 1878 |  | Augustus Rivers Thompson, Chief Commissioner | Acting until 30 April 1877 |
| 30 March 1878 to 2 July 1880 | .jpeg) | Charles Umpherston Aitchison, Chief Commissioner | |
| 2 July 1880 to 2 March 1883 | Charles Bernard, Chief Commissioner | Acting until 4 April 1882, 1st time | |
| 2 March 1883 to 1 January 1886 | Sir Charles Crosthwaite, acting Chief Commissioner | 1st time | |
| Following Third Anglo-Burmese War, remnant of Kingdom of Awa ("Upper Burma") annexed to British India | |||
| 1 January 1886 to 26 February 1886 | Sir Charles Crosthwaite, acting Chief Commissioner | 1st time | |
| Upper and Lower Burma united as Burma, within British India | |||
| 26 February 1886 to 25 September 1886 | Sir Charles Haukes Todd Crosthwaite, acting Chief Commissioner | 1st time | |
| 25 September 1886 to 12 March 1887 | Charles Edward Bernard, Chief Commissioner | 2nd time | |
| 12 March 1887 to 10 December 1890 | Sir Charles Haukes Todd Crosthwaite, Chief Commissioner | 2nd time | |
| 10 December 1890 to 3 April 1895 |  | Alexander Mackenzie, Chief Commissioner | |
| 3 April 1895 to 1 May 1897 | Frederick William Richards Fryer, Chief Commissioner | ||
| 1 May 1897 to 4 April 1903 | Frederick William Richards Fryer Lieutenant Governor | ||
| 4 April 1903 to 9 May 1905 | Sir Hugh Shakespear Barnes, Lieutenant Governor | ||
| 9 May 1905 to 19 May 1910 |  | Sir Herbert Thirkell White, Lieutenant Governor | |
| 19 May 1910 to 28 October 1915 | Sir Harvey Adamson, Lieutenant Governor | ||
| 15 May 1913 to 1 November 1913 | Sir George Shaw, acting Lieutenant Governor | Acting for Adamson | |
| 28 October 1915 to 22 September 1917 | Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler, Lieutenant Governor | 1st time | |
| 22 September 1917 to 15 February 1918 | Walter Francis Rice, acting Lieutenant Governor | ||
| 15 February 1918 to 21 December 1922 | Sir Reginald Henry Craddock, Lieutenant Governor | ||
| 21 December 1922 to 2 January 1923 | Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler, Lieutenant Governor | 2nd time | |
| 2 January 1923 to 20 December 1927 | Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler, Governor | ||
| 20 December 1927 to 20 December 1932 |  | Sir Charles Alexander Innes, Governor | |
| 20 December 1932 to 8 May 1936 | Sir Hugh Landsdowne Stephenson, Governor | ||
| 8 May 1936 to 1 April 1937 | Sir Archibald Douglas Cochrane, Governor | ||
| Burma separated from British India | |||
| 1 April 1937 to 6 May 1941 | Sir Archibald Douglas Cochrane, Governor | ||
| 6 May 1941 to 31 August 1946 | Sir Reginald Hugh Dorman-Smith, Governor | From May 1942 until October 1945 in exile at Simla, British India | |
| Japanese Occupation of British Burma | |||
| 20 April 1942 to 18 March 1943 |  | Shōjirō Iida, Military commander | |
| 18 March 1943 to 30 August 1944 |  | Masakazu Kawabe, Military commander | Commander of Japanese Burma Area Army. The puppet State of Burma under Ba Maw was notionally independent |
| 30 August 1944 to 15 August 1945 |  | Heitarō Kimura, Military Commander | |
| Allied military administration | |||
| 1 January 1944 to October 1945 |  | Actg. Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, Military Governor | Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia Command |
| October 1945 to 31 August 1946 |  | Major general Sir Hubert Elvin Rance, Military governor | |
| British Burma | |||
| 31 August 1946 to 4 January 1948 | | Sir Hubert Elvin Rance, Governor | |
| 4 January 1948 | Burma gains independence as Union of Burma | ||
For continuation after independence, see: President of Myanmar
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