Historical country records
Gibraltar historical timeline
Gibraltar
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug 1462 | part of Castile/Spain | Leaders |
| 24 Jul 1704 | British occupation | Leaders |
| 13 Jul 1713 | Spain cedes Gibraltar to Britain | Leaders |
| 20 Jun 1830 | British crown colony | Leaders |
| 24 Jul 1704 - 4 Aug 1704 | Sir George Rooke | Military commander |
| 4 Aug 1704 - 14 Sep 1705 | Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt | Governors |
| 24 Dec 1707 - 24 Jan 1711 | Roger Elliott | Governors |
| 24 Jan 1711 - 7 Aug 1713 | Thomas Stanwix | Governors |
| 7 Aug 1713 - 20 Oct 1720 | David Colyear, Earl of Portmore | Governors |
| 20 Oct 1720 - 2 Feb 1727 | Richard Kane | Governors |
| 2 Feb 1727 - 13 May 1730 | Jasper Clayton | Governors |
| 15 May 1730 - 24 Oct 1739 | Joseph Sabine | Governors |
| 24 Oct 1739 - 22 Apr 1740 | Francis Columbine | Governors |
| 22 Apr 1740 - 1749 | William Hargrave | Governors |
| 1749 - 31 May 1754 | Sir Humphrey Bland | Governors |
| 31 May 1754 - 12 Jul 1756 | Thomas Fowke | Governors |
| 12 Jul 1756 - 16 Apr 1757 | James O'Hara, Earl of Tyrawley | Governors |
| 16 Apr 1757 - 28 Apr 1761 | William Home, Earl of Home | Governors |
| 28 Apr 1761 - 23 Jun 1761 | John Toovey (acting) | Governors |
| 13 Jun 1761 - 14 Jun 1761 | John Parslow (acting) | Governors |
| 14 Jun 1761 - Jan 1776 | Edward Cornwallis | Governors |
| Jan 1776 - 25 May 1777 | Robert Boyd (1st time) (acting) | Governors |
| 25 May 1777 - Jul 1790 | George Augustus Eliott, (from 14 Jun 1787) Baron Heathfield of Gibraltar (b. 1717 - d. 1790) | Governors |
| Jul 1790 - 13 May 1794 | Sir Robert Boyd (2nd time) | Governors |
| 13 May 1794 - 30 Dec 1795 | Charles Rainsford | Governors |
| 30 Dec 1795 - 25 Feb 1802 | Charles O'Hara | Governors |
| 25 Feb 1802 - 10 May 1802 | Charles Barnett | Governors |
| 24 May 1802 - 23 Jan 1820 | Prince Edward, Duke of Kent Acting for Edward: | Governors |
| 2 May 1803 - 17 Dec 1804 | Sir Thomas Trigge | Governors |
| 17 Dec 1804 - Jun 1806 | Henry Edward Fox | Governors |
| Jun 1806 - Nov 1806 | James Drummond (1st time) | Governors |
| Nov 1806 - Aug 1808 | Sir Hew Whitefoord Dalrymple | Governors |
| Aug 1808 - May 1809 | James Drummond (2nd time) | Governors |
| May 1809 - Aug 1809 | Sir John Francis Cradock | Governors |
| Aug 1809 - Oct 1809 | John Smith | Governors |
| Oct 1809 - Nov 1809 | Alex McKenzie Fraser | Governors |
| Nov 1809 - 2 Apr 1814 | (Sir) Colin Campbell | Governors |
| 3 Apr 1814 - 15 Nov 1821 | Sir George Don (1st time) | Governors |
| 29 Jan 1820 - 24 Sep 1835 | John Pitt, Earl of Chatham Acting for Pitt: | Governors |
| 7 Jun 1825 - 10 May 1831 | Sir George Don (2nd time) | Governors |
| 10 May 1831 - 29 May 1835 | Sir William Houstoun | Governors |
| 28 Feb 1835 - 11 Oct 1842 | Sir Alexander George Woodford | Governors |
| 11 Oct 1842 - 12 Dec 1848 | Sir Robert Thomas Wilson | Governors |
| 12 Dec 1848 - 26 Jul 1855 | Sir Robert William Gardiner | Governors |
| 26 Jul 1855 - 5 May 1859 | Sir James Fergusson | Governors |
| 5 May 1859 - 21 Sep 1865 | Sir William John Codrington | Governors |
| 21 Sep 1865 - 25 Jul 1870 | Sir Richard Airey | Governors |
| 25 Jul 1870 - 23 Jun 1876 | Sir William Fenwick Williams | Governors |
| 23 Jun 1876 - 3 Jan 1883 | Robert Cornelis Napier, Baron Napier of Magdala (b. 1810 - d. 1890) | Governors |
| 3 Jan 1883 - 2 Nov 1886 | Sir John Miller Adye | Governors |
| 2 Nov 1886 - 23 Aug 1890 | Sir Arthur Edward Hardinge | Governors |
| 23 Aug 1890 - 27 Jan 1891 | Sir Leicester Curzon Smyth | Governors |
| 27 Jan 1891 - 31 Mar 1891 | H.R.L. Newdigate (acting) | Governors |
| 31 Mar 1891 - 27 Jun 1893 | Sir Lothian Nicholson | Governors |
| 27 Jun 1893 - 7 Aug 1893 | G.J. Smart (acting) | Governors |
| 7 Aug 1893 - 22 May 1900 | Sir Robert Biddulph | Governors |
| 22 May 1900 - 1 Aug 1905 | Sir George Stuart White | Governors |
| 1 Aug 1905 - 30 Jul 1910 | Sir Frederick William Edward Forestier Forestier-Walker (b. 1844 - d. 1910) | Governors |
| 30 Jul 1910 - 11 Jul 1913 | Sir Archibald Hunter | Governors |
| 11 Jul 1913 - 9 Jul 1918 | Sir Herbert Scott Gould Miles | Governors |
| 9 Jul 1918 - 26 May 1923 | Sir Horace Lockwood Smith-Dorrien | Governors |
| 26 May 1923 - 13 Aug 1928 | Sir Charles Carmichael Monro | Governors |
| 13 Aug 1928 - 13 May 1933 | Sir Alexander John Godley | Governors |
| 13 May 1933 - 12 Aug 1938 | Sir Charles Harington Harington | Governors |
| 12 Aug 1938 - 11 Jul 1939 | Sir Edmund Ironside | Governors |
| 11 Jul 1939 - 14 May 1941 | Sir Clive Gerard Liddell | Governors |
| 14 May 1941 - 31 May 1942 | John Vereker, Viscount Gort | Governors |
| 31 May 1942 - 14 Feb 1944 | Noel Mason-Macfarlane (from 1943, Sir Noel Mason-Macfarlane) (b. 1889 - d. 1953) | Governors |
| 14 Feb 1944 - 8 Feb 1947 | Sir Ralph Eastwood | Governors |
| 8 Feb 1947 - 23 Apr 1952 | Sir Kenneth Arthur Noel Anderson | Governors |
| 23 Apr 1952 - 6 May 1955 | Sir George Holmes Alexander MacMillan of MacMillan (b. 1897 - d. 1986) | Governors |
| 6 May 1955 - 16 Apr 1958 | Sir Harold Redman | Governors |
| 16 Apr 1958 - 8 Jun 1962 | Sir Charles Frederic Keightley | Governors |
| 8 Jun 1962 - 5 Aug 1965 | Sir Alfred Dudley Ward | Governors |
| 5 Aug 1965 - Mar 1969 | Sir Gerald William Lathbury | Governors |
| Mar 1969 - 3 Oct 1973 | Sir Varyl Cargill Begg | Governors |
| 3 Oct 1973 - 30 May 1978 | Sir John Grandy | Governors |
| 30 May 1978 - 26 Oct 1982 | Sir William Jackson | Governors |
| 26 Oct 1982 - 19 Nov 1985 | Sir David Williams | Governors |
| 19 Nov 1985 - Dec 1989 | Sir Peter Terry | Governors |
| Dec 1989 - Mar 1993 | Sir Derek Reffell | Governors |
| Apr 1993 - 5 Dec 1995 | Sir John Chapple | Governors |
| 5 Dec 1995 - 19 Feb 1997 | Sir Hugo White | Governors |
| 24 Feb 1997 - 5 Apr 2000 | Sir Richard Luce | Governors |
| 5 Apr 2000 - 16 May 2003 | David Durie (from 1 Jan 2003, Sir David Durie) (b. 1944) | Governors |
| 16 May 2003 - 27 May 2003 | David Blunt (acting) | Governors |
| 27 May 2003 - 17 Jul 2006 | Sir Francis Richards | Governors |
| 17 Jul 2006 - 27 Sep 2006 | Philip Barton (acting) | Governors |
| 27 Sep 2006 - | Sir Robert Fulton | Governors |
| 11 Aug 1964 - 6 Aug 1969 | Sir Joshua Hassan (1st time) | Chief ministers |
| 6 Aug 1969 - 25 Jun 1972 | Robert Peliza | Chief ministers |
| 25 Jun 1972 - 8 Dec 1987 | Sir Joshua Hassan (2nd time) | Chief ministers |
| 8 Dec 1987 - 25 Mar 1988 | Adolfo Canepa | Chief ministers |
| 25 Mar 1988 - 17 May 1996 | Joe Bossano | Chief ministers |
| 17 May 1996 - | Peter Caruana | Chief ministers |