This article lists the colonial governors of the former French Dahomey (1904–1958) in French West Africa, the present day nation of Benin.
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| Tenure | width=60px | Portrait | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Suzerainty | ||||
| French Protectorate of Porto-Novo Protectorate placed over the Porto-Novo (Hogbonu) Kingdom | ||||
| 25 February 1863 to 2 January 1865 | Marius Daumas, Agent | |||
| Porto-Novo Kingdom | ||||
| 2 January 1865 to 14 April 1882 | none | |||
| French Protectorate of Porto-Novo | Restored | |||
| 14 April 1882 to June 1882 | ||||
| June 1882 to 1883 | Bonaventure Colonna de Lecca, Resident | |||
| 1883 to 1883 | Henri Guilman, Resident | |||
| 1883 to 1884 | Daniel Germa, Resident | |||
| 1884 to July 1884 | Léopold Maignot, Resident | |||
| Ju1y 1884 to 1886 | Charles Disnematin-Dorat, Resident | |||
| 1886 to 1886 | Émmanuel Roget, Resident | |||
| 1886 to 1887 | Jean-Marie Bayol, Resident | |||
| 1887 to 16 June 1887 | Gentian-Antonin-Maire Péréton, Resident | |||
| 16 June 1887 to 11 July 1888 | Victor-Marie-Paul Ballot, Resident | 1st term | ||
| 11 July 1888 to 1889 | Paul-Alphonse-Frédéric-Mari de Beeckmann, Administrator | |||
| 1889 to 19 October 1889 | Louis-Frédéric-Émil Tautain, Resident | |||
| 19 October 1889 to 22 December 1891 | Victor-Marie-Paul Ballot, Resident | 2nd term | ||
| 22 December 1891 to 22 June 1893 | Victor-Marie-Paul Ballot, Lieutenant Governor | |||
| Porto-Novo Colony | ||||
| 22 June 1893 to 20 January 1894 | Victor-Marie-Paul Ballot, Lieutenant Governor | |||
| Dahomey Colony | ||||
| 20 January 1894 to 22 June 1894 | Victor-Marie-Paul Ballot, Lieutenant Governor | |||
| 22 June 1894 to 3 July 1899 | Victor-Marie-Paul Ballot, Governor | |||
| 3 July 1899 to 8 October 1899 | Jean-Baptiste Fonssagrives, acting Governor | |||
| 8 October 1899 to 26 November 1900 | Pierre-Hubert-Auguste Pascal, acting Governor | |||
| 26 November 1900 to 5 May 1906 | Victor-Théophile Liotard, Governor | |||
| 5 May 1906 to 9 June 1906 | Joseph-Étienne-Gabriel Lhuerre, acting Governor | |||
| 9 June 1906 to 16 July 1906 | Charles-Emmanuel-Joseph Marchal, acting Governor | |||
| 16 July 1906 to 8 March 1908 | Charles-Emmanuel-Joseph Marchal, Governor | |||
| 8 March 1908 to 22 September 1908 | Marie-Antoine Gaudart, acting Governor | |||
| 22 September 1908 to 9 October 1908 | Charles-Désiré-Auguste Brunet, acting Governor | |||
| 9 October 1908 to 25 April 1909 | Jean-Jules-Émile Peuvergne, Governor | |||
| 25 April 1909 to 6 March 1911 | Henri-Jules-Jean-Baptiste Malan, Governor | |||
| 6 March 1911 to 24 June 1911 | Raphaël-Velentin-Marius Antonetti, Governor | |||
| Dahomey Colony and Dependencies | ||||
| 24 June 1911 to 9 May 1912 | Emile Merwart, Lieutenant-Governor | |||
| 9 May 1912 to 11 July 1912 | Charles-Henri-Adrien Noufflard, acting Lieutenant-Governor | |||
| 11 July 1912 to 7 April 1917 | Charles-Henri-Adrien Noufflard, Lieutenant-Governor | |||
| 7 April 1917 to July 1919 | Gaston-Léon-Joseph Fourn, acting Lieutenant-Governor | |||
| July 1919 to 29 August 1928 | Gaston-Léon-Joseph Fourn, Lieutenant-Governor | |||
| 29 August 1928 to 4 April 1929 | Lucien-Eugène Geay, acting Lieutenant-Governor | |||
| 4 April 1929 to 8 February 1931 | Dieudonné-François-Joseph-Marie Reste, Lieutenant-Governor | |||
| 8 February 1931 to 7 January 1932 | Théophile-Antione-Pascal Tellier, Lieutenant-Governor | |||
| 7 January 1932 to 2 August 1932 | Louis-Placide Blacher, Lieutenant-Governor | |||
| 2 August 1932 to 22 July 1933 | Louis Aujas, acting Lieutenant-Governor | |||
| 22 July 1933 to 24 August 1934 | Jules Marcel de Coppet, Lieutenant-Governor | |||
| 24 August 1934 to 15 February 1935 | Jean Desanti, acting Lieutenant-Governor | |||
| 15 February 1935 to 12 January 1937 | Maurice-Léon Bourgine, Lieutenant-Governor | |||
| 12 January 1937 to 7 August 1937 | Henri-Étienne Martinet, acting Lieutenant-Governor | 1st term | ||
| 7 August 1937 to 7 April 1938 | Ernest Gayon, acting Lieutenant-Governor | |||
| 7 April 1938 to 1 June 1938 | Henri-Étienne Martinet, acting Lieutenant-Governor | 2nd term | ||
| 1 June 1938 to 27 August 1940 | Armand Léon Annet, Lieutenant-Governor | |||
| 27 August 1940 to 18 September 1940 | Pierre-Jean-André Paliceti, acting Lieutenant-Governor | |||
| 18 September 1940 to 26 August 1943 | Léon-Hippolyte Truitard, Lieutenant-Governor | |||
| 26 August 1943 to 21 May 1946 | Charles-André-Maurice-Assier de Pompignan, Lieutenant-Governor | |||
| Dahomey Overseas Territory | ||||
| 21 May 1946 to 14 January 1948 | Robert Legendre, acting Governor | |||
| 14 January 1948 to 13 January 1949 | Jean-Georges Chambon, Governor | |||
| 13 January 1949 to 19 September 1949 | Jacques-Alphonse Boissier, Governor | |||
| 19 September 1949 to November 1951 | Claude Valluy, acting Governor | |||
| November 1951 to 21 June 1955 | Charles-Henri Bonfils, Governor | |||
| 21 June 1955 to 21 March 1958 | Marc-Casimir Biros, Governor | In some sources Casimir-Marc Biros | ||
| 21 March 1958 to 15 July 1958 | Bernard Hepp, acting Governor | |||
| 15 July 1958 to 4 December 1958 | René Tirant, acting Governor | |||
| Republic of Dahomey | Autonomous | |||
| 4 December 1958 to 1 August 1960 | René Tirant, High Commissioner | |||
| 1 August 1960 | Independence as Republic of Dahomey | |||
For continuation after 1958 independence, see: List of presidents of Benin.