List of governors of Tangier

This is a list of governors of Tangier during the period when it was under European control.

Tenure	Incumbent	Notes
Portuguese Suzerainty
28 August 1471 to 148?	Ruís de Melo, Governor
148? to 1486	conde de Oliveira, Governor
1486 to 1489	conde de Tarouca, Governor	1st Term
1489 to 1501	..., Governor
1501 to 1508	conde de Tarouca, Governor	2nd Term
1508 to 151?	..., Governor
151? to 1522	conde de Monsanto, Governor
1522 to 1531	Duarte de Meneses, Governor
1531 to 1552	João de Meneses, Governor
1552 to 1553	Luís de Loureiro, Governor
1553 to 1562	Bernardim de Carvalho, Governor
1562 to 1564	..., Governor
1564 to 1566	Lourenço de Távora, Governor
1566 to 1572	..., Governor
1572 to 1573	Ruís de Carvalho, Governor
1574 to 15 August 1574	António de Portugal, Governor
1574 to 1578	Duarte de Meneses, Governor
1578 to 15??	Pedro da Silva, Governor
Portuguese/Spanish Suzerainty
post1579 to ante1600	Aires de Saldanha, Governor
1605 to 1610	Nunho de Mendonça, Governor
1610 to 1614	Afonso de Noronha, Governor
1614 to 1 July 1617	conde de Tarouca, Governor
1 July 1617 to 1621	Pedro Manuel, Governor
1621 to 1624	marquês de Montalvao, Governor
1624 to 1628	Miguel de Noronha, conde de Linhares, Governor
1628 to 1637	conde de la Torre, Governor
Portuguese Suzerainty
1637 to 1643	conde de Sarzedas, Governor
1643 to 1653	..., Governor
1653 to 1656	Rodrigo de Lencastre, Governor
1656 to 1661	Fernando de Meneses, conde de Ericeira, Governor
1661 to 29 January 1662	Luís de Almeida, Governor
English Suzerainty (see English Tangier)
29 January 1662 to 1663	Henry Mordaunt, The Earl of Peterborough, Governor
1663 to May 4, 1664	Andrew Rutherford, The Earl of Teviot, Governor
May 4, 1664 to 1664	Sir Tobias Bridges, Governor
1664 to April 1665	John Fitzgerald, Governor
April 1665 to 1666	John, Baron Belasyse, Governor (unable to take oath of conformity)
1666 to 1669	Sir Henry Norwood, Governor
1669 to 1670	John Middleton, The Earl of Middleton, Governor	1st Term
1670 to 1672	Sir Hugh Chomondeley, acting Governor
1672 to 1674	John Middleton, The Earl of Middleton	2nd Term
1674 to 1675	Budget Meakin, acting Governor
1675 to 1680	William O'Brien, The Earl of Inchiquin, Governor
1680 to 1680	Palmes Fairbourne, Governor
1680 to 1680	Thomas Butler, 6th Earl of Ossory, died after appointment but before taking up position
1680 to October 1680	Charles FitzCharles, 1st Earl of Plymouth, died soon after taking up position as Governor
October 1680 to December 28, 1681	Sir Edward Sackville, Governor
December 28, 1681 to 1683	Sir Percy Kirke, Governor
1683 to 6 February 1684	George Legge, Admiral Lord Dartmouth, Governor
Re-incorporated into Morocco