The following is a list of French Cameroon chief administrators during the colonial period. (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Cameroun | ||
| 26 September 1914 | French occupation | |
| Joseph Gauderique Aymerich, | ||
| Lucien Fourneau, | ||
| Jules Carde, | ||
| Jules Carde, | ||
| Cameroun | Autonomous | |
| Jules Carde, | ||
| French Cameroun, League of Nations Mandate | ||
| Jules Carde, | ||
| Albéric Fournier, | ||
| Théodore Paul Marchand, | ||
| Paul Auguste François Bonnecarrère, | ||
| Paul Auguste François Bonnecarrère, | ||
| Jules Repiquet, | ||
| Gaston Camille Guibet, | ||
| Pierre Boisson, | ||
| Richard Brunot, | ||
| Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, | ||
| Pierre Charles Cournarie, | ||
| Hubert Eugène Paul Carras, | ||
| Henri Pierre Nicolas, | ||
| Alexis Leger, | ||
| Robert Delavignette, | ||
| French Cameroun, United Nations Trust Territory | ||
| Robert Delavignette, | ||
| Robert Casimir, | ||
| René Hoffherr, | ||
| Robert Casimir, | ||
| André Soucadaux, | ||
| Roland Pré, | ||
| Pierre Messmer, | ||
| Jean Ramadier, | ||
| Xavier Antoine Torré, | ||
| 1 January 1960 | Independence as Republic of Cameroons | |
For continuation after independence, see list of heads of state of Cameroon and list of heads of government of Cameroon.
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