Note: From 1804 until July 1, 1812, the North and South of Van Diemen's Land were separately administered. This list only covers the period after their reunification. From 1813-1855, Tasmania lacked a Governor, was administered by a Lieutenant-Governor or Commandant instead of a Governor; the below list treats these Lieutenant-Governors and Commandants as if they were Governors.
- Guy Green, 1995-
- Phillip Bennett[?], 1987-1995
- James Plimsoll[?], 1982-1987
- Stanley Burbury[?], 1973-1982
- Edric Bastyan[?], 1968-1973
- Charles Gairdner[?], 1963-1968
- Lord Rowallan[?], 1959-1963
- Ronald Cross[?], 1951-1958
- Hugh Binney[?], 1945-1951
- Ernest Clark[?], 1933-1945
- James O'Grady[?], 1924-1930
- William Allardyce[?], 1920-1922
- Francis Newdegate[?], 1917-1920
- William Ellison-Macartney[?], 1913-1917
- Harry Barron[?], 1909-1913
- Gerald Strickland[?], 1904-1909
- Arthur Havelock[?], 1901-1904
- Viscount Gormanston[?], 1893-1900
- Robert Hamilton[?], 1887-1892
- George Strahan[?], 1881-1886
- Frederick Weld[?], 1875-1880
- Charles Du Cane[?], 1869-1874
- Thomas Gore Browne[?], 1861-1868
- Henry Fox Young[?], 1855-1861
- William Denison[?], 1847-1855
- John Eardley-Wilmot[?], 1843-1846
- John Franklin[?], 1837-1843
- George Arthur[?], 1824-1836
- William Sorell[?], 1817-1824
- Thomas Davey[?], 1813-1817