Governor of Southern Rhodesia

Governor of Southern Rhodesia
Flag of the Governor of Southern Rhodesia
Style	His Excellency The Right Honourable
Appointer	King/Queen of the United Kingdom
Formation	1 October 1923
First holder	The Rt Hon. John Chancellor
Final holder	The Baron Soames
Abolished	18 April 1980

This page contains a list of Governors of Southern Rhodesia from 1923 to 1980, and includes the period of UDI (1965–1970) when a competing position to the legal Governor was created.

Governors of Southern Rhodesia (1923–1980)

From	To	Name	Comments
1 October 1923	15 June 1928	Sir John Chancellor
15 June 1928	24 November 1928	Sir Murray Bisset	Acting
24 November 1928	1 May 1934	Sir Cecil Hunter-Rodwell
1 May 1934	8 January 1935	Sir Fraser Russell	Acting; 1st Time
8 January 1935	8 January 1942	Sir Herbert Stanley
8 January 1942	10 December 1942	Sir Fraser Russell	Acting; 2nd Time
10 December 1942	26 October 1944	Sir Evelyn Baring
26 October 1944	20 February 1945	Sir Robert James Hudson	Acting; 1st Time
20 February 1945	2 February 1946	Sir Campbell Tait
2 February 1946	19 July 1946	Sir Fraser Russell	Acting; 3rd Time
19 July 1946	14 January 1947	Sir Robert James Hudson	Acting; 2nd Time
14 January 1947	21 November 1953	Sir John Noble Kennedy
21 November 1953	26 November 1954	Sir Robert Clarkson Tredgold	Acting
26 November 1954	28 December 1959	Sir Peveril William-Powlett
28 December 1959	24 June 1969	Sir Humphrey Gibbs	After the UDI on 11 November 1965, position not recognized by the Rhodesian government
24 June 1969	11 December 1979	Position vacant	On 1 September 1977, The Lord Carver was named as Resident Commissioner-designate
11 December 1979	18 April 1980	The Lord Soames

For continuation after independence, see: List of Presidents of Zimbabwe

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Main article: Flag of Rhodesia

See also

• Ian Douglas Smith
• Prime Minister of Rhodesia
• List of Presidents of Zimbabwe
• Zimbabwe
• President of Rhodesia