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(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| Tenure | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
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| Lebowa | |||
| August 1969 to 2 October 1972 | Mokgama Maurice Matlala, Chief Executive Officer, from 1 July 1971: Chief Executive Councillor | LNP | |
| Lebowa (Self-Rule) | |||
| 2 October 1972 to 8 May 1973 | Mokgama Maurice Matlala, Chief Minister | LNP | |
| 8 May 1973 to 7 October 1987 | Cedric Namedi Phatudi, Chief Minister | LPP | |
| 7 October 1987 to 21 October 1987 | Z.T. Seleka, acting Chief Minister | LPP | |
| 21 October 1987 to 26 April 1994 | Mogoboya Nelson Ramodike, Chief Minister | LPP | |
| Lebowa re-integrated into South Africa on 27 April 1994 | |||
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