List of colonial and departmental heads of Guadeloupe

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Note: currently, the prefect is not the true departmental head, which is the President of the General Council. The prefect is merely the representative of the national government.

Ancien regime

Governors under the Ancien Régime were:

Revolution and First Empire

Restoration, Second Republic, Second Empire

Third, Fourth, Fifth republics

Notes

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