List of colonial governors and administrators of Seychelles
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(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| Term | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| French Suzerainty | ||
| Claimed for France by Lazare Picault, named Îles de La Bourdonnais | ||
| Subordinated to Île de France (Mauritius) | ||
| 1744 to 1 November 1756 | None | |
| Annexed by France (Îles de Séchelles), not settled until 27 August 1770 | ||
| 1 November 1756 to 27 August 1770 | None | |
| 27 August 1770 to 1772 | Jean-Charles de Launay de La Perrière, Commandant | |
| 1772 to 1775 | Joseph François Eugène Benjamin Anselme, Commandant | |
| 1775 to 1777 | Jean-Baptiste Le Roux de Kermeseven, Commandant | |
| 1778 to 1781 | Charles Routier de Romainville, Commandant | |
| 1781 to 1783 | Louis François Claude Berthelot de la Coste, Commandant | |
| 1783 to 1786 | François, vicomte de Souillac, Commandant | |
| 1786 to 1789 | Augustin Motais de Narbonne, Commandant | |
| 1789 to 1792 | Louis Jean Baptiste Philogène de Malavois, Commandant | |
| 1792 to 1793 | Charles Joseph Esnouf, Commandant | |
| 9 September 1793 to 17 May 1794 | Jean-Baptiste Quéau de Quincy, Governor | |
| Îles de Séchelles occupied by United Kingdom (French administration continues to 17 May 1810) | ||
| 17 May 1794 to 17 May 1810 | Jean-Baptiste Quéau de Quincy, Governor | |
| British Suzerainty | ||
| British colony (subordinated to Mauritius) | ||
| 17 May 1810 to 2 June 1811 | Jean-Baptiste Quéau de Quincy, Commissioner | |
| 2 June 1811 to 1812 | Bartholomew Sullivan, Commissioner | |
| 1812 to 1815 | Bibye Lasage, Commissioner | |
| 1815 to 1822 | Edward Henry Madge, Commissioner | |
| 1822 to 1837 | George Harrison, Commissioner | |
| 1837 to 1839 | Arthur Wilson, Commissioner | |
| 1839 to 1850 | Charles Augustus Etienne Mylius, Commissioner | |
| 1850 to 1852 | Robert William Keate, Commissioner | |
| 1852 to 1862 | Charles William Bhering, Viscount Bhering, Commissioner | |
| 1862 to 1868 | Swinburne Ward, Commissioner | |
| 1868 to 1874 | William Hales Franklyn, Commissioner | |
| 1874 to 1879 | Charles Spencer Salmon, Commissioner | |
| 1879 to 1880 | Arthur Elibank Havelock, Commissioner | |
| 1880 to 1882 | Francis Theophilus Blunt, Commissioner | |
| 1882 to 1888 | Arthur Cecil Stuart Barkly, Commissioner | |
| 1889 to 1895 | Thomas Risely Griffith, Administrator | |
| 1895 to August 1899 | Henry Cockburn Stewart, Administrator | |
| August 1899 to 31 August 1903 | Ernest Bickham Sweet-Escott, Administrator | |
| British crown colony | ||
| 31 August 1903 to November 1903 | Ernest Bickham Sweet-Escott, Administrator | |
| November 1903 to 1904 | Ernest Bickham Sweet-Escott, Governor | |
| 1904 to 1912 | Walter Edward Davidson, Governor | |
| 1912 to 1918 | Charles Richard Mackey O'Brien, Governor | |
| 1918 to 1922 | Eustace Edward Twistleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, Governor | |
| 1922 to 1927 | Sir Joseph Aloysius Byrne, Governor | |
| May 1927 to November 1927 | Sir Malcolm Stevenson, Governor | |
| 1928 to 1934 | Sir de Symons Montagu George Honey, Governor | |
| 1934 to 1936 | Sir Gordon James Lethem, Governor | |
| 1936 to 5 January 1942 | Arthur Francis Grimble, Governor | From 1 January 1938, Sir Arthur Francis Grimble |
| 5 January 1942 to July 1947 | William Marston Logan, Governor | From 8 June 1944, Sir William Marston Logan |
| July 1947 to 14 May 1951 | Sir Percy Selwyn Selwyn-Clarke, Governor | |
| 14 May 1951 to 1953 | Frederick Crawford, Governor | |
| 31 May 1953 to January 1958 | William Addis, Governor | From 9 June 1955, Sir William Addis |
| January 1958 to 13 August 1961 | John Kingsmill Thorp, Governor | From 13 June 1959, Sir John Kingsmill Thorp |
| January 1962 to 1967 | The 2nd Earl of Oxford and Asquith, Governor | |
| 1967 to 1969 | Sir Hugh Selby Norman-Walker, Governor | |
| 1969 to 12 November 1970 | Sir Bruce Greatbatch, Governor | |
| Autonomy granted to the Seychelles | ||
| 12 November 1970 to 1973 | Sir Bruce Greatbatch, Governor | |
| 1973 to 1 October 1975 | Colin Hamilton Allan, Governor | |
| Self-rule granted to the Seychelles | ||
| 1 October 1975 to 28 June 1976 | Colin Hamilton Allan, High Commissioner | |
| 29 June 1976 | Independence as Republic of Seychelles | |
For continuation after independence, see: List of Presidents of Seychelles
