List of colonial governors in 1955
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This is a list of the governors of colonies, protectorates, or other dependencies in 1955. Where applicable, native rulers are also listed.
Belgium[edit]
- Belgian Congo – Léon Pétillon, Governor-General of Belgian Congo (1952–1958)
France[edit]
- French Somaliland – René Petitbon, Governor of French Somaliland (1954–1957)
- Guinea –
- Jean Paul Parisot, Governor of Guinea (1953–1955)
- Charles-Henri Bonfils, Governor of Guinea (1955–1956)
Portugal[edit]
- Angola –
- José Agapito de Silva Carvalho, High Commissioner of Angola (1948–1955)
- Manoel de Gusmão Mascarenhas Gaivão, High Commissioner of Angola (1955–1956)
United Kingdom[edit]
- Anglo-Egyptian Sudan – Sir Alexander Knox Helm, Governor-General of Sudan (1954–1955)
- Note: Anglo-Egyptian Sudan gained independence on 1 January 1956, becoming the Republic of Sudan
- Aden – Sir Tom Hickinbotham, Governor of Aden (1951–1956)
- Malta Colony – Sir Robert Laycock, Governor of Malta (1954–1959)
- Northern Rhodesia – Sir Arthur Benson, Governor of Northern Rhodesia (1954–1959)