Malta Heads of State
Malta Heads of State
British Governors of Malta from 1813 to 1974
| CIVIL COMMISSIONERS | |
| 1799-1801 | Captain Alexander Ball, R.N. |
| 1801 | Major-General Henry Pigot |
| 1801-1802 | Sir Charles Cameron |
| 1802-1809 | Rear-Admiral Aleaxander Ball |
| 1810-1813 | Lieutenant-General Sir Hilderbrand Oakes |
| GOVERNORS | |
| 1813-1824 | Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Maitland |
| 1824-1826 | General Francis Rawden Marquis of Hastings |
| 1827-1836 | Major-General Sir Frederic Cavedish Ponsonby |
| 1836-1843 | Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Bouverie |
| 1843-1847 | Lieutenant-General Sir Patrick Stuart |
| 1847-1851 | The Right Honorable Richard More O'Ferral |
| 1851-1858 | Major-General Sir William Reid |
| 1858-1864 | Lieutenant-General John Gaspard Le Merchant |
| 1864-1867 | Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Storks |
| 1867-1872 | General Sir Patrick Grant |
| 1872-1878 | General Sir Charles Van Straubenzee |
| 1878-1884 | General Sir Arthur Borton |
| 1884-1888 | General Sir John Lintorn Arabin Simmons |
| 1888-1890 | Lieutenant-General Sir Henry D'Oyley Torrens |
| 1890-1893 | Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Augustus Smyth |
| 1893-1899 | General Sir Athur John Freemantle |
| 1899-1903 | Lieutenant-General Lord Francis Grenfell of Kilvey |
| 1903-1907 | General Sir Charles Mansfield Clark |
| 1907-1909 | Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Fane Grant |
| 1909-1915 | General Sir Henry Macleod Leslie Rundle |
| 1915-1919 | Field-Marshal Lord Paul Sanford Methuen |
| 1919-1924 | Field Marshal Viscount Herbert Charles Onslow Plumer |
| 1924-1927 | General Sir Walter Norris Congreve |
| 1927-1931 | General Sir John Philip Du Cane |
| 1931-1936 | General Sir David Graham Campbell |
| 1936-1940 | General Sir Charles Bonham Carter |
| 1940-1942 | General Sir William Dobbie |
| 1942-1944 | Field Marshal Viscount Gort V.C. |
| 1944-1946 | Lieutenant-General Sir Edmund Charles Acton Schreiber |
| 1946-1949 | Sir Francis Douglas |
| 1949-1954 | Sir Gerald Hallen Creasy |
| 1954-1959 | Major-General Sir Robert Edward Laycock |
| 1959-1962 | Admiral Sir Guy Grantham |
| 1962-1964 | Sir Maurice Dorman |
| GOVERNORS GENERAL | |
| 1964-1971 | Sir Maurice Dorman |
| 1971-1974 | Sir Anthony Mamo |
PRESIDENTS
| 1974-1976 | Sir Anthony Mamo |
| 1976-1981 | Dr. Anton Buttigieg |
| 1981-1982 | Dr. Albert Hyzler (Ad Interim) |
| 1982-1987 | Ms Agatha Barbara |
| 1987-1989 | Mr. Paul Xuereb (Ad interim) |
| 1989-1994 | Dr. Censu Tabone |
| 1994-1999 | Dr. Ugo Mifsud Bonnici |
| 1999-2004 | Prof. Guido de Marco |
| 2004-2009 | Dr. Eddie Fenech Adami |
| 2009- | Dr. Joe Abela |
Presidents have a maximum term of office of five years.
PRIME MINISTERS
| 1921-1923 | Joseph Howard | Unione Politica Maltese |
| 1923-1924 | Francesco Buhagiar | Unione Politica Maltese |
| 1924-1927 | Sir Ugo P Mifsud | Nationalsi Party |
| 1927-1932 | Sir Gerald Strickland | Constitutional Party |
| 1932-1933 | Sir Ugo P Mifsud | Nationalist Party |
| 1947-1950 | Sir Paul Boffa | Malta Labour Party |
| 1950 | Dr Enrico Mizzi | Nationalist Party |
| 1950-1955 | Dr Giogio Borg Olivier | Nationalist Party |
| 1955-1958 | Mr Dom Mintoff Malta | Labour Party |
| 1962-1971 | Dr Giorgio Borg Olivier | Nationalist Party |
| 1971-1976 | Mr Dom Mintoff | Malta Labour Party |
| 1976-1981 | Mr Dom Mintoff | Malta Labour Party |
| 1981-1984 | Mr Dom Mintoff | Malta Labour Party |
| 1984-1987 | Dr Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici | Malta Labour Party |
| 1987-1992 | Dr Eddie Fenech Adami | Nationalist Party |
| 1992-1996 | Dr Eddie Fenech Adami | Nationalist Party |
| 1996-1998 | Dr Alfred Sant | Malta Labour Party |
| 1998-2004 | Dr Eddie Fenech Adami | Nationalist Party |
| 2004- | Dr Lawrence Gonzi | Nationalist Party |