Namibia#Catalogs#Administrators-General of South West Africa

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The Administrator-General of South West Africa was the official appointed by the South African Government to administer South West Africa on its behalf from 1915 until 1990.

## Military Governor of South West Africa[edit]

P.S. Beves 11 July 1915 - 30 October 1915.

## Administrators of South West Africa[edit]

Sir Edmond Howard Lucam Gorges 31 October 1915 - 1 October 1920.

Gysbert Reitz Hofmeyr 1 October 1920 - 1 April 1926.

Albertus Johannes Werth 1 April 1926 - 1 April 1933.

David Gideon Conradie 1 April 1933 - 1 April 1943.

Petrus Imker Hoogehout 1 April 1943 - 6 December 1951.

Albertus Johannes Roux van Rhijn 6 December 1951 - 1 December 1953.

Daniel Thomas du Plessis Viljoen 1 December 1953 - 1 December 1963.

Wentzel Christoffel du Plessis 1 December 1963 - 1 November 1968.

Johannes Gert Hendrik van der Wath 1 November 1968 - 1 November 1971.

Barend Johannes van der Walt 1 November 1971 - 1 September 1977.

## Administrators-General of South West Africa[edit]

Marthinus T. Steyn 1 September 1977 - 7 August 1979.

Gerrit Viljoen 7 August 1979 - 4 September 1980.

Danie Hough 4 September 1980 - 1 February 1983.

Willie van Niekerk 1 February 1983 - 1 July 1985.

Louis Pienaar 1 July 1985 - 21 March 1990.

South West Africa became independent within the British Commonwealth as the Republic of Namibia.The position of Administrator-General of South West Africa was accordingly abolished and replaced with the position of President of Namibia.