List of governors of German New Guinea
German New Guinea was a German colony from 1884 to 1914 (de facto) and until 1919 (de jure) . The heads of administration held the title of governor or commissioner until the New Guinea company finally returned sovereignty to the German Empire in 1899 .
Governors and Commissioners
- 1885–1887 Gustav von Oertzen (commissioner)
- 1886–1888 Georg von Schleinitz
- 1888–1889 Reinhold Kraetke
- 1889–1892 Fritz Rose (Commissioner)
- 1892–1895 Georg Schmiele
- 1895–1896 Hugo Rüdiger
- 1896–1897 Curt von Hagen
- 1897 Albert Hahl (executive)
- 1897–1899 Hugo Skopnik
Governors
- 1899–1902 Rudolf von Bennigsen
- 1902–1914 Albert Hahl
- 1914–1920 Eduard Haber
Eduard Haber carried out the official business on behalf of Hahl in Rabaul in 1914 and from Berlin from 1915 .
See also
- List of governors of German South West Africa
- List of governors of the German colony of Cameroon
- List of governors of Togo
Web links
- Hermann Joseph Hiery: The German Administration of New Guinea 1884-1914 - The administration by the New Guinea Company , University of Bayreuth, accessed on May 24, 2017.