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South Africa: Governors-General: 1910-1961

Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Union of South Africa :: Goeverneur-generaal en Opperbevelhebber in en over de Unie van Zuid-Afrika :: (from 27 May 1925) Goewerneur-generaal en Opperbevelhebber in en oor die Unie van Suid-Afrika
31 May 1910 - 8 Sep 1914 Viscount Gladstone
8 Sep 1914 - 20 Nov 1920 Viscount Buxton
20 Nov 1920 - 21 Jan 1924 Prince Arthur of Connaught
21 Jan 1924 - 26 Jan 1931 Earl of Athlone
26 Jan 1931 - 5 Apr 1937 Earl of Clarendon
Governor-General of the Union of South Africa :: Goewerneur-Generaal van die Unie van Suid-Afrika
5 Apr 1937 - 17 Jul 1943 Sir Patrick Duncan
17 Jul 1943 - 19 Jul 1943 office vacant [1]
Officer Administering the Government of the Union of South Africa :: Amptenaar Belas met die Uitoefening van die Uitvoerende Gesag van die Unie van Suid-Afrika
19 Jul 1943 - 31 Dec 1945 Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet
Governor-General of the Union of South Africa :: Goewerneur-Generaal van die Unie van Suid-Afrika
1 Jan 1946 - 31 Dec 1950 Gideon Brand van Zyl
1 Jan 1951 - 25 Nov 1959 Ernest George Jansen
Officer Administering the Government of the Union of South Africa :: Amptenaar Belas met die Uitoefening van die Uitvoerende Gesag van die Unie van Suid-Afrika
26 Nov 1959 - 12 Jan 1960 Lucas Cornelius Steyn
Governor-General of the Union of South Africa :: Goewerneur-Generaal van die Unie van Suid-Afrika
12 Jan 1960 - 1 May 1961 Charles Swart
Officer Administering the Government of the Union of South Africa :: Amptenaar Belas met die Uitoefening van die Uitvoerende Gesag van die Unie van Suid-Afrika
1 May 1961 - 31 May 1961 Lucas Cornelius Steyn 

[1] Art. VI of the Letters Patent Relating to the Office of Governor-General of the Union of South Africa (effective from 1 Mar 1937) required that an officer administering the government should take oaths of allegiance and office before assuming the duties.