| Lieutenant John BOWEN, Cmndt. | 1803-1804 |
| Colonel David COLLINS, Lt Gov., (South) 1 | 1804-1810 |
| Lieutenant Edward LORD RM, Lt Gov., (South) | March-July 1810 |
| Captain J. MURRAY, Lt Gov., (South) | 1810-1812 |
| Lieutenant Colonel William PATERSON, Lt Gov., (North) | 1804-1808 |
| Captain John BRABYN, Cmndt., (North) | 1808-1810 |
| Major G. A. GORDON, Cmndt., (North) | 1810-1812 |
| Captain J. RITCHIE, Cmndt., (North) 2 | June 1812 |
| Major A. E. GEILS, Cmndt. | 1812-1813 |
| Colonel Thomas DAVEY, Lt Gov. | 1813-1817 |
| Colonel William SORELL, Lt Gov. | 1817-1824 |
| Colonel George ARTHUR, Lt Gov. | 1824-1836 |
| Sir John FRANKLIN, KCH, RN, Lt Gov. | 1837-1843 |
| Sir John EARDLEY-WILMOT, Bt, Lt Gov. | 1843-1846 |
| Sir William DENISON, Lt Gov. | 1847-1855 |
| Sir Henry FOX YOUNG, CB, Governor | 1855-1861 |
| Colonel (later Sir) Thomas GORE BROWNE, CB, Governor. | 1861-1868 |
| Mr (later Sir) Charles Du CANE, Governor and Commander-in-Chief. | 1869-1874 |
| Mr (later Sir) Frederick WELD, CMG, Governor. | 1875-1880 |
| Major Sir George STRAHAN, KCMG, Governor. | 1881-1886 |
| Sir Robert HAMILTON, KCB, Governor and Commander-in-Chief | 1887-1892 |
| The Viscount GORMANSTON, KCMG, Governor and Commander-in-Chief. | 1893-1900 |
| Captain Sir Arthur HAVELOCK, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, Governor | 1901-1904 |
| Sir Gerald STRICKLAND, KCMG, Governor. | 1904-1909 |
| Major General Sir Harry BARRON, KCMG, CVO, Governor. | 1909-1913 |
| The Rt Hon. Sir William ELLISON-MACARTNEY, KCMG, Governor. | 1913-1917 |
| Sir Francis NEWDEGATE, KCMG, Governor. | 1917-1920 |
| Sir William ALLARDYCE, KCMG, Governor. | 1920-1922 |
| Sir James O'GRADY, KCMG, Governor. | 1924-1930 |
| Sir Ernest CLARK, GCMG, KCB, CBE, Governor. | 1933-1945 |
| Admiral Sir Hugh BINNEY, KCB, KCMG, DSO, Governor. | 1945-1951 |
| The Rt Hon. Sir Ronald CROSS, Bt., KCMG, KCVO, Governor. | 1951-1958 |
| The Lord ROWALLAN, KT, KBE, MC, TD, Governor. | 1959-1963 |
| Lieutenant General Sir Charles GAIRDNER, GBE, KCMG, KCVO, CB, Governor. | 1963-1968 |
| Lieutenant General Sir Edric BASTYAN, KCMG, KCVO, KBE, CB, Governor. | 1968-1973 |
| The Hon. Sir Stanley BURBURY, KCMG, KCVO, KBE, Governor. 3 | 1973-1982 |
| Sir James PLIMSOLL, AC, CBE, Governor. | 1982-1987 |
| General Sir Phillip BENNETT, AC, KBE, DSO, Governor. | 1987-1995 |
| The Hon. Sir Guy GREEN, AC, KBE, CVO, Governor 4 | 1995-2003 |
| Mr. Richard Butler, AC, Governor 5 | 2003-2004 |
| The Hon. William J. E. COX AC, RFD, ED, Governor | 2004-2008 |
| The Hon. Peter G. UNDERWOOD AO, Governor | 2008- |
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Footnotes:
- 1.
- Before the arrival of David Collins as Van Diemen's Land's first Lieutenant Governor, the colony was under the control of Lieutenant John Bowen as its commandant.
- 2.
- On 1st July 1812, the north of Van Diemen's Land was united with the south and administered from Hobart. Captain Ritchie had been Lieutenant-Governor for only one month.
- 3.
- Sir Stanley Burbury was the first Australian born Governor.
- 4.
- Sir Guy Green was the first Tasmanian born Governor.
- 5.
- Resigned from office on the 9th August 2004.
