This is a list of the commissioners of the Bechuanaland Protectorate, which gained full independence as Botswana in 1966. From 1885 to 1891 the post was known as Deputy Commissioner; from 1891 to 1964 as Resident Commissioner; and from 1964 to independence as Queen's Commissioner.[1]
In the table below, dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office.
| No | Tenure | Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Suzerainty | ||||
| Bechuanaland Protectorate | ||||
| John Mackenzie, | ||||
| Charles Warren, | ||||
| Frederick Carrington, | ||||
| (30 September 1885 to 16 November 1885) Divided into British Bechuanaland Crown Colony (south) and Bechuanaland Protectorate (north) | ||||
| British Bechuanaland Crown Colony | ||||
| Frederick Carrington, | ||||
| Sidney Godolphin Alexander Shippard, | ||||
| Bechuanaland Protectorate | ||||
| Sidney Godolphin Alexander Shippard, | ||||
| Bechuanaland High Commission Territory | ||||
| Sidney Godolphin Alexander Shippard, | ||||
| Under the High Commissioner for Southern Africa to 3 October 1963 | ||||
| Francis James Newton, | ||||
| Hamilton John Goold-Adams, | ||||
| Ralph Champneys Williams, | ||||
| Francis William Panzera, | ||||
| Edward Charles Frederick Garraway, | ||||
| James Comyn Macgregor, | ||||
| Jules Ellenberger, | ||||
| Rowland Mortimer Daniel, | ||||
| Charles Fernand Rey, | ||||
| Charles Noble Arden-Clarke, | ||||
| Aubrey Denzil Forsyth-Thompson, | ||||
| Anthony Sillery, | ||||
| Edward Betham Beetham, | ||||
| Martin Osterfield Wray, | ||||
| William Forbes Mackenzie, | ||||
| John Redcliffe Maud, | ||||
| 30 September 1960 | Independence Day Republic of Botswana | |||
| Peter Fawcus, | ||||
| Peter Fawcus, | ||||
| Bechuanaland | ||||
| Peter Fawcus, | ||||
| Bechuanaland | Self-Rule | |||
| Peter Fawcus, | ||||
| Hugh Selby Norman-Walker, | ||||
| 30 September 1966 | Independence Day Republic of Botswana | |||
For continuation after independence see: Heads of State of Botswana