List of colonial governors of Samoa
Introduction Hoisting the German flag at Mulinu'u, Upolu on 1 March 1900.Kaiser-Wilhelmsland, the Bismarck Archipelago and the Samoan Islands (bordered in ''red''), 1905.The German colonial empire in the Pacific Ocean. German Samoa is shown in ''red''.Hoisting the Union Jack at Apia, Upolu on 30 August 1914.Flag of the governor of the Western Samoa Trust Territory.League of Nations mandates in the Pacific Ocean. The Western Samoa Trust Territory (bordered in ''yellow'') is number 4.This article lists the '''colonial governors of Samoa''' (or '''Western Samoa'''), from the establishment of German Samoa in 1900 until the independence of the Western Samoa Trust Territory in 1962.
List (Dates in italics indicate ''de facto'' continuation of office) TenurePortrait Incumbent Notes''In 1900, according to the Tripartite Convention and following the Second Samoan Civil War, the Samoan Islands were annexed by the German Empire, except for the part that is to become American Samoa.Wilhelm II, the German Emperor, is styled "Tupu Sili o Samoa" ("Paramount King of Samoa"). ''Governors of German Samoa (1900–1914)1 March 1900 to 19 December 191160px'''Wilhelm Heinrich Solf'''Afterwards served as the Secretary of State in the ''Reichskolonialamt'', from 1911 to 191819 December 1911 to 29 August 191460px'''Erich Schultz-Ewerth'''Acting to 19 June 1912''In 1914, as part of the Asian and Pacific theatre of World War I, an expeditionary force from the Dominion of New Zealand called the Samoa Expeditionary Force (SEF) captured and occupied the territory. In 1920, the territory was turned into a League of Nations mandate, administered by New Zealand. In 1946, the mandate was reformed as a United Nations trust territory and continued to be administered by New Zealand. ''Administrators of Western Samoa (1914–1948)29 August 1914 to 28 January 191960pxColonel '''Robert Logan'''28 January 1919 to 16 March 192360px Colonel '''Robert Ward Tate'''16 March 1923 to 8 April 192860px'''George Spafford Richardson'''From 3 June 1925, Sir George Spafford Richardson5 May 1928 to 3 April 193160px'''Stephen Allen'''18 April 1931 to 25 July 193560px'''Herbert Ernest Hart'''25 July 1935 to 28 February 194660px'''Alfred Turnbull'''From 1942, Sir Alfred Clarke Turnbull; acting to 1943March 1946 to ''10 March 1948''60px'''Francis William Voelcker'''High Commissioners of Western Samoa (1948–1961)''10 March 1948'' to 23 February 194960px'''Francis William Voelcker'''1 March 1949 to 2 April 196060px'''Guy Powles'''2 April 1960 to 31 December 196160px'''Jack Wright'''Acting to June 1960On 1 January 1962, Western Samoa achieved independence following the passage of the 1961 referendum. For a list of heads of state after independence, see O le Ao o le Malo.
See also * Samoa** Politics of Samoa** O le Ao o le Malo** Prime Minister of Samoa* Lists of office-holders* New Zealand–Samoa relations
References
External links *  Rulers.org: Samoa*  World Statesmen.org: Samoa