The Governors of Singapore were the political leaders of Singapore during its pre-independence phase in the

history History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor ...

Residents of Singapore (1819–1826)

The Resident of Singapore ruled the British colony that is today the Republic of Singapore. The persons on this position governed Singapore from 1819 to 1826, on behalf of the

British East India Company The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (the Indian subcontinent and South ...

Governors of the Straits Settlements (1826–1942)

The Governor of the Straits Settlements ruled the

Straits Settlements The Straits Settlements were a group of British territories located in Southeast Asia. Headquartered in Singapore for more than a century, it was originally established in 1826 as part of the territories controlled by the British East India Com ...

. The persons on this position governed the Straits Settlements from 1826 to 1946, on behalf of the

(1826–1858), the

India Office The India Office was a British government department established in London in 1858 to oversee the administration, through a Viceroy and other officials, of the Provinces of India. These territories comprised most of the modern-day nations of I ...

(1858–1867) and the

Colonial Office The Colonial Office was a government department of the Kingdom of Great Britain and later of the United Kingdom, first created to deal with the colonial affairs of British North America but required also to oversee the increasing number of c ...

(1867–1946) respectively.

Japanese Occupation (1942 to 1945)

During the

Japanese occupation of Singapore , officially , was the name for Singapore when it was occupied and ruled by the Empire of Japan, following the fall and surrender of British military forces on 15 February 1942 during World War II. Japanese military forces occupied it afte ...

, there were two Mayors and five Military Administrators appointed to Syonan-to.

Governors of the Straits Settlements (1945–1946)

Governors of Singapore (1946–1959)

The Governor of Singapore governs Singapore. The persons on this position governed the

Colony of Singapore Singapore was a British colony for 144 years, apart from a period of occupation under the Japanese Empire from 1942 to 1945 during the Pacific War. When the Empire of Japan surrendered to the Allies in 1945, at the end of World War II, Singa ...

from 1946 to 1959, on behalf of the

until Singapore gained self-governance in 1959 in where the Office of the Governor was abolished.

Residents of Singapore (1819–1826)

Governors of the Straits Settlements (1826–1942)

Japanese Occupation (1942 to 1945)

Governors of the Straits Settlements (1945–1946)

Governors of Singapore (1946–1959)

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