Dutch Empire/Governors-General of the Dutch East Indies
This is a list of the Governors-General of the Dutch east Indies. From 1610-1796 it was under control of the Dutch East India Company.
| Name | In Office | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pieter Both | 1610–1614 | First Governor-General of the East Indies, after relenquishing his position he drowned on his way back to the Netherlands. |
| 2 | Gerard Reynst | 1614–1615 | Died from dysentery |
| 3 | Laurens Reael | 1615–1619 | Reael resigned following a dispute with the VOC's leadership. |
| 4 and 6 | Jan Pieterszoon Coen | 1619–1623, 1627–1629 | Returned to the Netherlands in 1623, but was reapointed a few years later. He died in 1629. |
| 5 | Pieter de Carpentier | 1623–1627 | Left after being named head of the VOC. The Gulf of Carpentaria in northern Australia is named after him. |
| 7 | Jacques Specx | 1629–1632 | |
| 8 | Hendrik Brouwer | 1632–1636 | |
| 9 | Anthony van Diemen | 1636–1645 | |
| 10 | Cornelis van der Lijn | 1645–1650 | |
| 11 | Carel Reyniersz | 1650–1653 | |
| 12 | Joan Maetsuycker | 1653–1678 | |
| 13 | Rijkloff van Goens | 1678–1681 | |
| 14 | Cornelis Speelman | 1681–1684 | |
| 15 | Johannes Camphuys | 1684–1691 | |
| 16 | Willem van Outhoorn | 1691–1704 | |
| 17 | Joan van Hoorn | 1704–1709 | |
| 18 | Abraham van Riebeeck | 1709–1713 | From 1709 until his death in 1713, he was the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies. He was a keen explorer, who undertook several smaller and a few larger voyages in the Indies. |
| 19 | Christoffel van Swoll | 1713–1718 | |
| 20 | Hendrick Zwaardecroon | 1718–1725 | |
| 21 | Mattheus de Haan | 1725–1729 | |
| 22 | Diederik Durven | 1729–1732 | |
| 23 | Dirk van Cloon | 1732–1735 | |
| 24 | Abraham Patras | 1735–1737 | |
| 25 | Adriaan Valckenier | 1737–1741 | |
| 26 | Johannes Thedens | 1741–1743 | |
| 27 | Gustaaf Willem baron van Imhoff | 1742–1750 | |
| 28 | Jacob Mossel | 1750–1761 | |
| 29 | Petrus Albertus van der Parra | 1761–1775 | |
| 30 | Jeremias van Riemsdijk | 1775–1777 | |
| 31 | Reinier de Klerk | 1777–1780 | |
| 32 | Willem Alting | 1780–1796 | |
| 33 | Pieter Gerardus van Overstraten | 1796–1801 | |
| 34 | Johannes Siberg | 1801–1805 | |
| 35 | Albertus Wiese | 1805–1808 | |
| 36 | Herman Willem Daendels | 1808–1811 | |
| 37 | Jan Willem Janssens | 1811 | |
| - | Under British rule | 1811–1816 | |
| 38 | G.A.G.Ph. Baron van der Capellen | 1816–1826 | |
| 39 | L.P.J. Burggraaf du Bus de Gisignies / Hendrik Merkus de Kock | 1826–1830 | |
| 40 | Graaf van den Bosch | 1830–1833 | |
| 41 | J.C. Baud | 1833–1836 | |
| 42 | D.J. de Eerens | 1836–1840 | |
| 43 | C.S.W. Graaf van Hogendorp | 1840–1841 | |
| 44 | P. Merkus | 1841–1844 | |
| 45 | jhr J.C. Reijnst | 1844–1845 | |
| 46 | J.J. Rochussen | 1845–1851 | |
| 47 | A.J. Duijmaer van Twist | 1851–1856 | |
| 48 | C.F. Pahud | 1856–1861 | |
| 49 | L.A.J.W. Baron Sloet van de Beele | 1861–1866 | |
| 50 | P. Mijer | 1866–1872 | |
| 51 | J. Loudon | 1872–1875 | |
| 52 | J.W. van Lansberge | 1875–1881 | |
| 53 | F. s'Jacob | 1881–1883 | |
| 54 | O. van Rees | 1883–1888 | |
| 55 | C. Pijnacker Hordijk | 1888–1893 | |
| 56 | jhr. C.H.A. van Wijck | 1893–1899 | |
| 57 | W. Rooseboom | 1899–1904 | |
| 58 | Johannes Benedictus van Heutsz | 1904–1909 | |
| 59 | A.F.W. Idenburg | 1909–1916 | |
| 60 | J.P. Graaf van Limburg Stirum | 1916–1921 | |
| 61 | D. Fock | 1921–1926 | |
| 62 | jhr. A.C.D. de Graeff | 1926–1931 | |
| 63 | jhr. B.C. de Jonge | 1931–1936 | |
| 64 | Alidius Warmoldus Lambertus Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer | 1936–1942 | On September 16, 1936, he became Governor-General of the Netherlands East Indies. When the Netherlands surrendered to Germany on May 10, 1940, Jhr. van Starkenborgh declared martial law in the East Indies. He was taken prisoner by the Japanese after their conquest. |
| 65 | Hubertus Johannes van Mook | 1942, 1945–1948 | |
| 66 | Louis Beel | 1948–1949 | Went on to become the Prime Minister of the Netherlands. |
| 67 | A.H.J. Lovink | 1949 |
