| Governors | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Francisco Mascarenhas | 7 July 1623 - 19 July 1626 |
| Filipe Lobo and Jerónimo da Silveira | 19 July 1626 - 1 December 1631 |
| Manuel da Câmara de Noronha | 1 December 1631 - August 1636 |
| Domingos da Câmara de Noronha | August 1636 - August 1638 |
| Sebastião Lobo da Silveira | August 1638 - August 1645 |
| Luís de Carvalho e Sousa | August 1645 - August 1647 |
| João Pereira | August 1647 - August 1650 |
| João de Sousa Pereira | August 1650 - August 1654 |
| Manuel Tavares Bocarro | August 1654 - 22 July 1664 |
| Manuel Borges da Silva | 22 July 1664 - 31 August 1667 |
| Álvaro da Silva | 31 August 1667 - 20 July 1670 |
| Manuel Borges da Silva | 20 July 1670 - 20 July 1672 |
| António Barbosa Lobo | 20 July 1672 - 10 December 1678 |
| António de Castro Sande | 10 December 1678 - 10 December 1679 |
| Luís de Melo Sampaio | 10 December 1679 - 10 December 1682 |
| Belchior do Amaral de Meneses | 10 December 1682 - 5 July 1685 |
| António de Mesquita Pimentel | 5 July 1685 - 31 July 1688 |
| André Coelho Vieira | 31 July 1688 - 21 July 1691 |
| Francisco da Costa | 21 July 1691 - 23 November 1693 |
| António da Silva e Melo | 23 November 1693 - 21 July 1694 |
| Gil Vaz Lobo Freire | 21 July 1694 - 17 August 1697 |
| Cosme Rodrigues de Carvalho e Sousa | 17 August 1697 - 28 September 1697 |
| Municipal Council of Macau | 28 September 1697 - 9 August 1698 |
| Pedro Vaz de Sequeira | 9 August 1698 - 5 August 1700 |
| Diogo de Melo Sampaio | 5 August 1700 - 22 July 1702 |
| Pedro Vaz de Sequeira | 22 July 1702 - 15 August 1703 |
| José da Gama Machado | 15 August 1703 - 5 August 1706 |
| Diogo do Pinho Teixeira | 5 August 1706 - 28 July 1710 |
| Francisco de Melo e Castro | 28 July 1710 - 11 June 1711 |
| António de Sequeira de Noronha | 11 June 1711 - 18 July 1714 |
| Francisco de Alarcão Sotto-Maior | 18 July 1714 - 30 May 1718 |
| António de Albuquerque Coelho | 30 May 1718 - 9 September 1719 |
| António da Silva Telo e Meneses | 9 September 1719 - 19 August 1722 |
| Cristóvão de Severim Manuel | 19 August 1722 - 6 September 1724 |
| António Carneiro de Alcáçova | 6 September 1724 - 6 September 1727 |
| António Moniz Barreto | 6 September 1727 - 18 August 1732 |
| António de Amaral Meneses | 18 August 1732 - 15 January 1735 |
| João do Casal | 15 January 1735 - 4 August 1735 |
| Cosme Damião Pinto Pereira | 4 August 1735 - 25 August 1738 |
| Diogo Pereira | 25 August 1738 - 25 August 1743 |
| António de Mendonça Corte-Real | 25 August 1743 - 30 August 1747 |
| José Plácido de Matos Saraiva | 30 August 1747 - 2 August 1749 |
| Diogo Fernandes Salema e Saldanha | 2 August 1749 - 29 July 1752 |
| Rodrigo de Castro | 29 July 1752 - 14 July 1755 |
| Francisco António Pereira Coutinho | 14 July 1755 - 1 July 1758 |
| Diogo Pereira de Castro | 1 July 1758 - 4 July 1761 |
| António de Mendonça Corte-Real | 4 July 1761 - 14 July 1764 |
| José Plácido de Matos Saraiva | 14 July 1764 - 19 August 1767 |
| Diogo Fernandes Salema e Saldanha | 19 August 1767 - 29 July 1770 |
| Rodrigo de Castro | 29 July 1770 - 26 July 1771 |
| Diogo Fernandes Salema e Saldanha | 26 July 1771 - 27 January 1778 |
| Alexandre da Silva Pedrosa Guimarães | 27 January 1778 - 1 August 1778 |
| José Vicente da Silveira Meneses | 1 August 1778 - 5 January 1780 |
| António José da Costa | 5 January 1780 - 28 August 1781 |
| Francisco de Castro | 28 August 1781 - 18 August 1783 |
| Bernardo Aleixo de Lemos e Faria | 18 August 1783 - 21 July 1788 |
| Francisco Xavier de Mendonça Corte-Real | 21 July 1788 - 18 July 1789 |
| Lázaro da Silva Ferreira and Manuel António Costa Ferreira | 18 July 1789 - 29 July 1790 |
| Vasco Luís Carneiro de Sousa e Faro | 29 July 1790 - 27 July 1793 |
| José Manuel Pinto | 27 July 1793 - 8 August 1797 |
| Cristóvão Pereira de Castro | 8 August 1797 - 8 August 1800 |
| José Manuel Pinto | 8 August 1800 - 8 August 1803 |
| Caetano de Sousa Pereira | 8 August 1803 - 8 August 1806 |
| Bernardo Aleixo de Lemos e Faria | 8 August 1806 - 26 December 1808 |
| Lucas José de Alvarenga | 26 December 1808 - 19 July 1810 |
| Bernardo Aleixo de Lemos e Faria | 19 July 1810 - 19 July 1814 |
| Lucas José de Alvarenga | 19 July 1814 - 19 July 1817 |
| José Osório de Castro de Albuquerque | 19 July 1817 - 19 August 1822 |
| Major Paulino da Silva Barbosa | 19 August 1822 - 23 September 1823 |
| Government Council | 23 September 1823 - 28 July 1825 |
| Joaquim Mourão Garcez Palha | 28 July 1825 - 15 November 1827 |
| Government Council | 15 November 1827 - 7 July 1830 |
| João Cabral de Estefique | 7 July 1830 - 3 July 1833 |
| Bernardo José de Sousa Soares Andrea | 3 July 1833 - 22 February 1837 |
| Adrião Acácio da Silveira Pinto | 22 February 1837 - 3 October 1843 |
| José Gregório Pegado | 3 October 1843 - 21 April 1846 |
| João Maria Ferreira do Amaral | 21 April 1846 - 22 August 1849 |
| Government Council | 22 August 1849 - 30 May 1850 |
| Pedro Alexandrino da Cunha | 30 May 1850 - 7 July 1850 |
| Government Council | 7 July 1850 - 3 February 1851 |
| Francisco António Gonçalves Cardoso | 3 February 1851 - 19 November 1851 |
| Isidoro Francisco Guimarães | 19 November 1851 - 22 June 1863 |
| José Rodrigues Coelho do Amaral | 22 June 1863 - 26 October 1866 |
| José Maria da Ponte e Horta | 26 October 1866 - 3 August 1868 |
| António Sérgio de Sousa | 3 August 1868 - 23 March 1872 |
| José Maria Lobo de Ávila | 23 March 1872 - 31 December 1876 |
| Carlos Eugénio Correia da Silva | 31 December 1876 - 28 November 1879 |
| Joaquim José da Graça | 28 November 1879 - 23 April 1883 |
| Tomás de Sousa Rosa | 23 April 1883 - 7 August 1886 |
| Firmino José da Costa | 7 August 1886 - 5 February 1889 |
| Francisco Teixeira da Silva | 5 February 1889 - 16 October 1890 |
| Custódio Miguel de Borja | 16 October 1890 - 24 March 1894 |
| José Maria de Sousa Horta e Costa | 24 March 1894 - 12 May 1897 |
| Eduardo Augusto Rodrigues Galhardo | 12 May 1897 - 12 August 1900 |
| José Maria de Sousa Horta e Costa | 12 August 1900 - 17 December 1902 |
| Arnaldo de Novais Guedes Rebelo | 17 December 1902 - 10 December 1903 |
| Government Council | 10 December 1903 - 5 April 1904 |
| Martinho Pinto de Queirós Montenegro | 5 April 1904 - 6 April 1907 |
| Pedro de Azevedo Coutinho | 6 April 1907 - 18 August 1908 |
| José Augusto Alves Roçadas | 18 August 1908 - 22 September 1909 |
| Eduardo Augusto Marques | 22 September 1909 - 17 December 1910 |
| Álvaro de Melo Machado | 17 December 1910 - 14 July 1912 |
| Aníbal Augusto Sanches de Miranda | 14 July 1912 - 10 June 1914 |
| José Carlos da Maia | 10 June 1914 - 5 September 1916 |
| Manuel Ferreira da Rocha and Agostinho Vieira de Matos | 5 September 1916 - 12 October 1918 |
| Artur Tamagnini de Sousa Barbosa | 12 October 1918 - 23 August 1919 |
| Henrique Monteiro Correia da Silva | 23 August 1919 - 5 January 1923 |
| Rodrigo José Rodrigues | 5 January 1923 - 18 October 1925 |
| Manuel Firmino de Almeida Maia Magalhães | 18 October 1925 - 8 December 1926 |
| Artur Tamagnini de Sousa Barbosa | 8 December 1926 - 30 March 1931 |
| Joaquim Anselmo de Mata Oliveira | 30 March 1931 - 21 June 1932 |
| António José Bernardes de Miranda | 21 June 1932 - 11 April 1937 |
| Artur Tamagnini de Sousa Barbosa | 11 April 1937 - 29 October 1940 |
| Gabriel Maurício Teixeira | 29 October 1940 - 1 September 1947 |
| Albano Rodrigues de Oliveira | 1 September 1947 - 23 November 1951 |
| Joaquim Marques Esparteiro | 23 November 1951 - 8 March 1957 |
| Pedro Correia de Barros | 8 March 1957 - 18 September 1959 |
| Jaime Silvério Marques | 18 September 1959 - 17 April 1962 |
| António Lopes dos Santos | 17 April 1962 - 25 November 1966 |
| José Eduardo Martinho Garcia Leandro | 25 November 1966 - 19 November 1974 |
| Nuno Viriato Tavares de Melo Egídio | 19 November 1974 - 28 November 1979 |
| Vasco de Almeida e Costa | 16 June 1979 - 15 May 1986 |
| Joaquim Pinto Correia | 15 May 1986 - 9 July 1987 |
| Carlos Montez Melancia | 9 July 1987 - 23 April 1991 |
| Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira | 23 April 1991 - 20 December 1999 |
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