| Post: | Governor |
| Body: | Northern Rhodesia |
| Insignia: | Flag of the Governor of Northern Rhodesia (1939–1964).svg |
| Insigniasize: | 150px |
| Insigniacaption: | Flag of the governor of Northern Rhodesia (1939–1964) |
| Style: | His Excellency The Right Honourable |
| Appointer: | British monarch |
| Formation: | 1 April 1924 |
| First: | Herbert Stanley |
| Last: | Evelyn Hone |
| Abolished: | 24 October 1964 |
The governor of Northern Rhodesia was the representative of the British monarch in the self-governing colony of Northern Rhodesia from 1924 to 1964. The governor was appointed by the Crown and acted as the local head of state, receiving instructions from the British government.
The office was established on 20 February 1924, when the Northern Rhodesia Order in Council, 1924 was adopted.[1] It provided that "In place of the Administrator for whose appointment provision is made by the Northern Rhodesia Order in Council, 1911, there shall be a Governor and Commander in Chief in and over Northern Rhodesia...".
| Portrait | Name | Term of office | Monarch | Prime Minister of Northern Rhodesia | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | Sir Herbert Stanley | 1924 | 1927 | George V | Position not established | ||
| – | Richard Allmond Jeffrey Goode | 1927 | 1927 | ||||
| 2 | Sir James Maxwell | 1927 | 1932 | ||||
| 3 | Sir Ronald Storrs | 1932 | 1935 | ||||
| 4 | Major Sir Hubert Winthrop Young | 1935 | 1938 | George V Edward VIII George VI | |||
| 5 | Sir John Maybin | 1938 | 1941† | George VI | |||
| – | William Marston Logan | 1941 | 1941 | ||||
| 6 | Sir John Waddington | 1941 | 1947 | years | |||
| – | Robert Christopher Stafford Stanley | 1947 | 1948 | ||||
| 7 | Sir Gilbert Rennie | 1948 | 1954 | George VI Elizabeth II | |||
| 8 | Alexander Williams | 1954 | 1954 | Elizabeth II | |||
| 9 | Sir Arthur Benson | 1954 | 1959 | ||||
| 10 | Sir Evelyn Hone | 1959 | 1964 | Kaunda | |||
For continuation after independence, see: President of Zambia