| Post: | Governor-General |
| Body: | French Indochina |
| Insignia: | Emblem of the Gouvernement général de l'Indochine.svg |
| Insigniacaption: | Emblem of the government-general of French Indochina |
| Flag: | Vietnamese-style Great Seal and Kiềm ấn of the Governor-General of French Indo-China.svg |
| Flagsize: | 120px |
| Flagborder: | no |
| Flagcaption: | Vietnamese-style great seal and kiềm ấn of the governor-general of French Indochina |
| Reports To: | Ministry of the Colonies |
| Residence: | Norodom Palace (1887–1902), Residence of the governor-general of French Indochina in Hanoi, Tonkin (1902–1945) |
| Seat: | Saigon, French Cochinchina (1887–1902) Hanoi, Tonkin (1902–1945) |
| Formation: | 16 November 1887 |
| First: | Jean Antoine Ernest Constans |
| Last: | Henri Hoppenot |
| Abolished: | 21 July 1956 |
European (as well as Japanese and Chinese) colonial administrators (French: Gouverneurs généraux de l'Indochine française) had historically been responsible for the territory of French Indochina, an area equivalent to modern-day Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and the Chinese city of Zhanjiang.
The following have held the position of governor-general of French Indochina.[1] [2]
| Tenure start | Tenure end | Incumbent | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Indochina formed (Cambodia, Annam, Tonkin, and Cochinchina, and from 19 April 1899, Laos) | ||||
| Governors-general | ||||
| 16 November 1887 | 22 April 1888 | Jean Antoine Ernest Constans | Provisional | |
| 22 April 1888 | 30 May 1889 | Étienne Antoine Guillaume Richaud | Acting until 8 September 1888 | |
| 31 May 1889 | 18 April 1891 | Jean-Luc de Saint Peauxpas | ||
| 18 April 1891 | 26 June 1891 | François Marie Leon Bideau | Acting | |
| 26 June 1891 | 29 December 1894 | Jean Marie Antoine de Lanessan | ||
| 10 March 1894 | 26 October 1894 | Léon Jean Laurent Chavassieux | Acting for Lanessan | |
| 29 December 1894 | 16 March 1895 | François Pierre Rodier | Acting | |
| 16 March 1895 | 10 December 1896 | Paul Armand Rosseau | ||
| 21 October 1895 | 14 March 1896 | Paul Julien Auguste Fourès | Acting for Rosseau. 1st time | |
| 10 December 1896 | 13 February 1897 | Paul Julien Auguste Fourès | Acting. 2nd time | |
| 13 February 1897 | 14 March 1902 | Joseph Athanase Paul Doumer | Future president of France. | |
| 29 September 1898 | 24 January 1899 | Paul Julien Auguste Fourès | Acting for Doumer. 3rd time | |
| 16 February 1901 | 20 August 1901 | Édouard Alfred Marie Broni | Acting for Doumer. 1st time | |
| 14 March 1902 | 14 October 1902 | Édouard Alfred Marie Broni | Acting. 2nd time | |
| 15 October 1902 | 28 February 1908 | Jean Baptiste Paul Beau | ||
| 28 February 1908 | 23 September 1908 | Louis Alphonse Bonhoure | Acting | |
| 24 September 1908 | 17 February 1911 | Antony Wladislas Klobukowski | ||
| 13 January 1910 | 10 June 1910 | Albert Jean George Marie Louis Picquié | Acting for Klobukowski | |
| 17 February 1911 | 14 November 1911 | Paul Louis Luce | Acting | |
| 15 November 1911 | 22 November 1913 | Albert-Pierre Sarraut | 1st time | |
| 22 November 1913 | 3 March 1915 | Joost van Vollenhoven | Acting | |
| 3 March 1915 | 22 May 1916 | Ernest Nestor Roume | ||
| 23 May 1916 | 21 January 1917 | Jean-François dit Eugène Charles | Acting | |
| 22 January 1917 | 9 December 1919 | Albert-Pierre Sarraut | 2nd time | |
| 22 May 1919 | 19 February 1920 | Maurice Antoine François Monguillot | Acting. 1st time | |
| 20 February 1920 | 15 April 1922 | Maurice Long | ||
| 18 November 1920 | 31 March 1921 | Joseph Maurice Le Gallen | Acting for Long | |
| 15 April 1922 | 9 August 1923 | François Marius Baudouin | Acting | |
| 9 August 1923 | 23 April 1925 | Martial Henri Merlin | ||
| 23 April 1925 | 18 November 1925 | Maurice Antoine François Monguillot | 2nd time | |
| 18 November 1925 | 22 August 1928 | Alexandre Varenne | ||
| 4 October 1926 | 16 May 1927 | Pierre Marie Antoine Pasquier | Acting for Varenne. 1st time | |
| 1 November 1927 | 7 August 1928 | Maurice Antoine François Monguillot | Acting for Varenne. 3rd time | |
| 7 August 1928 | 26 December 1928 | Eugène Jean Louis René Robin | Acting. 1st time | |
| 26 December 1928 | 15 January 1934 | Pierre Marie Antoine Pasquier | 2nd time | |
| 1 December 1930 | 30 June 1931 | Eugène Jean Louis René Robin | Acting for Pasquier. 2nd time | |
| 15 January 1934 | 23 July 1934 | Maurice Fernand Graffeuil | Acting | |
| 23 July 1934 | 9 September 1936 | Eugène Jean Louis René Robin | Acting for Pasquier. 3rd time | |
| 9 September 1936 | 14 January 1937 | Achille Louis Auguste Silvestre | Acting | |
| 14 January 1937 | 20 August 1939 | Joseph-Jules Brévié | ||
| 20 August 1939 | 25 June 1940 | Georges Catroux | Acting | |
| 25 June 1940 | 9 March 1945 | Jean Decoux | Interim until 29 August 1940. Continued serving after the Japanese invasion; deposed in the Japanese coup d'état | |
| Japanese military occupation | ||||
| 9 March 1945 | 28 August 1945 | Yuitsu Tsuchihashi | Japanese military commander in Indochina and provisional governor-general | |
| 9 March 1945 | 15 August 1945 | Takeshi Tsukamoto | Acting for Tsuchihashi | |
| 10 April 1945 | September 1945 | Gabriel Sabattier | PGFR delegate-general; in opposition to Japanese occupation after the coup. Retreated with remaining troops to China in May | |
| Allied military administration | ||||
| 14 September 1945 | 14 May 1946 | Lu Han | Military governor (Republic of China), above 16th parallel | |
| 13 September 1945 | 28 March 1946 | Douglas Gracey | Military governor (United Kingdom), below 16th parallel | |