Namibia/Catalogs/Administrators-General of South West Africa

The Administrator-General of South West Africa was the official appointed by the South African Government to administer South West Africa on its behalf from 1915 until 1990.

Military Governor of South West Africa

P.S. Beves 11 July 1915 - 30 October 1915.

Administrators of South West Africa

Sir Edmond Howard Lucam Gorges 31 October 1915 - 1 October 1920.

Gysbert Reitz Hofmeyr 1 October 1920 - 1 April 1926.

Albertus Johannes Werth 1 April 1926 - 1 April 1933.

David Gideon Conradie 1 April 1933 - 1 April 1943.

Petrus Imker Hoogehout 1 April 1943 - 6 December 1951.

Albertus Johannes Roux van Rhijn 6 December 1951 - 1 December 1953.

Daniel Thomas du Plessis Viljoen 1 December 1953 - 1 December 1963.

Wentzel Christoffel du Plessis 1 December 1963 - 1 November 1968.

Johannes Gert Hendrik van der Wath 1 November 1968 - 1 November 1971.

Barend Johannes van der Walt 1 November 1971 - 1 September 1977.

Administrators-General of South West Africa

Marthinus T. Steyn 1 September 1977 - 7 August 1979.

Gerrit Viljoen 7 August 1979 - 4 September 1980.

Danie Hough 4 September 1980 - 1 February 1983.

Willie van Niekerk 1 February 1983 - 1 July 1985.

Louis Pienaar 1 July 1985 - 21 March 1990.

South West Africa became independent within the British Commonwealth as the Republic of Namibia.The position of Administrator-General of South West Africa was accordingly abolished and replaced with the position of President of Namibia.