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| Governor of Macau | |
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| Governador de Macau 澳門總督 | |
Standard of the governor | |
| Status | His/Her Excellency |
| Residence | Macau Government House |
| Seat | Macau Government Headquarters |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of Portugal |
| Appointer | Monarch of Portugal (1623–1910) President of Portugal (1910–1999) |
| Formation | 7 July 1623 |
| First holder | Francisco Mascarenhas |
| Final holder | Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira |
| Abolished | 20 December 1999 |
| Succession | Chief Executive of Macau |
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 澳門總督 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 澳门总督 | ||||||||||
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| Portuguese | Governador de Macau | ||||||||||
The governor of Macau (Portuguese: Governador de Macau; Chinese: 澳門總督) was a Portuguese colonial official who headed the colony of Macau, before 1623 called captain-major (Portuguese: Capitão-mor). The post was replaced on 20 December 1999 upon the handover of Macau to China by the office of the chief executive of Macau.
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The governor of Macau was responsible for the internal and local control of the colony. External relations and military needs were dealt by the Portuguese government in Lisbon.
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The date refers to the date of appointment.
| Captains-major | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Francisco Martins | 1557–1558 |
| Leonel de Sousa | 1558–1559 |
| Rui Barreto | 1559–1560 |
| Manuel de Mendonça | 1560–1561 |
| Fernão de Sousa | 1561–1562 |
| Pêro Barreto Rolim | 1562–1563 |
| Diogo Pereira | 1563–1565 |
| João Pedro Pereira | 1565–1566 |
| Simão de Mendonça (1st time) | 1566–1567 |
| Tristão Vaz da Veiga (1st time) | 1567–1568 |
| António de Sousa | 1568–1569 |
| Manuel Travassos | 1569–1571 |
| Tristão Vaz da Veiga (2nd time) | 1571–1572 |
| João de Almeida (1st time) | 1572–1573 |
| António de Vilhena | 1573–1574 |
| Simão de Mendonça (2nd time) | 1574–1575 |
| Vasco Pereira | 1575–1576 |
| Domingos Monteiro (1st time) | 1576–1579 |
| Leonel de Brito | 1579–1580 |
| Miguel da Gama | 1580–1581 |
| Inácio de Lima | 1581–1582 |
| João de Almeida (2nd time) | 1582–1583 |
| Aires Gonçalves de Miranda | 1583–1585 |
| Francisco Pais | 1585–1586 |
| Domingos Monteiro (2nd time) | 1586–1587 |
| Jerónimo Pereira | 1587–1589 |
| ... | 1589 |
| Henrique da Costa | 1590–1591 |
| Roque de Melo Pereira | 1591–1592 |
| Domingos Monteiro (3rd time) | 1592–1593 |
| Gaspar Pinto da Rocha | 1593–1594 |
| ... | 1594 |
| Manuel de Miranda | 1595–1596 |
| Rui Mendes de Figueiredo | 1596–1597 |
| ... | 1597 |
| Nuno de Mendonça | 1598–1599 |
| Paulo de Portugal | 1599–1603 |
| Gonçalo Rodrigues de Sousa | 1603–1604 |
| João Caiado de Gamboa | 1604–1605 |
| Diogo de Vasconcelos de Meneses | 1605–1607 |
| André Pessoa | 1607–1609 |
| ... | 1609 |
| Pedro Martim Gaio | 1609–1611 |
| Miguel de Sousa Pimentel | 1611–1612 |
| João Serrão da Cunha | 1612–1614 |
| Martim da Cunha | 1614–1616 |
| Francisco Lopes Carrasco | 1616–1617 |
| Lopo Sarmento de Carvalho (1st time) | 1617–1618 |
| António de Oliveira de Morais | 1618–1619 |
| Jerónimo de Macedo de Carvalho | 1619–1621 |
| Lopo Sarmento de Carvalho (2nd time) | 1621–1623 |
| No.[1] | Governor | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | ||
| 1 | Francisco Mascarenhas | 7 July 1623 | 19 July 1626 |
| 2 | Filipe Lobo | 19 July 1626 | 1629 |
| 3 | Jerónimo da Silveira | 1630 | 1 December 1631 |
| 4 | Manuel da Câmara de Noronha | 1 December 1631 | 1637 |
| 5 | Domingos da Câmara de Noronha | 1637 | 1638 |
| 6 | Sebastião Lobo da Silveira | 1638 | 1644 |
| 7 | Luís de Carvalho e Sousa | 1644 | 1646 |
| 8 | Diogo Coutinho Docem | 1646 | 1646 |
| 9 | João Pereira | 1646 | 1649 |
| 10 | João de Sousa Pereira | 1649 | 1655 |
| 11 | Manuel Tavares Bocarro | 1656 | 1664 |
| 12 | Manuel Borges da Silva | 22 July 1664 | 31 August 1667 |
| 13 | Álvaro da Silva | 31 August 1667 | 20 July 1670 |
| 14 | Manuel Borges da Silva | 20 July 1670 | 20 July 1672 |
| 15 | António Barbosa Lobo | 20 July 1672 | 1676 |
| 16 | António de Castro Sande | 1676 | 10 December 1679 |
| 17 | Luís de Melo Sampaio | 10 December 1679 | 10 December 1682 |
| 18 | Belchior do Amaral de Meneses | 10 December 1682 | 5 July 1685 |
| 19 | António de Mesquita Pimentel | 5 July 1685 | 31 July 1688 |
| 20 | André Coelho Vieira | 31 July 1688 | 21 July 1691 |
| 21 | Francisco da Costa | 21 July 1691 | 23 November 1693 |
| 22 | António da Silva e Melo | 23 November 1693 | 21 July 1694 |
| 23 | Gil Vaz Lobo Freire | 21 July 1694 | 17 August 1697 |
| 24 | Cosme Rodrigues de Carvalho e Sousa | 17 August 1697 | 28 September 1697 |
| — | Municipal Council of Macau | 28 September 1697 | 9 August 1698 |
| 24 | Pedro Vaz de Sequeira | 9 August 1698 | 1699 |
| 25 | Diogo de Melo Sampaio | 1699 | 22 July 1702 |
| 26 | Pedro Vaz de Sequeira | 22 July 1702 | 15 August 1703 |
| 27 | José da Gama Machado | 15 August 1703 | 5 August 1706 |
| 28 | Diogo do Pinho Teixeira | 5 August 1706 | 28 July 1710 |
| 29 | Francisco de Melo e Castro | 28 July 1710 | 11 June 1711 |
| 30 | António de Sequeira de Noronha | 11 June 1711 | 18 July 1714 |
| 31 | Francisco de Alarcão Sotto-Maior | 18 July 1714 | 30 May 1718 |
| 32 | António de Albuquerque Coelho | 30 May 1718 | 9 September 1719 |
| 33 | António da Silva Telo e Meneses | 9 September 1719 | 19 August 1722 |
| 34 | Cristóvão de Severim Manuel | 19 August 1722 | 1723 |
| 35 | António Carneiro de Alcáçova | 6 September 1724 | 11 August 1727 |
| 36 | António Moniz Barreto | 11 August 1727[1] | 18 August 1732 |
| 37 | António de Amaral Meneses | 18 August 1732 | 15 January 1735 |
| 38 | João do Casal | 15 January 1735 | 4 August 1735 |
| 39 | Cosme Damião Pereira Pinto | 4 August 1735 | 25 August 1738 |
| 40 | Manuel Pereira Coutinho | 25 August 1738 | 25 August 1743 |
| 41 | Cosme Damião Pereira Pinto | 25 August 1743 | 30 August 1747 |
| 42 | António José Teles de Meneses | 30 August 1747 | 2 August 1749 |
| 43 | João Manuel de Melo | 2 August 1749 | 29 July 1752 |
| 44 | Rodrigo de Castro | 29 July 1752 | 14 July 1755 |
| 45 | Francisco António Pereira Coutinho | 14 July 1755 | 1 July 1758 |
| 46 | Diogo Pereira | 1 July 1758 | 4 July 1761 |
| 47 | António de Mendonça Corte Real | 4 July 1761 | 14 July 1764 |
| 48 | José Plácido de Matos Saraiva | 14 July 1764 | 19 August 1767 |
| 49 | Diogo Fernandes Salema de Saldanha | 19 August 1767 | 29 July 1770 |
| 50 | Rodrigo de Castro | 29 July 1770 | 26 July 1771 |
| 51 | Diogo Fernandes Salema de Saldanha | 26 July 1771 | 27 January 1778 |
| 52 | Alexandre Pedrosa da Silva Guimarães | 27 January 1778 | 1 August 1778 |
| 53 | José Vicente da Silveira de Meneses | 1 August 1778 | 5 January 1780 |
| 54 | António José da Costa | 5 January 1780 | August 1780 |
| 55 | Francisco Xavier de Castro | 1780 | 18 August 1783 |
| 56 | Bernardo Aleixo de Lemos e Faria | 18 August 1783 | 21 July 1788 |
| 57 | Francisco Xavier de Mendonça Corte-Real | 21 July 1788 | 18 July 1789 |
| 58 | Lázaro da Silva Ferreira and Manuel António da Costa Ferreira (Co-serving) |
18 July 1789 | 29 July 1790 |
| 59 | Vasco Luís Carneiro de Sousa e Faro | 29 July 1790 | 27 July 1793 |
| 60 | José Manuel Pinto | 27 July 1793 | 8 August 1797 |
| 61 | Cristóvão Pereira de Castro | 8 August 1797 | 8 August 1800 |
| 62 | José Manuel Pinto | 8 August 1800 | 8 August 1803 |
| 63 | Caetano de Sousa Pereira | 8 August 1803 | 8 August 1806 |
| 64 | Bernardo Aleixo de Lemos Faria | 8 August 1806 | 26 December 1808 |
| 65 | Lucas José de Alvarenga | 26 December 1808 | 19 July 1810 |
| 66 | Bernardo Aleixo de Lemos Faria | 19 July 1810 | 1817 |
| 67 | José Osório de Castro Cabral de Albuquerque | 19 July 1817 | 19 August 1822 |
| — | Municipal Council of Macau | 19 August 1822 | 23 September 1823 |
| — | Government Council | 23 September 1823 | 28 July 1825 |
| 68 | Joaquim Mourão Garcêz Palha | 28 July 1825 | 15 November 1827 |
| — | Government Council | 15 November 1827 | 1829 |
| 69 | João Cabral de Estefique | 1829 | 3 July 1833 |
| 70 | Bernardo José de Sousa Soares de Andreia | 3 July 1833 | 22 February 1837 |
| 71 | Adrião Acácio da Silveira Pinto | 22 February 1837 | 3 October 1843 |
| 72 | José Gregório Pegado | 3 October 1843 | 21 April 1846 |
| 73 | João Maria Ferreira do Amaral | 21 April 1846 | 22 August 1849 |
| — | Government Council | 22 August 1849 | 30 May 1850 |
| 74 | Pedro Alexandrino da Cunha | 30 May 1850 | 7 July 1850 |
| — | Government Council | 7 July 1850 | 3 February 1851 |
| 75 | Francisco António Gonçalves Cardoso | 3 February 1851 | 19 November 1851 |
| 76 | Isidoro Francisco Guimarães | 19 November 1851 | 22 June 1863 |
| 77 | José Rodrigues Coelho do Amaral | 22 June 1863 | 26 October 1866 |
| 78 | José Maria da Ponte e Horta | 26 October 1866 | 3 August 1868 |
| 79 | António Sérgio de Sousa | 3 August 1868 | 23 March 1872 |
| 80 | Januário Correia de Almeida | 23 March 1872 | 7 December 1874 |
| 81 | José Maria Lobo de Ávila | 7 December 1874 | 31 December 1876 |
| 82 | Carlos Eugénio Correia da Silva | 31 December 1876 | 1879 |
| — | Government Council | 1879 | |
| 83 | Joaquim José da Graça | 28 November 1879 | 23 April 1883 |
| — | Government Council | 1883 | |
| 84 | Tomás de Sousa Rosa | 23 April 1883 | 7 August 1886 |
| 85 | Firmino José da Costa | 7 August 1886 | 1888 |
| — | Government Council | 1888 | 1889 |
| 86 | Francisco Teixeira da Silva | 5 February 1889 | 1890 |
| 87 | Francisco Augusto Ferreira da Silva | 1890 | |
| 88 | Custódio Miguel de Borja | 16 October 1890 | 1894 |
| 89 | José Maria de Sousa Horta e Costa | 24 March 1894 | 12 May 1897 |
| — | Government Council | ||
| 90 | Eduardo Augusto Rodrigues Galhardo | 12 May 1897 | 1900 |
| — | Government Council | 1900 | |
| 91 | José Maria de Sousa Horta e Costa | 12 August 1900 | 17 December 1902 |
| 92 | Arnaldo de Novais Guedes Rebelo | 17 December 1902 | 10 December 1903 |
| — | Government Council | 10 December 1903 | 5 April 1904 |
| 93 | Martinho Pinto de Queirós Montenegro | 5 April 1904 | 6 April 1907 |
| 94 | José Emílio Santana da Cunha Castelo Branco (interim governor) | 1907 | |
| 95 | Pedro de Azevedo Coutinho | 6 April 1907 | 18 August 1908 |
| 96 | Francisco Diogo de Sá (interim governor) | 1908 | |
| 97 | José Augusto Alves Roçadas | 18 August 1908 | 22 September 1909 |
| 98 | Eduardo Augusto Marques | 22 September 1909 | 1910 |
| 99 | João Marques Vidal (interim governor) | 1910 | |
| 100 | Álvaro de Melo Machado [pt] (interim governor) | 17 December 1910 | 14 July 1912 |
| 101 | Aníbal Augusto Sanches de Sousa Miranda (interim governor) | 14 July 1912 | 10 June 1914 |
| 102 | José Maria Martins Pereira | 1914 | |
| 103 | José Carlos da Maia | 10 June 1914 | 5 September 1916 |
| 104 | Manuel Ferreira da Rocha | 5 September 1916 | 1917 |
| — | Government Council | 1917 | |
| 105 | Fernando Augusto Vieira de Matos (interim governor) | 1917 | 1918 |
| 106 | Artur Tamagnini de Sousa Barbosa | 12 October 1918 | 1919 |
| — | Joaquim Augusto dos Santos (acting governor) | 1919 | |
| 107 | Henrique Monteiro Correia da Silva | 23 August 1919 | 5 January 1922 |
| — | Luís António de Magalhães Correia (acting governor) | 1922 | 1923 |
| 108 | Rodrigo José Rodrigues | 1923 | 1924 |
| — | Joaquim Augusto dos Santos (acting governor) | 1924 | 1925 |
| 109 | Manuel Firmino de Almeida Maia Magalhães | 18 October 1925 | 1926 |
| — | Hugo Carvalho de Lacerda Castelo Branco (acting governor) | 1926 | |
| 110 | Artur Tamagnini de Sousa Barbosa | 8 December 1926 | 1930 |
| — | João Pereira Magalhães (acting governor) | 1930 | 1931 |
| 111 | Joaquim Anselmo de Mata Oliveira | 30 March 1931 | 1931 |
| — | João Pereira Magalhães (acting governor) | 1931 | 1932 |
| 112 | António José Bernardes de Miranda | 21 June 1932 | 1935 |
| 113 | João Pereira Barbosa (interim governor) | 1935 | 1936 |
| — | António Joaquim Ferreira da Silva (acting governor) | 1936 | 1937 |
| — | João Pinto Crisóstomo (acting governor) | 1937 | |
| 114 | Artur Tamagnini de Sousa Barbosa | 11 April 1937 | 1940 |
| — | José Rodrigues Moutinho (acting governor) | 1940 | |
| 115 | Gabriel Maurício Teixeira | 29 October 1940 | 1946 |
| — | Samuel da Conceição Vieira (acting governor) | 1946 | 1947 |
| 116 | Albano Rodrigues de Oliveira | 1 September 1947 | 1951 |
| — | Aires Pinto Ribeiro (acting governor) | 1951 | |
| 117 | Joaquim Marques Esparteiro | 13 November 1951 | 1956 |
| — | João Carlos Guedes Quinhones de Portugal da Silveira (acting governor) | 1956 | 1957 |
| 118 | Pedro Correia de Barros | 8 March 1957 | 1958 |
| — | Manuel Peixoto Nunes (acting governor) | 1958 | 1959 |
| 119 | Jaime Silvério Marques | 18 September 1959 | 1962 |
| — | Eduardo Luís de Sousa Gentil Beça (acting governor) | 1962 | |
| 120 | António Lopes dos Santos | 17 April 1962 | 25 November 1966 |
| 121 | José Manuel de Sousa e Faro Nobre de Carvalho | 25 November 1966 | 19 November 1974 |
| 122 | José Eduardo Martinho Garcia Leandro | 19 November 1974 | 27 November 1979 |
| 123 | Nuno Viriato Tavares de Melo Egídio | 28 November 1979 | 16 June 1981 |
| 124 | Vasco de Almeida e Costa | 16 June 1981 | 14 May 1986 |
| 125 | Joaquim Pinto Correia | 15 May 1986 | 9 July 1987 |
| — | Carlos Augusto Pulido Valente Monjardino (acting governor) | 1987 | |
| 126 | Carlos Montez Melancia | 9 July 1987 | 1990 |
| — | Francisco Murteira Nabo (acting governor) | 1990 | 1991 |
| 127 | Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira | 23 April 1991 | 19 December 1999 |
