Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland

Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
	Coat of arms of the Federation
	Flag of the governor-general
Style	His Excellency The Right Honourable
Residence	Government House, Salisbury (now Harare)
Appointer	Monarch of the United Kingdom
Formation	4 September 1953
First holder	The 1st Baron Llewellin
Final holder	Sir Humphrey Gibbs (Acting)
Abolished	31 December 1963

The governor-general of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (also known as the Central African Federation) served as the representative of the British monarch in the country. The federation was formed on 1 August 1953 from the former colonies of Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland, and was formally dissolved on 31 December 1963.

As Salisbury (now Harare) became the capital of the Federation as well as Southern Rhodesia, Government House, previously used as the residence of the Governor of Southern Rhodesia, became the residence of the Governor-General of the Federation.^[1] During this time, the Governor of Southern Rhodesia resided in Governor's Lodge in the suburb of Highlands.^[2]

List of governors-general of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Monarch
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Monarch
1		The Lord Llewellin (1893–1957)	4 September 1953	24 January 1957†	3 years, 142 days	Elizabeth II
–		Sir Robert Clarkson Tredgold (1899–1977) Acting	24 January 1957	February 1957	8 days
–		Sir William Lindsay Murphy (1888–1965) Acting	February 1957	8 October 1957	249 days
2		The Earl of Dalhousie (1914–1999)	8 October 1957	May 1963	5 years, 205 days
–		Sir Humphrey Gibbs (1902–1990) Acting ^[a]	May 1963	31 December 1963	244 days