# List of governors of Kongo Central

This list of governors of Kongo Central includes governors of the Kongo Central Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, in the period from when it was formed on 14 August 1962 from part of Léopoldville Province to the present. It has taken the names Congo Central from 14 August 1962, Bas-Zaïre from 27 October 1971, Bas-Congo in 1997 and its current name of Kongo Central in 2015.

## Congo Central (1962–1972)

The governors (or equivalent) of Congo Central were:
| Province | Start | End | Officeholder | Title |
| Congo Central | 6 September 1962 | 3 January 1967 | Vital Faustin Moanda (b. 1923) | President, from 1965 governor |
| Congo Central | 3 January 1967 | 30 August 1967 | Denis Paluku (1936–2014) | Governor |
| Congo Central | 30 August 1967 | 9 August 1968 | François Luakabwanga | Governor |
| Congo Central | 9 August 1968 | 5 August 1969 | Bruno Ndala | Governor |
| Congo Central | 5 August 1969 | 23 December 1970 | Anaclet Kaniki | Governor |
| Congo Central | 23 December 1970 | 24 February 1972 | Dieudonné Boji | Governor |

## Bas-Zaïre (1972–1997)

The governors (or equivalent) of Bas-Zaïre were:
| Province | Start | End | Officeholder | Title |
| Bas-Zaïre | 24 February 1972 | 17 July 1972 | Marcel Derikoye Tita Ngindu | Governor |
| Bas-Zaïre | 17 July 1972 | 21 May 1975 | Catherine Nzuzi wa Mbombo (f) (b. 1944) | Commissioner |
| Bas-Zaïre | 1975 | 1976 | Loposo Nzela Balombe | Commissioner |
| Bas-Zaïre | 4 February 1976 | 11 July 1977 | Efambe Ey'Olanga | Commissioner |
| Bas-Zaïre | 11 July 1977 | 21 January 1978 | Ilunga Mubabinge Mukala | Commissioner |
| Bas-Zaïre | 21 January 1978 | 18 January 1980 | Tshiamala Tshingombe | Commissioner |
| Bas-Zaïre | 18 January 1980 | 27 August 1980 | Makolo Jibikilayi | Governor (1st time) |
| Bas-Zaïre | 27 August 1980 | 10 October 1981 | Zamundu Agenong'Ka | Governor |
| Bas-Zaïre | 10 October 1981 | 18 January 1983 | Malumba Mbangula | Governor |
| Bas-Zaïre | 18 January 1983 | 1986 | Makolo Jibikilayi | Governor (2nd time) |
| Bas-Zaïre | 1986 | 20 July 1988 | Tshala Muana | Governor |
| Bas-Zaïre | 20 July 1988 | 1989 | Kakule Mbahingana (1947–2011) | Governor |
| Bas-Zaïre | 1989 | 1990 | Mpambia Musanga Bekaja (b. 1935) | Governor |
| Bas-Zaïre | 1990 | 1991 | Timothée Moleka Nzulama (b. 1955?) | Governor |
| Bas-Zaïre | 1991 | 1997 | Bieya Mbaki (d. 1997) | Governor |

## Bas-Congo (1997–2015)

The governors (or equivalent) of Bas-Congo were:
| Province | Start | End | Officeholder | Title |
| Bas-Congo | | 1997 | Mvuma Ngeti | Governor (acting for Mbaki) |
| Bas-Congo | 1997 | | Mvuma Ngeti | Governor (interim) |
| Bas-Congo | 1997 (4 days) | 1997 (4 days) | Joseph Mbenza Thubi | Governor |
| Bas-Congo | 1997 (1 month) | 1997 (1 month) | Liwanga Mata Nyamunyobo | Governor |
| Bas-Congo | *Oct 1997 | 1998 | Léonard Fuka Unzola (b. 1935) | Governor |
| Bas-Congo | 1999 | June 2001* | Séraphin Bavuidi Babingi (b. 1946) | Governor |
| Bas-Congo | *Oct 2001 | 16 October 2006 | César Tsasa-di-Ntumba (1945?–2008) | Governor (interim for 4 months in 2001) |
| Bas-Congo | 16 October 2006 | 24 February 2007 | Jacques Mbadu (d. 2018) | Governor (1st time) |
| Bas-Congo | 24 February 2007 | 19 March 2012 | Simon Mbatshi Batshia (b. 1949) | Governor |
| Bas-Congo | 19 March 2012 | 28 January 2013 | Déo Nkusu | Governor (acting) |
| Bas-Congo | 28 January 2013 | 19 July 2018 | Jacques Mbadu | Governor (2nd time) |

## Kongo Central (2015 – present)

The governors (or equivalent) of Kongo Central were:
| Province | Start | End | Officeholder | Title |
| Kongo Central | 19 July 2018 | | Atou Matubuana Nkuluki (b. 1966) | Governor (acting to 9 May 2019) |
| Kongo Central | 7 September 2019 | 30 November 2019 | Marcel Matumpa | Governor (acting for Matubuana) |