List of colonial heads of Algeria

The French military commander for Algeria (1830-1834)

• Louis -Auguste -Victor de Ghaisnes de Bourmont July 5th 1830-12. August 1830
• Bertrand Clausel September 3 1830-21. March 1831
• Pierre de Berthezene March 21 1831-6. December 1831
• René Savary, duc de Rovigo December 6 1831-29. April 1833
• Théophile de Voirol April 29th 1833-27. July 1834

The French governors-general of Algeria (1834-1870)

• Jean -Baptiste Drouet d' Erlon's July 27 1834-8. July 1835
• Bertrand Clausel July 8 1835-12. February 1837
• Charles -Marie Denys de Damrémont February 12th 1837-13. October 1837
• Sylvain- Charles Valée December 1 1837-31. December 1840
• Thomas -Robert Bugeaud February 22 1841-1. July 1847
• Marie- Alphonse Bedeau July 1 1847-27. September 1847
• Henri d' Orléans, duc d' Aumale September 27 1847-24. February 1848
• Louis -Eugène Cavaignacs February 24th 1848-29. April 1848
• Nicolas Garnier Chan April 29 1848-9. September 1848
• Viala de Charon September 9th 1848-22. October 1850
• Alphonse Henri Hautpoul October 22 1850-10. May 1851
• Aimable Pelissier May 10 1851-11. December 1851
• Jacques -Louis Randon December 11 1851-31. August 1858
• Aimable Pelissier November 24 1860-22. May 1864 ( 2nd time )
• Patrice de Mac -Mahon 1 September 1864-27. July 1870
• Louis de Durrieu July 27th 1870-23. October 1870 ( executive)
• Jean Louis Marie de Walsin - Esterhazy October 23 1870-16. November 1870 ( executive)

The French extraordinary commissioners for Algeria (1870-1871)

• Charles du Bouzet November 16 1870-8. February 1871
• Alexis Lambert February 8 1871-29. March 1871

The French governors-general of Algeria (1871-1956)

• Louis Henri, Comte de Gueydon 29 March 1871-10. June 1871
• Antoine Chanzy June 10 1873-15. March 1879
• Albert Grévy March 15th 1879-26. November 1881 ( executive)
• Louis Tirman November 26 1881-18. April 1891
• Jules Cambon April 18 1891-1. October 1897
• Louis Lépine October 1 1897-26. July 1898
• Édouard Laferrières July 26 1898-3. October 1900
• Charles Jonnart October 3 1900-18. June 1901 ( executive)
• Paul Révoil June 18 1901-11. April 1903
• Maurice Varnier April 11 1903-5. May 1903 ( executive)
• Charles Jonnart May 5 1903-22. May 1911 ( 2nd time, executive)
• Charles Lutaud 22 May 1911-29. January 1918
• Charles Jonnart January 29th 1918-29. August 1919 ( 3.Mal, executive)
• Jean -Baptiste Abel August 29 1919-28. July 1921
• Théodore Steeg July 28th 1921-17. April 1925
• Henri Dubief April 17th 1925-12. May 1925 ( executive)
• Maurice Viollette May 12 1925-20. November 1927
• Pierre Bordes 20 November 1927-3. October 1930
• Jules Carde October 3 1930-21. September 1935
• Georges Le Beau September 21 1935-20. July 1940
• Jean Abrial July 20 1940-16. July 1941
• Maxime Weygand July 16 1941-20. November 1941
• Yves Chatel November 20 1941-20. January 1943 ( executive)
• Marcel Peyrouton January 20th 1943-3. June 1943
• Georges Catroux June 3 1943-8. September 1944
• Yves Chataigneau September 8 1944-11. February 1945
• Marcel Edmond Naegelen February 11 1945-9. March 1951
• Roger Léonard April 12th 1951-26. January 1955
• Jacques Soustelle January 26th 1955-1. February 1956

The French minister resident in Algeria (1956-1958)

The residant général is in German also called Algeria minister.

• Georges Catroux February 1 1956-9. February 1956
• Robert Lacoste February 9th 1956-13. May 1958
• André Mother May 13 1958-1. June 1958

The French Plenipotentiary for Algeria (1958-1962)

• Raoul Salan June 7 1958-12. December 1958
• Paul Delouvrier December 12 1958-23. November 1960
• Jean Morin November 23 1960-19. March 1962

The French High Commissioner for Algeria (1962 )

• Christian Fouchet March 19th 1962-3. July 1962

1962 Algeria becomes independent from France

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