List of colonial governors in 1940

1939 colonial governors - Events of 1940 - 1941 colonial governors - Colonial governors by year

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)

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)