List of colonial governors of Samoa

This article lists the colonial governors of Samoa (or Western Samoa), from the establishment of German Samoa in 1900 until the independence of the Western Samoa Trust Territory in 1962.

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office) On 1 January 1962, Western Samoa achieved independence following the passage of the 1961 referendum.

For a list of heads of state after independence, see O le Ao o le Malo.

Hoisting the German flag at Mulinuʻu , Upolu on 1 March 1900.
Kaiser-Wilhelmsland , the Bismarck Archipelago and the Samoan Islands (bordered in red ), 1905.
The German colonial empire in the Pacific Ocean . German Samoa is shown in red .
Hoisting the Union Jack at Apia , Upolu on 30 August 1914.
Flag of the governor of the Western Samoa Trust Territory.
League of Nations mandates in the Pacific Ocean. The Western Samoa Trust Territory (bordered in yellow ) is number 4.