List of colonial governors in 1940

List of colonial governors in 1939  · Events of 1940  · List of colonial governors in 1941  · Colonial governors by year

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See also:

• List of state leaders in 1940
• List of religious leaders in 1940

France

• French Somaliland -
  1. Hubert Jules Deschamps, Governor of French Somaliland (1938-1940)
  2. Gaëtan Louis Elie Germain, Governor of French Somaliland (1940)
  3. Pierre Marie Elie Louis Nouailhetas, Governor of French Somaliland (1940-1942)
• Guinea -
  1. Louis-Placide Blacher, Governor of Guinea (1939-1940)
  2. Antoine Félix Giacobbi, Governor of Guinea (1940-1942)

Japan

• Karafuto -
  1. Toshikazu Munei, Governor-General of Karafuto (7 May 1938-9 April 1940)
  2. Masayoshi Ogawa, Governor-General of Karafuto (9 April 1940-1 July 1943)
• Korea - Jirō Minami, Governor-General of Korea (1936-1942)
• Taiwan -
  1. Seizō Kobayashi, Governor-General of Taiwan (June 1936-November 1940)
  2. Kiyoshi Hasegawa, Governor-General of Taiwan (16 December 1940-December 1944)

Portugal

• Angola - Manoel da Cunha e Costa Marquês Mano, High Commissioner of Angola (1939-1941)

United Kingdom

• Aden
  • Governor -
    1. Sir Bernard Rawdon Reilly, Governor of Aden (1937-1940)
    2. John Hathorn Hall, Governor of Aden (1940-1945)
• Northern Rhodesia - Sir John Alexander Maybin, Governor of Northern Rhodesia (1938-1941)