(Dates in italics indicated de facto continuation of office)
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| French Suzerainty | ||
| French Guinea | ||
| Noël Ballay, | ||
| Incorporated into French West Africa | ||
| Noël Ballay, | ||
| Paul Cousturier, | ||
| Antoine Marie Auguste Frezouls, | ||
| Antoine Marie Auguste Frezouls, | ||
| Jules Louis Richard, | ||
| Joost van Vollenhoven, | ||
| Georges Poulet, | ||
| Victor Liotard, | ||
| Georges Poulet, | ||
| Camille Guy, | ||
| Jean Louis Georges Poiret, | ||
| Jean Jules Émile Peuvergne, | ||
| Jean Louis Georges Poiret, | ||
| Jean Louis Georges Poiret, | ||
| Louis François Antonin, | ||
| Robert de Guise, | ||
| Joseph Zébédée Olivier Vadier, | ||
| Louis Placide Blacher, | ||
| Antoine Félix Giacobbi, | ||
| Horace Valentin Crocicchia, | ||
| Jacques Fourneau, | ||
| Édouard Louis Terrac, | ||
| Roland Pré, | ||
| Paul Henri Siriex, | ||
| Jean Paul Parisot, | ||
| Jean Paul Parisot, | ||
| Charles-Henri Bonfils, | ||
| Jean Ramadier, | ||
| Jean Mauberna, | ||
| 2 October 1958 | Independent as Republic of Guinea | |
For continuation after independence, see: Presidents of Guinea
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