Historical country records
Malta historical timeline
Malta
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 1530 | ruled by the Sovereign Military Order of Malta | Leaders |
| 12 Jun 1798 | French rule | Leaders |
| 5 Sep 1800 | British rule (from 30 May 1814 crown colony) | Leaders |
| 3 Mar 1962 | State of Malta | Leaders |
| 21 Sep 1964 | independence | Leaders |
| 13 Dec 1974 | Republic of Malta | Leaders |
| 12 Jun 1798 - 5 Sep 1800 | Claude Henri Belgrand de Vaubois | Commandant |
| Jun 1798 - 9 Nov 1799 | Michel Louis Étienne Regnaud de Saint-Jean d'Angély (b. 1760 - d. 1819) | Commissioners |
| Nov 1799 - Sep 1800 | Pierre Jean Louis Ovide Doublet | Commissioners |
| 1798 - Feb 1799 | Emanuele Vitale + Francesco Saverio Caruana (b. 1759 - d. 1847) | Presidents of the Provisional Government (in rebellion) |
| Feb 1799 - Sep 1800 | Alexander John Ball | Presidents of the Provisional Government (in rebellion) |
| 8 Sep 1800 - 19 Feb 1801 | Alexander John Ball | British representatives |
| 19 Feb 1801 - Jul 1801 | Henry Pigot | British representatives |
| Jul 1801 - May 1803 | Charles Cameron | Civil commissioners |
| May 1803 - 25 Oct 1809 | Sir Alexander John Ball | Civil commissioners |
| 25 Oct 1809 - 1813 | Sir Hildebrand Oakes | Civil commissioners |
| 1813 - 17 Jan 1824 | Sir Thomas Maitland | Governors |
| 1824 - 1826 | Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of Hastings (b. 1754 - d. 1826) | Governors |
| 2 Dec 1827 - May 1835 | Sir Frederic Cavendish Ponsonby | Governors |
| 1 Oct 1836 - 1843 | Sir Henry Frederic Bouverie | Governors |
| 1843 - 1847 | Sir Patrick Stuart | Governors |
| Oct 1847 - 1851 | Richard More O'Ferrall | Governors |
| 27 Oct 1851 - 1858 | Sir William Reid | Governors |
| 1858 - 1864 | Sir John Gaspard Le Marchant | Governors |
| 15 Nov 1864 - 1867 | Sir Henry Knight Storks | Governors |
| 15 May 1867 - 1872 | Sir Patrick Grant | Governors |
| 3 Jun 1872 - 1878 | Sir Charles Thomas Van Straubenzee | Governors |
| 13 May 1878 - 1884 | Sir Arthur Borton | Governors |
| Apr 1884 - 28 Sep 1888 | Sir John Lintorn Arabin Simmons | Governors |
| 28 Sep 1888 - 1 Dec 1889 | Sir Henry D'Oyley Torrens | Governors |
| 1890 - 1893 | Sir Henry Augustus Smyth | Governors |
| 1893 - 6 Jan 1899 | Sir Arthur James Lyon Fremantle | Governors |
| 6 Jan 1899 - 1903 | Sir Francis Wallace Grenfell (from 18 Jul 1902, Francis Wallace Grenfell, Baron Grenfell) (b. 1841 - d. 1925) | Governors |
| 1903 - 1907 | Sir Charles Mansfield Clarke | Governors |
| 1907 - 1909 | Sir Henry Eugene Walter Grant | Governors |
| 1909 - 1915 | Sir Henry Macleod Leslie Rundle | Governors |
| Feb 1915 - May 1919 | Paul Sanford, Baron Methuen of Corsham (b. 1845 - d. 1932) | Governors |
| 1919 - 1924 | Herbert Charles Onslow Plumer, Baron Plumer (b. 1857 - d. 1932) | Governors |
| 1924 - 28 Feb 1927 | Sir Walter Norris Congreve | Governors |
| 1927 - 1931 | Sir John Philip du Cane | Governors |
| Jun 1931 - 1936 | Sir David Graham Muschet Campbell | Governors |
| 1936 - 1940 | Sir Charles Bonham-Carter | Governors |
| Apr 1940 - 1942 | Sir William Dobbie | Governors |
| 1942 - 26 Sep 1944 | John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker, Viscount Gort (b. 1886 - d. 1946) | Governors |
| 26 Sep 1944 - 10 Jul 1946 | Sir Edmond Charles Acton Schreiber | Governors |
| 10 Jul 1946 - 16 Sep 1949 | Francis Campbell Ross Douglas Ross Douglas) (b. 1889 - d. 1980) | Governors |
| 16 Sep 1949 - 3 Aug 1954 | Sir Gerald Hallen Creasy | Governors |
| 3 Aug 1954 - 13 Feb 1959 | Sir Robert Edward Laycock | Governors |
| 13 Feb 1959 - 27 Jun 1962 | Sir Guy Grantham | Governors |
| 27 Jun 1962 - 2 Jul 1962 | Sir Anthony Mamo (acting) | Governors |
| 2 Jul 1962 - 21 Sep 1964 | Sir Maurice Henry Dorman | Governors |
| 21 Sep 1964 - 4 Jul 1971 | Sir Maurice Henry Dorman | Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state) |
| 4 Jul 1971 - 13 Dec 1974 | Sir Anthony Mamo | Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state) |
| 13 Dec 1974 - 27 Dec 1976 | Sir Anthony Mamo | Presidents |
| 27 Dec 1976 - 27 Dec 1981 | Anton Buttigieg | Presidents |
| 27 Dec 1981 - 15 Feb 1982 | Albert V. Hyzler (acting) | Presidents |
| 15 Feb 1982 - 15 Feb 1987 | Agatha Barbara (f) | Presidents |
| 15 Feb 1987 - 4 Apr 1989 | Paul Xuereb (acting) | Presidents |
| 4 Apr 1989 - 4 Apr 1994 | Censu Tabone | Presidents |
| 4 Apr 1994 - 4 Apr 1999 | Ugo Mifsud Bonnici | Presidents |
| 4 Apr 1999 - 4 Apr 2004 | Guido de Marco | Presidents |
| 4 Apr 2004 - | Eddie Fenech Adami | Presidents |
| 26 Oct 1921 - 13 Oct 1923 | Joseph Howard | Prime ministers |
| 13 Oct 1923 - 22 Sep 1924 | Francesco Buhagiar | Prime ministers |
| Sep 1924 - Aug 1927 | Ugo Pasquale Mifsud (1st time) | Prime ministers |
| Aug 1927 - 21 Jun 1932 | Gerald Strickland, Count Della Catena, (from 1928) Baron Strickland (b. 1861 - d. 1940) | Prime ministers |
| 21 Jun 1932 - 2 Nov 1933 | Sir Ugo Pasquale Mifsud (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 4 Nov 1947 - 26 Sep 1950 | Paul Boffa | Prime ministers |
| 26 Sep 1950 - 20 Dec 1950 | Enrico Mizzi | Prime ministers |
| 20 Dec 1950 - 11 Mar 1955 | George Borg Olivier (1st time) | Prime ministers |
| 11 Mar 1955 - 26 Apr 1958 | Dom Mintoff (1st time) | Prime ministers |
| 3 Mar 1962 - 21 Jun 1971 | George Borg Olivier (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 21 Jun 1971 - 22 Dec 1984 | Dom Mintoff (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 22 Dec 1984 - 12 May 1987 | Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici | Prime ministers |
| 12 May 1987 - 28 Oct 1996 | Eddie Fenech Adami (1st time) | Prime ministers |
| 28 Oct 1996 - 6 Sep 1998 | Alfred Sant | Prime ministers |
| 6 Sep 1998 - 23 Mar 2004 | Eddie Fenech Adami (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 23 Mar 2004 - | Lawrence Gonzi | Prime ministers |