| Post: | Governor |
| Body: | Macau |
| Flag: | Flag of Portuguese Colony Governor.svg |
| Flagborder: | yes |
| Flagcaption: | Standard of the governor |
| Status: | His/Her Excellency |
| Residence: | Macau Government House |
| Seat: | Macau Government Headquarters |
| Nominator: | Prime Minister of Portugal |
| Appointer: | Monarch of Portugal (1623–1910) President of Portugal (1910–1999) |
| Formation: | 7 July 1623 |
| First: | Francisco Mascarenhas |
| Last: | Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira |
| Abolished: | 20 December 1999 |
| Succession: | Chief Executive of Macau |
The governor of Macau (Portuguese: Governador de Macau;) was a Portuguese colonial official who headed the colony of Macau, before 1623 called captain-major (Portuguese: Capitão-mor). The post was replaced on 20 December 1999 upon the transfer of sovereignty over Macau to China by the office of the chief executive of Macau.
The governor of Macau was responsible for the internal and local control of the colony. External relations and military needs were dealt by the Portuguese government in Lisbon.
The date refers to the date of appointment.
| Captains-major | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|
| 1557–1558 | ||
| 1558–1559 | ||
| 1559–1560 | ||
| 1560–1561 | ||
| 1561–1562 | ||
| 1562–1563 | ||
| 1563–1565 | ||
| 1565–1566 | ||
| Simão de Mendonça (1st time) | 1566–1567 | |
| Tristão Vaz da Veiga (1st time) | 1567–1568 | |
| 1568–1569 | ||
| 1569–1571 | ||
| Tristão Vaz da Veiga (2nd time) | 1571–1572 | |
| João de Almeida (1st time) | 1572–1573 | |
| 1573–1574 | ||
| Simão de Mendonça (2nd time) | 1574–1575 | |
| 1575–1576 | ||
| Domingos Monteiro (1st time) | 1576–1579 | |
| 1579–1580 | ||
| 1580–1581 | ||
| 1581–1582 | ||
| João de Almeida (2nd time) | 1582–1583 | |
| 1583–1585 | ||
| 1585–1586 | ||
| Domingos Monteiro (2nd time) | 1586–1587 | |
| 1587–1589 | ||
| ... | 1589 | |
| 1590–1591 | ||
| 1591–1592 | ||
| Domingos Monteiro (3rd time) | 1592–1593 | |
| 1593–1594 | ||
| ... | 1594 | |
| 1595–1596 | ||
| 1596–1597 | ||
| ... | 1597 | |
| 1598–1599 | ||
| 1599–1603 | ||
| 1603–1604 | ||
| 1604–1605 | ||
| 1605–1607 | ||
| 1607–1609 | ||
| ... | 1609 | |
| 1609–1611 | ||
| 1611–1612 | ||
| 1612–1614 | ||
| 1614–1616 | ||
| 1616–1617 | ||
| Lopo Sarmento de Carvalho (1st time) | 1617–1618 | |
| 1618–1619 | ||
| 1619–1621 | ||
| Lopo Sarmento de Carvalho (2nd time) | 1621–1623 |
| No. | Governor | Tenure | Days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | ||||
| 1 | 7 July 1623 | 19 July 1626 | |||
| 2 | Filipe Lobo and Jerónimo da Silveira | 19 July 1626 | 1 December 1631 | ||
| 3 | 1 December 1631 | August 1636 | ~ | ||
| 4 | August 1636 | August 1638 | ~ | ||
| 5 | August 1638 | August 1645 | ~ | ||
| 6 | August 1645 | August 1647 | ~ | ||
| 7 | Diogo Coutinho Docem | ||||
| 8 | August 1647 | August 1650 | ~ | ||
| 9 | August 1650 | August 1654 | ~ | ||
| 10 | August 1654 | 22 July 1664 | ~ | ||
| 11 | 22 July 1664 | 31 August 1667 | |||
| 12 | 31 August 1667 | 20 July 1670 | |||
| 13 | 20 July 1670 | 20 July 1672 | |||
| 14 | 20 July 1672 | 10 December 1678 | |||
| 15 | 10 December 1678 | 10 December 1679 | |||
| 16 | 10 December 1679 | 10 December 1682 | |||
| 17 | 10 December 1682 | 5 July 1685 | |||
| 18 | 5 July 1685 | 31 July 1688 | |||
| 1o | 31 July 1688 | 21 July 1691 | |||
| 20 | 21 July 1691 | 23 November 1693 | |||
| 21 | 23 November 1693 | 21 July 1694 | |||
| 22 | 21 July 1694 | 17 August 1697 | |||
| 23 | 17 August 1697 | 28 September 1697 | |||
| — | 28 September 1697 | 9 August 1698 | |||
| 24 | 9 August 1698 | 5 August 1700 | |||
| 25 | 5 August 1700 | 22 July 1702 | |||
| 26 | 22 July 1702 | 15 August 1703 | |||
| 27 | 15 August 1703 | 5 August 1706 | |||
| 28 | 5 August 1706 | 28 July 1710 | |||
| 29 | 28 July 1710 | 11 June 1711 | |||
| 30 | 11 June 1711 | 18 July 1714 | |||
| 31 | 18 July 1714 | 30 May 1718 | |||
| 32 | 30 May 1718 | 9 September 1719 | |||
| 33 | 9 September 1719 | 19 August 1722 | |||
| 34 | 19 August 1722 | 6 September 1724 | |||
| 35 | 6 September 1724 | 11 August 1727 | |||
| 36 | 11 August 1727 | 18 August 1732 | |||
| 37 | 18 August 1732 | 15 January 1735 | |||
| 38 | 15 January 1735 | 4 August 1735 | |||
| 39 | 4 August 1735 | 25 August 1738 | |||
| 40 | 25 August 1738 | 25 August 1743 | |||
| 41 | 25 August 1743 | 30 August 1747 | |||
| 42 | 30 August 1747 | 2 August 1749 | |||
| 43 | 2 August 1749 | 29 July 1752 | |||
| 44 | 29 July 1752 | 14 July 1755 | |||
| 45 | 14 July 1755 | 1 July 1758 | |||
| 46 | 1 July 1758 | 4 July 1761 | |||
| 47 | 4 July 1761 | 14 July 1764 | |||
| 48 | 14 July 1764 | 19 August 1767 | |||
| 49 | 19 August 1767 | 29 July 1770 | |||
| 50 | 29 July 1770 | 26 July 1771 | |||
| 51 | 26 July 1771 | 27 January 1778 | |||
| 52 | 27 January 1778 | 1 August 1778 | |||
| 53 | 1 August 1778 | 5 January 1780 | |||
| 54 | 5 January 1780 | 28 August 1781 | |||
| 55 | 28 August 1781 | 18 August 1783 | |||
| 56 | 18 August 1783 | 21 July 1788 | |||
| 57 | 21 July 1788 | 18 July 1789 | |||
| 58 | Lázaro da Silva Ferreira and Manuel António Costa Ferreira | 18 July 1789 | 29 July 1790 | ||
| 59 | 29 July 1790 | 27 July 1793 | |||
| 60 | 27 July 1793 | 8 August 1797 | |||
| 61 | 8 August 1797 | 8 August 1800 | |||
| 62 | 8 August 1800 | 8 August 1803 | |||
| 63 | 8 August 1803 | 8 August 1806 | |||
| 64 | 8 August 1806 | 26 December 1808 | |||
| 65 | 26 December 1808 | 19 July 1810 | |||
| 66 | 19 July 1810 | 19 July 1814 | |||
| 67 | 19 July 1814 | 19 July 1817 | |||
| 68 | 19 July 1817 | 19 August 1822 | |||
| 69 | 19 August 1822 | 23 September 1823 | |||
| — | Government Council | 23 September 1823 | 28 July 1825 | ||
| 70 | 28 July 1825 | 15 November 1827 | |||
| — | Government Council | 15 November 1827 | 7 July 1830 | ||
| 71 | 7 July 1830 | 3 July 1833 | |||
| 72 | 3 July 1833 | 22 February 1837 | |||
| 73 | 22 February 1837 | 3 October 1843 | |||
| 74 | 3 October 1843 | 21 April 1846 | |||
| 75 | 21 April 1846 | 22 August 1849 | |||
| — | Government Council | 22 August 1849 | 30 May 1850 | ||
| 76 | 30 May 1850 | 7 July 1850 | |||
| — | Government Council | 7 July 1850 | 3 February 1851 | ||
| 77 | 3 February 1851 | 19 November 1851 | |||
| 78 | 19 November 1851 | 22 June 1863 | |||
| 79 | 22 June 1863 | 26 October 1866 | |||
| 80 | 26 October 1866 | 3 August 1868 | |||
| 81 | 3 August 1868 | 23 March 1872 | |||
| 82 | 23 March 1872 | 7 December 1874 | |||
| 83 | 7 December 1874 | 31 December 1876 | |||
| 84 | 31 December 1876 | 28 November 1879 | |||
| 85 | 28 November 1879 | 23 April 1883 | |||
| 86 | 23 April 1883 | 7 August 1886 | |||
| 87 | 7 August 1886 | 5 February 1889 | |||
| 88 | 5 February 1889 | 16 October 1890 | |||
| 89 | 16 October 1890 | 24 March 1895 | |||
| 90 | 24 March 1895 | 12 May 1897 | |||
| 91 | 12 May 1897 | 12 August 1900 | |||
| 92 | 12 August 1900 | 17 December 1902 | |||
| 93 | 17 December 1902 | 10 December 1903 | |||
| — | Government Council | 10 December 1903 | 5 April 1904 | ||
| 94 | 5 April 1904 | 6 April 1907 | |||
| 95 | 6 April 1907 | 18 August 1908 | |||
| 96 | 18 August 1908 | 22 September 1909 | |||
| 97 | 22 September 1909 | 17 December 1910 | |||
| 98 | 17 December 1910 | 14 July 1912 | |||
| 99 | 14 July 1912 | 10 June 1914 | |||
| 100 | 10 June 1914 | 5 September 1916 | |||
| 101 | Manuel Ferreira da Rocha and Agostinho Vieira de Matos | 5 September 1916 | 12 October 1918 | ||
| 102 | 12 October 1918 | 23 August 1919 | |||
| 103 | 23 August 1919 | 5 January 1922 | |||
| 104 | 5 January 1922 | 18 October 1925 | |||
| 105 | 18 October 1925 | 8 December 1926 | |||
| 106 | 8 December 1926 | 30 March 1931 | |||
| 107 | 30 March 1931 | 21 June 1932 | |||
| 108 | 21 June 1932 | 11 April 1937 | |||
| 109 | 11 April 1937 | 29 October 1940 | |||
| 110 | 29 October 1940 | 1 September 1947 | |||
| 111 | 1 September 1947 | 23 November 1952 | |||
| 112 | 23 November 1952 | 8 March 1957 | |||
| 113 | 8 March 1957 | 18 September 1959 | |||
| 114 | 18 September 1959 | 17 April 1962 | |||
| 115 | 17 April 1962 | 25 November 1966 | |||
| 116 | 25 November 1966 | 19 November 1974 | |||
| 117 | 19 November 1974 | 27 November 1979 | |||
| 118 | 28 November 1979 | 16 June 1981 | |||
| 119 | 16 June 1981 | 14 May 1986 | |||
| 120 | 15 May 1986 | 9 July 1987 | |||
| 121 | 9 July 1987 | 23 April 1991 | |||
| 122 | 23 April 1991 | 19 December 1999 | |||