List of administrators of the French protectorate of Laos

This article lists the administrators of the French protectorate of Laos, and also encompass the Japanese occupation of Laos.

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure	Incumbent	Notes
French suzerainty
1887 to 5 June 1894	Auguste Jean Marie Pavie, Vice-Consul
5 June 1894 to April 1895	Auguste Jean Marie Pavie, Commissioner-General
1 June 1895 to 30 April 1899	, Commandant-Superior of Bas-Laos	In Khong, Champasak
1 June 1895 to 9 March 1897	, Interim Commandant-Superior of Haut-Laos	1st time, in Luang Prabang
1 May 1897 to 11 October 1898	, Interim Commandant-Superior of Haut-Laos	In Luang Prabang
11 October 1898 to April 1899	, Interim Commandant-Superior of Haut-Laos	2nd time, in Luang Prabang
September 1895 to March 1896	, Resident-Superior
30 April 1899 to February 1903	, Resident-Superior
12 February 1903 to May 1906	, Interim Resident-Superior	1st time
11 May 1906 to 1 April 1907	, Interim Resident-Superior
1 April 1907 to January 1912	, Resident-Superior	2nd time
24 August 1910 to 27 July 1911	, Acting Resident-Superior	Acting for Mahé
9 January 1912 to July 1913	, Interim Resident-Superior
4 July 1913 to October 1913	, Acting Resident-Superior	1st time
9 October 1913 to February 1914	, Interim Resident-Superior
31 May 1914 to May 1918	, Acting Resident-Superior	2nd time
3 May 1918 to March 1931	, Resident-Superior
26 April 1921 to January 1923	, Interim Resident-Superior	Acting for Bosc
7 May 1925 to January 1926	, Interim Resident-Superior	Acting for Bosc
21 May 1928 to 12 December 1928	, Interim Resident-Superior	Acting for Bosc
21 March 1931 to 12 May 1931	, Interim Resident-Superior	1st time
25 March 1931	, Resident-Superior	Did not take office
21 May 1931 to 4 June 1931	, Resident-Superior
11 June 1931 to 21 November 1931	, Interim Resident-Superior	2nd time
21 November 1931 to 11 February 1932	, Interim Resident-Superior
11 February 1932 to 16 December 1933	, Resident-Superior
16 December 1933 to 1 January 1934	, Acting Resident-Superior	1st time
1 January 1934 to July 1934	, Interim Resident-Superior
10 July 1934 to 4 August 1934	, Acting Resident-Superior	2nd time
4 August 1934 to April 1938	, Resident-Superior
25 November 1934 to 13 October 1935	, Interim Resident-Superior
5 April 1938 to 16 November 1940	, Resident-Superior
16 November 1940 to 29 December 1941	, Interim Resident-Superior	3rd time
29 December 1941 to August 1945	, Resident-Superior	Japanese prisoner 10 March 1945 – 9 June 1945
Japanese suzerainty
10 March 1945 to August 1945	, Commander	In Vientiane
5 April 1945 to 22 August 1945	Ishibashi, Supreme Counselor	In Luang Prabang
French suzerainty
29 August 1945 to 6 April 1946	, Commissioner	Acting to 23 September 1945
6 April 1946 to July 1947	, Commissioner
29 July 1947 to 20 March 1948	, Interim Commissioner
20 March 1948 to August 1949	, Interim Commissioner
8 August 1949 to April 1953	, Commissioner
27 April 1953 to January 1954	, High Commissioner
6 January 1954 to 1955	, High Commissioner

List of administrators of the French protectorate of Laos

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