List of colonial governors in 1937

This is a list of the governors of colonies, protectorates, or other dependencies in 1937. Where applicable, native rulers are also listed.

Belgium

• Belgian Congo – Pierre Ryckmans, Governor-General of the Belgian Congo (1934–1946)

France

• French Somaliland –
  1. Armand Léon Annet, Governor of French Somaliland (1935–1937)
  2. Marie François Julien Pierre-Alype, Governor of French Somaliland (1937–1938)
• Guinea –
  1. Louis Placide Blacher, Governor of Guinea (1936–1937)
  2. Pierre Tap, acting Governor of Guinea (1937–1938)

Japan

• Karafuto – Takeshi Imamura, Governor-General of Karafuto (5 July 1932 – 7 May 1938)
• Korea – Jirō Minami, Governor-General of Korea (1936–1942)
• Taiwan – Seizō Kobayashi, Governor-General of Taiwan (June 1936 – November 1940)

Portugal

• Angola – António Lopes Matheus, High Commissioner of Angola (1935–1939)

United Kingdom

• The Bahamas
  • Sir Charles Dundas, Governor of The Bahamas (1934–1940)
• Barbados
  • Sir Mark Aitchison Young, Governor of Barbados (1933–1938)
• Bechuanaland
  • Sir Charles Fernand Rey, Resident Commissioner (1930–1937)
  • Sir Charles Noble Arden-Clarke, Resident Commissioner (1937–1942)
• British Guiana
  • Sir Geoffry Northcote, Governor of British Guiana (1935–1937)
  • Sir Wilfrid Edward Francis Jackson, Governor of British Guiana (1937–1941)
• British Leeward Islands
  • Sir Gordon James Lethem, Governor of the British Leeward Islands (1936–1941)
• British Windward Islands
  • Sir Selwyn MacGregor Grier, Governor of the British Windward Islands (1935–1937)
  • Sir Henry Bradshaw Popham, Governor of the British Windward Islands (1937–1942)
• Ceylon
  • Sir Reginald Edward Stubbs, Governor of Ceylon (1933–1937)
  • Sir Andrew Caldecott, Governor of Ceylon (1937–1944)
• Cyprus
  • Sir Herbert Richmond Palmer, Governor of Cyprus (1933–1939)
• Hong Kong
  • Sir Andrew Caldecott, Governor of Hong Kong (1935–1937)
  • Sir Geoffry Northcote, Governor of Hong Kong (1937–1941)
• India
  • The Marquess of Linlithgow, Viceroy of India (1936–1943)
• Jamaica
  • Sir Edward Brandis Denham, Governor of Jamaica (1935–1938)
• Kenya
  • Armigel de Vins Wade, Governor of Kenya (1936–1937)
  • Sir Robert Brooke-Popham, Governor of Kenya (1937–1939)
• Malta Colony
  • Charles Bonham-Carter, Governor of Malta (1936–1940)
• Nigeria
  • Sir Bernard Henry Bourdillon, Governor of Nigeria (1935–1940)
• Northern Rhodesia
  • Sir Hubert Winthrop Young, Governor of Northern Rhodesia (1935–1938)
• Nyasaland
  • Sir Harold Baxter Kittermaster, Governor of Nyasaland (1934–1939)
• Straits Settlements
  • Sir Shenton Thomas, Governor of the Straits Settlements (1934–1942)
• Trinidad and Tobago
  • Sir Arthur George Murchison Fletcher, Governor of Trinidad and Tobago (1936–1938)
• Uganda Protectorate
  • Sir Philip Euen Mitchell, Governor of Uganda (1935–1940)