Governor-General of South Africa

Name 	Entered office 	Left office 	Party 	Notes
The Viscount Gladstone 	31 May 1910 	8 September 1914	Liberal	
The Viscount Buxton 	8 September 1914	17 November 1920	Liberal	
HRH Prince Arthur of Connaught	17 November 1920	7 December 1923 	 	
Sir James Innes 	7 December 1923 	21 January 1924 	 	acting
The Earl of Athlone 	21 January 1924 	26 January 1931 	 	
The Earl of Clarendon 	26 January 1931 	5 April 1937 	 	
Sir Patrick Duncan 	5 April 1937 	17 July 1943 	 	
Nicolaas de Wet 	17 July 1943 	1 January 1946 	 	acting
Gideon Brand van Zyl 	1 January 1946 	1 January 1951 	 	
Ernest Jansen 	1 January 1951 	25 November 1959	 	
Lucas Steyn 	26 November 1959	11 December 1959	 	acting
Charles Robberts Swart 	11 December 1959	30 April 1961 	 	
Lucas Steyn 	30 April 1961 	31 May 1961 	 	acting