This article lists the colonial governors of Togo . It encompasses the period when the country was under colonial rule of the German Empire (as Togoland), military occupation of the territory by the Allies of World War I (during the Togoland campaign of the African theatre), as well as the period when it was a Class B League of Nations mandate and a United Nations trust territory, under the administration of France (as French Togoland) and the United Kingdom (as British Togoland) respectively.
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 July 1884 to 6 July 1884 |  | Gustav Nachtigal , Kommissar | Commissioner; Reichskommissar (Reich Commissioner) for German West Africa |
| 6 July 1884 to 26 June 1885 | Heinrich Randad , Provisional Consul | ||
| 26 June 1885 to May 1887 | Ernst Falkenthal , Kommissar | Commissioner | |
| July 1887 to 17 October 1888 |  | Jesko von Puttkamer , acting Kommissar | acting Commissioner, 1st time |
| 17 October 1888 to 14 April 1891 |  | Eugen von Zimmerer , Kommissar | Commissioner |
| 14 April 1891 to 4 June 1892 | Markus Graf von Pfeil , acting Kommissar | acting Commissioner | |
| 4 June 1892 to 17 November 1893 | | Jesko von Puttkamer , Kommissar | Commissioner, 2nd time |
| 17 November 1893 to 13 August 1895 | Jesko von Puttkamer , Landeshauptleute | State Captain | |
| 18 November 1895 to 18 April 1898 |  | August Köhler , Landeshauptleute | State Captain |
| 18 April 1898 to 20 January 1902 | August Köhler , Governor | ||
| 20 January 1902 to 27 July 1905 | Woldemar Horn , Governor | Acting to 1 December 1902 | |
| 27 July 1905 to 7 November 1910 |  | Julius von Zech auf Neuhofen , Governor | |
| 7 November 1910 to 19 June 1912 | Edmund Brückner , Governor | Acting to 31 March 1911 | |
| 19 June 1912 to 31 August 1914 |  | Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg , Governor | Member of the House of Mecklenburg; later the Duke-elect of the United Baltic Duchy (5 to 28 November 1918) |
| August 1914 |  | Hans Georg von Doering , acting Governor | Acting for Adolf Friedrich |
| (31 August 1914) | Occupation by Great Britain and France | ||
| 4 September 1916 | Germany surrenders territory to occupying powers | ||
| Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 August 1914 to 4 September 1916 |  | Gaston Fourn , Military Administrator | Afterwards served as Commissioner of French Togoland |
| Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| French-occupied territory | |||
| 4 September 1916 to 27 April 1917 | | Gaston Fourn , Commissioner | Previously served as Military Administrator during Allied occupation of Togoland |
| 27 April 1917 to 31 January 1922 | Alfred Louis Woelffel , Commissioner | ||
| 30 November 1920 to 1921 | Pierre Benjamin Victor Sasias , acting Commissioner | Acting for Woelffel, 1st time | |
| 26 January 1922 to 31 January 1922 | Acting for Woelffel, 2nd time | ||
| 31 January 1922 to 20 July 1922 | Paul Auguste François Bonnecarrère , Commissioner | ||
| French Togoland ( League of Nations mandate ) | |||
| 20 July 1922 to 27 December 1931 | Paul Auguste François Bonnecarrère , Commissioner | Acting to 22 December 1922 | |
| 27 December 1931 to 18 October 1933 | Robert Paul Marie de Guise , Commissioner | ||
| 18 October 1933 to 7 May 1934 | Léon Charles Adolphe Pêtre , acting Commissioner | ||
| 7 May 1934 to 1 January 1935 | Maurice Léon Bourgine , Commissioner | ||
| 1 January 1935 to 25 September 1936 |  | Léon Geismar , Commissioner | |
| 25 September 1936 to 1 January 1941 | Michel Lucien Montagné , Commissioner | ||
| 1 January 1941 to 19 November 1941 | Léonce Joseph Delpech , Commissioner | Acting to 28 August 1941 | |
| 19 November 1941 to 12 April 1942 | Jean-François de Saint-Alary , Commissioner | ||
| 12 April 1942 to 31 August 1943 | Pierre Jean André Saliceti , Commissioner | ||
| 31 August 1943 to 10 January 1944 | Albert Mercadier , acting Commissioner | ||
| 10 January 1944 to 13 December 1946 | Jean Noutary , Commissioner | Acting to 4 November 1944 | |
| French Togoland ( United Nations trust territory ) | |||
| 13 December 1946 to 8 March 1948 | Jean Noutary , Commissioner | ||
| 8 March 1948 to 20 September 1951 | Jean Henri Arsène Cédile , Commissioner | ||
| 20 September 1951 to 25 April 1952 | Yves Jean Digo , Commissioner | ||
| 25 April 1952 to 3 February 1955 | Laurent Elysée Péchoux , Commissioner | ||
| 3 February 1955 to 21 September 1956 | Jean Louis Philippe Bérard , Commissioner | Acting to 6 August 1955 | |
| 21 September 1956 to 23 March 1957 | Jean Louis Philippe Bérard , High Commissioner | ||
| 23 March 1957 to June 1957 | Joseph Édouard Georges Marie Rigal , acting High Commissioner | ||
| June 1957 to 27 April 1960 | Georges Léon Spénale , High Commissioner | ||
| 27 April 1960 | Independence as Togolese Republic | ||
For continuation after independence, see: List of presidents of Togo
| Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 December 1916 to 30 September 1920 |  | the governors of Gold Coast | Under direct administration of Gold Coast colony |
| 30 September 1920 to 11 October 1923 | Francis Walter Fillon Jackson , Administrator | ||
| 11 October 1923 to 6 March 1957 | | the governors of Gold Coast | Under direct administration of Gold Coast colony |
| 6 March 1957 | Part of independent Ghana | ||
For continuation after independence, see: List of heads of state of Ghana
