# List of governors of Salzburg (federal state)

This is a list of governors of the Austrian federal state of Salzburg:
| № | Portrait | Name | Term | Term | Term | Period | Note |
| № | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Duration | Period | Note |
| Habsburg monarchy Governors of the Salzach district, subject to the Provincial governor of Upper Austria (1816–1849) | Habsburg monarchy Governors of the Salzach district, subject to the Provincial governor of Upper Austria (1816–1849) | Habsburg monarchy Governors of the Salzach district, subject to the Provincial governor of Upper Austria (1816–1849) | Habsburg monarchy Governors of the Salzach district, subject to the Provincial governor of Upper Austria (1816–1849) | Habsburg monarchy Governors of the Salzach district, subject to the Provincial governor of Upper Austria (1816–1849) | Habsburg monarchy Governors of the Salzach district, subject to the Provincial governor of Upper Austria (1816–1849) | Habsburg monarchy (1860–1918) | |
| | | Karl Graf Welsperg-Raitenau | 1816 | 1825 | | Habsburg monarchy (1860–1918) | |
| | | Johann Nepomuk Freiherr von Stiebar | 1825 | 1831 | | Habsburg monarchy (1860–1918) | |
| | | Albert Graf Montecuccoli | 1831 | 1838 | | Habsburg monarchy (1860–1918) | |
| | | Franz Graf Mercandiu | 1838 | 1838 | | Habsburg monarchy (1860–1918) | |
| | | Leopold Friedrich Graf Stolberg-Stolberg | 1838 | 9 August 1840 | | Habsburg monarchy (1860–1918) | |
| | | Gustav Ignaz Graf Chorinsky | 1840 | 1849 | | Habsburg monarchy (1860–1918) | |
| Presidents of the province of Salzburg (1850–1918), assisted by Provincial Governors (1861–1918) | Presidents of the province of Salzburg (1850–1918), assisted by Provincial Governors (1861–1918) | Presidents of the province of Salzburg (1850–1918), assisted by Provincial Governors (1861–1918) | Presidents of the province of Salzburg (1850–1918), assisted by Provincial Governors (1861–1918) | Presidents of the province of Salzburg (1850–1918), assisted by Provincial Governors (1861–1918) | Presidents of the province of Salzburg (1850–1918), assisted by Provincial Governors (1861–1918) | Habsburg monarchy (1860–1918) | |
| | | Friedrich Graf Herberstein | 1850 | 1852 | | Habsburg monarchy (1860–1918) | |
| | | Karl Prinz Lobkowitz | 1852 | 1855 | | Habsburg monarchy (1860–1918) | |
| | | Otto Franz Graf Fünfkirchen | 1855 | 1859 | | Habsburg monarchy (1860–1918) | |
| | | Ernst Graf Gourcy-Droitaumont | 1860 | 1860 | | Habsburg monarchy (1860–1918) | |
| | | Franz Freiherr von Spiegelfeld | 1861 | 1863 | | Habsburg monarchy (1860–1918) | Provincial governors: Joseph Freiherr von Weiß (31 March 1861 – 20 September 1872) |
| | | Eduard Viscount Taaffee | 1863 | 1867 | | Habsburg monarchy (1860–1918) | Provincial governors: Joseph Freiherr von Weiß (31 March 1861 – 20 September 1872) |
| | | Karl Graf Coronini-Cronberg | 1867 | 1869 | | Habsburg monarchy (1860–1918) | Provincial governors: Joseph Freiherr von Weiß (31 March 1861 – 20 September 1872) |
| | | Ernst Graf Gourcy-Droitaumont | 1869 | 1870 | | Habsburg monarchy (1860–1918) | Provincial governors: Joseph Freiherr von Weiß (31 March 1861 – 20 September 1872) |
| | | Prince Adolf of Auersperg | 1870 | 1871 | | Habsburg monarchy (1860–1918) | Provincial governors: Joseph Freiherr von Weiß (31 March 1861 – 20 September 1872) |
| | | Sigmund Graf Thun-Hohenstein | 1872 | 1897 | | Habsburg monarchy (1860–1918) | Hugo Raimund Reichsgraf Lamberg (30 September 1872 – 14 June 1880) |
| | | Sigmund Graf Thun-Hohenstein | 1872 | 1897 | | Habsburg monarchy (1860–1918) | Carl Graf Chorinsky (17 June 1880 – 30 October 1890) |
| | | Sigmund Graf Thun-Hohenstein | 1872 | 1897 | | Habsburg monarchy (1860–1918) | Dr. Albert Schumacher (21 September 1890 – 17 January 1897) |
| | | Klemens Graf St. Julien-Wallsee | 1897 | 1908 | | Habsburg monarchy (1860–1918) | Fr. Alois Winkler (17 January 1897 – 29 December 1902) |
| | | Klemens Graf St. Julien-Wallsee | 1897 | 1908 | | Habsburg monarchy (1860–1918) | Dr. Albert Schumacher (29 December 1902 – 21 July 1909) |
| | | Levin Graf Schaffgotsch | 1908 | 1913 | | Habsburg monarchy (1860–1918) | Dr. Albert Schumacher (29 December 1902 – 21 July 1909) |
| | | Levin Graf Schaffgotsch | 1908 | 1913 | | Habsburg monarchy (1860–1918) | Fr. Alois Winkler (21 July 1909 – 23 April 1919) |
| | | Levin Graf Schaffgotsch | Party | Took office | | Habsburg monarchy (1860–1918) | Left office |
| | | Oskar Meyer | Christian Social | 23 April 1919 | | First Republic (1918–1934) | 4 May 1922 |
| | | Franz Rehrl | Christian Social Fatherland's Front | 4 May 1922 | | Austrofascism (1934–1938) | 12 March 1938 |
| (State governor and Gauleiter) | (State governor and Gauleiter) | (State governor and Gauleiter) | (State governor and Gauleiter) | (State governor and Gauleiter) | (State governor and Gauleiter) | Nazi Germany (1938–1945) | |
| | | Anton Wintersteiger | NSDAP | 13 March 1938 | | Nazi Germany (1938–1945) | 22 May 1938 |
| | | Friedrich Rainer | NSDAP | 22 May 1938 | | Nazi Germany (1938–1945) | 29 November 1941 |
| | | Gustav Adolf Scheel | NSDAP | 29 November 1941 | | Nazi Germany (1938–1945) | 4 May 1945 |
| | | Adolf Schemel | People's Party (ÖVP) | 23 May 1945 | | Second Republic (1945–present) | 12 December 1945 |
| | | Albert Hochleitner | ÖVP | 12 December 1945 | | Second Republic (1945–present) | 4 December 1948 |
| | | Josef Rehrl | ÖVP | 4 December 1948 | | Second Republic (1945–present) | 1 December 1949 |
| | | Josef Klaus | ÖVP | 1 December 1949 | | Second Republic (1945–present) | 17 April 1961 |
| | | Hans Lechner | ÖVP | 17 April 1961 | | Second Republic (1945–present) | 20 April 1977 |
| | | Wilfried Haslauer senior | ÖVP | 20 April 1977 | | Second Republic (1945–present) | 2 May 1989 |
| | | Hans Katschthaler | ÖVP | 2 May 1989 | | Second Republic (1945–present) | 24 April 1996 |
| | | Franz Schausberger | ÖVP | 24 April 1996 | | Second Republic (1945–present) | 28 April 2004 |
| | | Gabi Burgstaller | Social Democratic (SPÖ) | 28 April 2004 | | Second Republic (1945–present) | 19 June 2013 |
| | | Wilfried Haslauer | ÖVP | 19 June 2013 | | Second Republic (1945–present) | Incumbent |