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This is a list of rulers and office-holders of [[Madagascar]].

== [[Kingdom of Imerina]] ==

Below is a list of the line of Merina monarchs<ref name="Review: Economic History of the Merina Empire on JSTOR.” www.jstor.org. JSTOR">[https://www.jstor.org/stable/4100576 Review: Economic History of the Merina Empire on JSTOR.” www.jstor.org. JSTOR]</ref> that ruled in the Central Highlands of Madagascar and from whom were issued the first true monarchs of a united Kingdom of Merina:

* [[Andrianerinerina]]* (Son of God incarnate. According to popular belief, descended from the skies and established his kingdom at Anerinerina)
* Andriananjavonana*
* Andrianamponga I*
* Andrianamboniravina*
* Andriandranolava (Andranolava)*
* Andrianampandrandrandava (Rafandrandrava)*
* Andriamasindohafandrana (Ramasindohafandrana)*
* Rafandrampohy*
* Andriampandramanenitra (Rafandramanenitra)*
* Queen [[Rangita]] (Rangitamanjakatrimovavy) (1520–1530)
* Queen [[Rafohy]] (1530–1540)
* King [[Andriamanelo]] (1540–1575)
* King [[Ralambo]] (1575–1612)
* King [[Andrianjaka]] (1612–1630)
* King [[Andriantsitakatrandriana]] (1630–1650)
* King [[Andriantsimitoviaminandriandehibe]] (1650–1670)
* King [[Andrianjaka Razakatsitakatrandriana]] (1670–1675)
* King [[Andriamasinavalona]] (Andrianjakanavalondambo) (1675–1710)
* King [[Andriantsimitoviaminiandriana Andriandrazaka]] (Andriantsimitoviaminandriandrazaka) (1710–1730)
* King [[Andriambelomasina]] (1730–1770)
* King [[Andrianjafy]]nandriamanitra (Andrianjafinjanahary or Andrianjafy) (1770–1787)
* King [[Andrianampoinimerina]] (1787–1810)

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== Monarchs of the Kingdom of Madagascar (1810–1897) ==
{{Succession table monarch|name1='''[[Radama I]]'''|nickname1=the Great|native1=|life1=1793 – 27 July 1828<br>(aged 35)|reignstart1=6 July 1810|reignend1=27 July 1828|notes1=Son of Andrianampoinimerina|family1=[[Merina people|Merina]]|image1=Radama I, portrait by Ramanankirahina.gif|alt1=Radama I of Madagascar|name2='''[[Ranavalona I]]'''|nickname2=|native2=|life2=1778 – 16 August 1861<br>(aged 83)|reignstart2=1 August 1828|reignend2=16 August 1861|notes2=Wife of Radama I|family2=[[Merina people|Merina]]|image2=Ranavalona I.jpg|alt2=Ranavalona I of Madagascar|name3='''[[Radama II]]'''|nickname3=|native3=|life3={{Birth date|1829|9|23|df=y}} – {{Death date and age|1863|5|12|1829|9|23|df=y}}|reignstart3=16 August 1861|reignend3=12 May 1863<br>{{small|(''murdered'')}}|notes3=Son of Ranavalona I|family3=[[Merina people|Merina]]|image3=Radama II with crown.jpg|alt3=Radama II of Madagascar|name4='''[[Rasoherina]]'''|nickname4=|native4=|life4=1814 – 1 April 1868<br>(aged 54)|reignstart4=12 May 1863|reignend4=1 April 1868|notes4=Wife of Radama II|family4=[[Merina people|Merina]]|image4=Rasoherina.jpg|alt4=Rasoherina of Madagascar|name5='''[[Ranavalona II]]'''|nickname5=|native5=|life5=1829 – 13 July 1883<br>(aged 54)|reignstart5=1 April 1868|reignend5=13 July 1883|notes5=Wife of Radama II|family5=[[Merina people|Merina]]|image5=Ranavalona II.jpg|alt5=Ranavalona II of Madagascar|name6='''[[Ranavalona III]]'''|nickname6=|native6=|life6={{Birth date|1861|11|22|df=y}} – {{Death date and age|1917|5|23|1861|11|22|df=y}}|reignstart6=30 July 1883|reignend6=28 February 1897<br>{{small|(''deposed'')}}|notes6=Niece of Ranavalona II|family6=[[Merina people|Merina]]|image6=Ranavalona.jpg|alt6=Ranavalona III of Madagascar}}

== After the fall ==
[[File:Portrait_of_princess_Marie-Louise,_niece_of_the_Queen_Ranavalona_III.jpg|right|thumb|212x212px|Niece and heir apparent of the Queen Ranavalona III, Marie-Louise, in 1900]]
After the fall of the Royal House, and the death of the last ruling Sovereign, Queen Ranavalona III's heir apparent, [[Princess Marie-Louise of Madagascar]], remained. She died childless in 1948 Protectorate

== [[French Madagascar]] ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Nº
!Portrait
! width="30%" |Name
<small>(Birth–Death)</small>
! colspan="2" width="30%" |Term of Office
! width="35%" |Political Party
|-
! colspan="6" |Malagasy Protectorate (1882–1897)
|-
!1
|
|'''[[Jules Grévy]]'''<small>(1807–1891)</small>
|1882
|2 December 1887
|[[Independent politician]]
|-
!2
|
|[[Maurice Rouvier]]
<small>(1842–1811)</small>
|2 December 1887
|3 December 1887
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
! colspan="6" |Colony of Madagascar and Dependencies (1897–1958)
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
! style="background:{{party color|Opportunist Republicans}}; color:white;" |3
|[[File:Marie_Francois_Sadi_Carnot.jpg|103x103px]]
| align="center" |'''[[Marie François Sadi Carnot]]'''
<small>(1837–1894)</small>
|3 December 1887
|25 June 1894<small>†</small>
|[[Opportunist Republican]]
|-
!4
|
|''[[Charles Dupuy]]''
<small>(1851–1923)</small>
|25 June 1894
|27 June 1894
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
! style="background:{{party color|Opportunist Republicans}}; color:white;" |5
|[[File:Jean_Casimir-Perier.jpg|110x110px]]
| align="center" |'''[[Jean Casimir-Perier]]'''
<small>(1847–1907)</small>
|27 June 1894
|16 January 1895
|[[Opportunist Republican]]
|-
!—
|
|''[[Charles Dupuy]]''
<small>(1851–1923)</small>
|16 January 1895
|17 January 1895
|Independent
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
! style="background:{{party color|Opportunist Republicans}}; color:white;" |6
|[[File:Felix_Faure.jpg|110x110px]]
| align="center" |'''[[Félix Faure]]'''
<small>(1841–1899)</small>
|17 January 1895
|16 February 1899<small>†</small>
|[[Opportunist Republican]];
[[Progressive Republicans (France)|Progressive Republican]]
|-
!—
|
|''[[Charles Dupuy]]''
<small>(1851–1923)</small>
|16 February 1899
|18 February 1899
|Independent
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
! style="background:{{party color|Democratic Alliance (France)}}; color:white;" |7
|[[File:Emile_Loubet.jpg|106x106px]]
| align="center" |'''[[Émile Loubet]]'''
<small>(1838–1929)</small>
|18 February 1899
|18 February 1906
|[[Democratic Republican Alliance]]
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
! style="background:{{party color|Democratic Alliance (France)}}; color:white;" |8
|[[File:Armand_Fallières_Paris.jpg|112x112px]]
| align="center" |'''[[Armand Fallières]]'''
<small>(1841–1931)</small>
|18 February 1906
|18 February 1913
|[[Democratic Republican Alliance|Democratic Republican Party]]
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
! style="background:{{party color|Democratic Alliance (France)}}; color:white;" |9
|[[File:Raymond_Poincaré_officiel_(cropped).jpg|107x107px]]
| align="center" |'''[[Raymond Poincaré]]'''
<small>(1860–1934)</small>
|18 February 1913
|18 February 1920
|[[Democratic Republican Alliance|Democratic Republican Party]]
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
! style="background:{{party color|Democratic Alliance (France)}}; color:white;" |10
|[[File:Portrait_officiel_P._Deschanel.jpg|116x116px]]
| align="center" |'''[[Paul Deschanel]]'''
<small>(1855–1922)</small>
|18 February 1920
|21 September 1920
|[[Democratic Republican Alliance|Democratic Republican and Social Party]]
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
! style="background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}};" |11
|[[File:Alexandre_Millerand_(cropped).jpg|106x106px]]
| align="center" |'''[[Alexandre Millerand]]'''
<small>(1859–1943)</small>
|21 September 1920
|11 June 1924
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
!12
|
|[[Frédéric François-Marsal]]
<small>(1874–1958)</small>
|11 June 1924
|13 June 1924
|Independent
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
! style="background:{{party color|Radical Party (France)}}; color:white" |13
|[[File:Gaston_Doumergue_1924_crop.jpg|108x108px]]
| align="center" |'''[[Gaston Doumergue]]'''
<small>(1863–1937)</small>
|13 June 1924
|13 June 1931
|[[Radical Party (France)|Radical-Socialist Party]]
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
! style="background:{{party color|Radical Party (France)}}; color:white" |14
|[[File:Paul_Doumer_crop.jpg|116x116px]]
| align="center" |'''[[Paul Doumer]]'''
<small>(1857–1932)</small>
|13 June 1931
|7 May 1932<small>†</small>
|[[Radical Party (France)|Radical-Socialist Party]]
|-
!15
|
|[[André Tardieu]]
<small>(1876–1945)</small>
|7 May 1932
|10 May 1932
|Independent
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
! style="background:{{party color|Democratic Alliance (France)}}; color:white;" |16
|[[File:Albert_Lebrun_1932_(2).jpg|117x117px]]
| align="center" |'''[[Albert François Lebrun|Albert Lebrun]]'''
<small>(1871–1950)</small>
|10 May 1932
|11 July 1940
<small>(''de facto'')</small>
|[[Democratic Republican Alliance|Democratic Alliance]]
|-
|}

== French State (1940–1944) ==

=== Chief of State ===
{{legend2|{{party color|Vichy}}|[[Vichy France|Vichy collaborationist]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{| class="wikitable"
!Nº
!Portrait
! width="30%" |Name
<small>(Birth–Death)</small>
! colspan="2" width="30%" |Term of Office
! width="35%" |Political Party
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
! style="background:{{party color|Vichy}}; color:white" |17
|[[File:Philippe_Pétain_(en_civil,_autour_de_1930).jpg|102x102px]]
| align="center" |'''[[Philippe Pétain]]'''
<small>(1856–1951)</small>
|11 July 1940
|19 August 1944
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
|}

== Provisional Government of the French Republic (1944–1946 ==
{{Officeholder table start|showorder=n|showimage=y|officeholder_title=Chairman|showtermlenght=y|showparty=y}}
{{Officeholder table|image=Charles de Gaulle - photo Henri Manuel.jpg|officeholder=[[Charles de Gaulle]]|born_year=1890|died_year=1970|term_start=3 June 1944|term_end=26 January 1946|timeinoffice={{ayd|1944|05|03|1946|01|26}}|party=Independent (politician)}}
{{Officeholder table|image=Félix Gouin député SFIO 1936.jpg|officeholder=[[Félix Gouin]]|born_year=1884|died_year=1977|term_start=26 January 1946|term_end=24 June 1946|timeinoffice={{ayd|1946|01|26|1946|05|24}}|party=French Section of the Workers' International}}
{{Officeholder table|image=Georges Bidault.jpg|officeholder=[[Georges Bidault]]|born_year=1899|died_year=1983|term_start=24 June 1946|term_end=28 November 1946|timeinoffice={{ayd|1946|05|24|1946|11|28}}|party=Popular Republican Movement}}
{{Officeholder table|image=Nieuwste portret van de Staatsminister van Frankrijk, Bestanddeelnr 901-4021 (cropped).jpg|officeholder=[[Vincent Auriol]]|born_year=1884|died_year=1966|term_start=28 November 1946|term_end=16 December 1946|timeinoffice={{ayd|1946|11|28|1946|12|16}}<br>(interim)|party=French Section of the Workers' International}}
{{Officeholder table|image=Léon Blum - 2 janvier 1947.jpg|officeholder=[[Léon Blum]]|born_year=1872|died_year=1950|term_start=16 December 1946|term_end=22 January 1947|timeinoffice={{ayd|1946|12|16|1947|01|22}}|party=French Section of the Workers' International}}
{{Officeholder table end}}

== French Fourth Republic (1946–1958) ==

=== Presidents ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Nº
!Portrait
!Name 
! colspan="2" width="30%" |Term of Office;
Electoral mandates
!Political Party
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
|16
|[[File:Portrait_officiel_Vincent_Auriol.jpg|106x106px]]
| align="center" |'''[[Vincent Auriol]]'''
<small>(1884–1966)</small>
|16 January 1947
|16 January 1954
|[[French Section of the Workers' International]]
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
|17
|
| align="center" |'''[[René Coty]]'''
<small>(1882–1962)</small>
|16 January 1954
|8 January 1959
|[[National Centre of Independents and Peasants]]
|-
|}

== [[French Madagascar]] (1958–1959) ==

=== Presidents ===
'''Political Party:'''
{| class="wikitable"
!Nº
!Portrait
!Name
<small>(Birth–Death)</small>
! colspan="2" width="30%" |Term of Office;
Electoral mandates
!Political Party
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
|18
|
| align="center" |'''[[Charles de Gaulle]]'''
<small>(1890–1970)</small>
|8 January 1959
|26  June
1960
|[[Union for the New Republic]] 
<small>(renamed [[Union of Democrats for the Republic|Union of Democrats for the Fifth Republic]] in 1967)</small>
|-
|}

== List of rulers of French Madagascar ==

=== Malagasy Protectorate (1882–1897) ===
{{Main|First Madagascar expedition}}
{| class="wikitable" width="90%"
! width="50%" |Incumbent
! width="30%" |Tenure
|-
|[[Léon Frédéric Hubert Metzinger]]     
|1 May 1895 — 6 May 1895
|-
|[[Jacques Charles René Achille Duchesne]]
|6 May 1895  —
1895
|-
|[[Émile Jean François Régis Voyron]]
|1895 — 1895
|-
|[[Joseph Simon Gallieni]]
|1895  — 1886
|- valign="top"
|'''[[Charles Le Myre de Vilers]]''', {{small|Plenipotentiary}}
|{{small|28 April 1886 to March 1888}}
|- valign="top"
|'''[[Paul Augustin Jean Larrouy]]''', {{small|Resident-General}}
|{{small|March 1888 to 12 December 1889}}
|- valign="top"
|'''[[Maurice Bompard (politician)|Maurice Bompard]]''', {{small|Resident-General}}
|{{small|12 December 1889 to 11 October 1891}}
|- valign="top"
|'''[[Jean Aurélien Lacoste]]''', {{small|Acting Resident-General}}
|{{small|11 October 1891 to October 1892}}
|- valign="top"
|'''[[Paul Augustin Jean Larrouy]]''', {{small|Resident-General}}
|{{small|October 1892 to 8 September 1894}}
|- valign="top"
|'''[[Albert d'Anthouard de Waservas]]''', {{small|Acting Resident-General}}
|{{small|October 1894}}
|- valign="top"
|'''[[Charles Le Myre de Vilers]]''', {{small|Plenipotentiary}}
|{{small|14 October 1894 to 1 December 1895}}
|- valign="top"
|'''[[Achille Ranchot]]''', {{small|Acting Resident-General}}
|{{small|September 1894 to 21 February 1895}}
|- valign="top"
|'''[[Robert Édouard Alphonse Chaloin]]''', {{small|Acting Resident-General}}
|{{small|February 1895 to 1 December 1895}}
|- valign="top"
|'''[[Hippolyte Laroche]]''', {{small|Resident-General}}
|{{small|1 December 1895 to 28 September 1896}}
|- valign="top"
|'''[[Joseph Gallieni]]''', {{small|Resident-General}}
|{{small|28 September 1896 to 31 July 1897}}
|- valign="top"
|}

=== Colony of Madagascar and Dependencies (1897–1958) ===
{{Main|Second Madagascar expedition}}
{| class="wikitable" width="90%"
! width="50%" |Incumbent
! width="30%" |Tenure
|- valign="top"
|'''[[Joseph Gallieni]]''', {{small|Military Governor (6 Aug. 1896 to 31 Jul. 1897) then Governor-General (31 Jul. 1897 to 11 May 1905)}}
|{{small|6 August 1896 to 11 May 1905}}
|- valign="top"
|'''[[Charles Louis Lépreux]]''', {{small|Acting Governor-General}}
|{{small|11 May 1905 to 1 January 1906}}
|- valign="top"
|'''[[Victor Augagneur]]''', {{small|Governor-General}}
|{{small|1 January 1906 to 13 December 1909}}
|- valign="top"
|'''[[Hubert Auguste Garbit]]''', {{small|Acting Governor-General}}
|{{small|13 December 1909 to 16 January 1910}}
|- valign="top"
|'''[[Henri François Charles Cor]]''', {{small|Acting Governor-General}}
|{{small|16 January 1910 to 31 October 1910}}
|- valign="top"
|'''[[Albert Jean George Marie Louis Picquié]]''', {{small|Governor-General}}
|{{small|31 October 1910 to 5 August 1914}}
|- valign="top"
|'''[[Hubert Auguste Garbit]]''', {{small|Governor-General}}
|{{small|5 August 1914 to 24 July 1917}}
|- valign="top"
|'''[[Martial Henri Merlin]]''', {{small|Governor-General}}
|{{small|24 July 1917 to 1 August 1918}}
|- valign="top"
|'''[[Abraham Schrameck]]''', {{small|Governor-General}}
|{{small|1 August 1918 to 12 July 1919}}
|- valign="top"
|'''[[Marie Casimir Joseph Guyon]]''', {{small|Acting Governor-General}}
|{{small|12 July 1919 to 22 June 1920}}
|- valign="top"
|'''[[Hubert Auguste Garbit]]''', {{small|Governor-General}}
|{{small|22 June 1920 to 13 March 1923}}
|- valign="top"
|'''[[Auguste Charles Désiré Emmanuel Brunet]]''', {{small|Acting Governor-General}}
|{{small|13 March 1923 to 20 February 1924}}
|- valign="top"
|'''[[Marcel Achille Olivier]]''', {{small|Governor-General}}
|{{small|20 February 1924 to 30 January 1929}}
|- valign="top"
|'''[[Hugues Jean Berthier]]''', {{small|Acting Governor-General}}
|{{small|30 January 1929 to 1 May 1930}}
|- valign="top"
|'''[[Léon Henri Charles Cayla]]''', {{small|Governor-General}}
|{{small|1 May 1930 to 22 April 1939}}
|- valign="top"
|'''[[Léon Maurice Valentin Réallon]]''', {{small|Acting Governor-General}}
|{{small|22 April 1939 to 10 June 1939}}
|- valign="top"
|'''[[Jules Marcel de Coppet]]''', {{small|Governor-General}}
|{{small|10 June 1939 to 30 July 1940}}
|- valign="top"
|'''[[Léon Henri Charles Cayla]]''', {{small|Governor-General}}
|{{small|30 July 1940 to 11 April 1941}}
|- valign="top"
|'''[[Armand Annet|Armand Léon Annet]]''', {{small|Governor-General}}
|{{small|11 April 1941 to 30 September 1942}}
|- valign="top"
|'''[[Robert Sturges|Robert Grice Sturges]]''', {{small|Commander}}
|{{small|5 May 1942 to 11 October 1942}}
|- valign="top"
|'''[[Gerald Smallwood|Gerald Russell Smallwood]]''', {{small|Commander}}
|{{small|11 October 1942 to 1945}}
|- valign="top"
|'''[[Anthony Sillery]]''', {{small|Occupied Territories Administrator}}
|{{small|25 September 1942 to 7 January 1943}}
|- valign="top"
|'''[[Victor Marius Bech]]''', {{small|Acting Governor-General}}
|{{small|30 September 1942 to 7 January 1943}}
|- valign="top"
|'''[[Paul Legentilhomme|Paul Louis Victor Marie Legentilhomme]]''', {{small|High Commissioner of [[Free France|Free French]] Possessions in the Indian Ocean}}
|{{small|7 January 1943 to 3 May 1943}}
|- valign="top"
|'''[[Pierre de Saint-Mart]]''', {{small|Governor-General}}
|{{small|3 May 1943 to 27 March 1946}}
|- valign="top"
|'''[[Robert Boudry]]''', {{small|Acting Governor-General}}
|{{small|27 March 1946 to 19 May 1946}}
|- valign="top"
|'''[[Jules Marcel de Coppet]]''', {{small|High Commissioner}}
|{{small|19 May 1946 to 23 December 1947}}
|- valign="top"
|'''[[Pierre Gabriel de Chevigné]]''', {{small|High Commissioner}}
|{{small|February 1948 to 3 February 1950}}
|- valign="top"
|'''[[Robert Isaac Bargues]]''', {{small|High Commissioner}}
|{{small|3 February 1950 to October 1954}}
|- valign="top"
|'''[[Jean Louis Marie André Soucadaux]]''', {{small|High Commissioner}}
|{{small|October 1954 to 1 May 1959}}
|- valign="top"
|}

==List of officeholders==
(Dates in italics indicate ''de facto'' continuation of office)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! rowspan="2" |Portrait
! rowspan="2" |Name
{{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan="2" |Elected
! colspan="2" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" |Political party
|-
!Took office
!Left office
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
| colspan="7" |'''[[Malagasy Republic]] {{small|(within the [[French Community]])}}'''
|-
! style="background:Crimson; color:white;" |1
|[[File:Philibert_Tsiranana_1962-08-29.jpg|86x86px]]
|[[Philibert Tsiranana]]
{{small|(1912–1978)}}
|—
|{{nowrap|1 May}} 1959
|''{{nowrap|26 June}} 1960''
|[[Social Democratic Party of Madagascar and the Comoros|PSD]]
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
| colspan="7" |'''Malagasy Republic {{small|(independent country)}}'''
|-
! style="background:Crimson; color:white;" |{{small|(1)}}
|[[File:Philibert_Tsiranana_1962-08-29.jpg|86x86px]]
|[[Philibert Tsiranana]]
{{small|(1912–1978)}}
|[[1965 Malagasy presidential election|1965]]
[[1972 Malagasy presidential election|1972]]
|''{{nowrap|26 June}} 1960''
|{{nowrap|11 October}} 1972
{{small|(''resigned.'')}}
|[[Social Democratic Party of Madagascar and the Comoros|PSD]]
|-
!2
|
|[[Andre Resampa|André Resampa]]
(1924 — 1993)
|
|26 June 1970
|2 July 1970
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
!3
|
|[[Alfred Ramangasoavina]]
( 1917 — 1989)
|
|2 July 1970
|21 July 1970
|Independent
|-
!4
|
|[[Philibert Raondry]]
( 1899 — 1990)
|
|21 July 1970
|23 July 1970
|Independent
|-
!5
|
|[[Jacques Rabemananjara]]
(1913 — 2005)
|
|23 July 1970
|25 July 1970
|Independent
|-
!6
|
|[[Calvin Tsiebo]]
( 1902 — 2008)
|
|5 October 1970
|7 October 1970
|Independent
|-
!7
|
|[[Victor Miadana]]
( 1920— 2002)
|
|7 October 1970
|9 October 1970
|Independent
|-
!8
|
|[[Eugène Lechat]]
( 1929 — 1998)
|
|9 October 1970
|11 October 1970
|Independent
|-
!1
|
|[[Philibert Tsiranana]]
( 1912 — 1978)
|
|11 October 1970
|11 October 1972
|Independent
|-
! 9
|[[File:Gabriel_Ramanantsoa_1961-07-31.jpg|85x85px]]
|[[Gabriel Ramanantsoa]]
{{small|(1906–1979)}}
|[[1972 Malagasy military rule referendum|1972]]
{{small|(''referendum'')}}
|{{nowrap|11 October}} 1972
|{{nowrap|5 February}} 1975
{{small|(''resigned.'')}}
|[[Madagascar People's Armed Forces|Military]]
|-
! 10
|[[File:No_image.png|70x70px]]
|[[Richard Ratsimandrava]]
{{small|(1931–1975)}}
|—
|{{nowrap|5 February}} 1975
|{{nowrap|11 February}} 1975
{{small|(''assassinated.'')}}
|[[Madagascar People's Armed Forces|Military]]
|-
! 11
|[[File:No_image.png|70x70px]]
|[[Gilles Andriamahazo]]
{{small|(1919–1989)}}
|—
|{{nowrap|12 February}} 1975
|{{nowrap|15 June}} 1975
|[[Madagascar People's Armed Forces|Military]]
|-
! 12
|[[File:Didier_Ratsiraka_(cropped).jpg|83x83px]]
|[[Didier Ratsiraka]]
{{small|(1936–)}}
|—
|{{nowrap|15 June}} 1975
|''{{nowrap|30 December}} 1975''
|[[Madagascar People's Armed Forces|Military]]
|-
! style="background:Red; color:white;" |12
|[[File:Didier_Ratsiraka_(cropped).jpg|83x83px]]
|[[Didier Ratsiraka]]
{{small|(1936–)}}
|[[1982 Malagasy presidential election|1982]]
[[1989 Malagasy presidential election|1989]]
|''{{nowrap|30 December}} 1975''
|''{{nowrap|12 January}} 1992''
|[[Madagascar People's Armed Forces|Military]] / 
[[Association for the Rebirth of Madagascar|AREMA]]
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
| colspan="7" |'''[[Third Republic of Madagascar]]'''
|-
! style="background:Red; color:white;" |{{small|(12)}}
|[[File:Didier_Ratsiraka_(cropped).jpg|83x83px]]
|[[Didier Ratsiraka]]
{{small|(1936–)}}
|—
|''{{nowrap|12 January}} 1992''
|{{nowrap|27 March}} 1993
|[[Association for the Rebirth of Madagascar|AREMA]]
|-
! style="background:Green; color:white;" |13
|[[File:President_Albert_Zafy.jpg|100x100px]]
|[[Albert Zafy]]
{{small|(1927–2017)}}
|[[1992–93 Malagasy presidential election|1992–93]]
|{{nowrap|27 March}} 1993
|{{nowrap|5 September}} 1996
{{small|(''resigned.'')}}
|[[National Union for Democracy and Development (Madagascar)|UNDD]]
|- style="background:#e6e6aa;"
! style="background:LightGreen; color:white;" |14
|[[File:No_image.png|70x70px]]
|[[Norbert Ratsirahonana]]
{{small|(1938–)}}
|—
|{{nowrap|5 September}} 1996
|{{nowrap|9 February}} 1997
|[[Judged by Your Work Party|AVI]]
|-
! style="background:Red; color:white;" |(12)
|[[File:Didier_Ratsiraka_(cropped).jpg|83x83px]]
|[[Didier Ratsiraka]]
{{small|(1936–)}}
|[[1996 Malagasy presidential election|1996]]
|{{nowrap|9 February}} 1997
|{{small|(''{{nowrap|25 February}} 2002'')}}
{{nowrap|15 July}} 2002
|[[Association for the Rebirth of Madagascar|AREMA]]
|-
! style="background:Blue; color:white;" |15
|[[File:Marc_Ravalomanana_2005-04-19.jpg|86x86px]]
|[[Marc Ravalomanana]]
{{small|(1949–)}}
|[[2001 Malagasy presidential election|2001]]
[[2006 Malagasy presidential election|2006]]
|{{small|(''{{nowrap|22 February}} 2002'')}}
{{nowrap|15 July}} 2002
|{{nowrap|17 March}} 2009
{{small|(''[[2009 Malagasy political crisis|deposed]].'')}}
|[[Tiako I Madagasikara|TIM]]
|-
!16
|[[File:No_image.png|70x70px]]
|[[Hyppolite Ramaroson]]
{{small|(1951–)}}
|—
| colspan="2" |{{nowrap|17 March}} 2009
|[[Madagascar People's Armed Forces|Military]]
|- 
| colspan="7" |'''[[High Transitional Authority]]'''
|-
!17
| [[File:Andry Rajoelina greeting crowd (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[Andry Rajoelina]]<br />{{small|(born 1974)}}
| —
| {{small|(''{{nowrap|7 February}} 2009'')}}<br />{{nowrap|17 March}} 2009
| {{nowrap|25 January}} 2014
| [[Young Malagasies Determined|TGV]]
|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
| colspan="7" |'''[[Madagascar|Fourth Republic of Madagascar]]'''
|-
!18
| [[File:Hery Rajaonarimampianina 2014.jpg|70px]]
| [[Hery Rajaonarimampianina]]<br />{{small|(born 1958)}}
| [[2013 Malagasy general election|2013]]
| {{nowrap|25 January}} 2014
| {{nowrap|7 September}} 2018
| HVM
|-
!19
| [[File:Rivo Rakotovao 2014.jpg|70px]]
| [[Rivo Rakotovao]]<br />{{small|(born 1960)}}
| —
| {{nowrap|7 September}} 2018
| {{nowrap|19 January}} 2019
| [[Hery Vaovao ho an'i Madagasikara|HVM]]
|-
!17
| [[File:Andry Rajoelina in December 2022 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[Andry Rajoelina]]<br />{{small|(born 1974)}}
| [[2018 Malagasy presidential election|2018]]
| {{nowrap|19 January}} 2019
| {{nowrap|9 September}} 2023
| [[Young Malagasies Determined|TGV]]
|-
!20
| [[File:Herimanana Razafimahefa (2021) (cropped).jpg |70px]]
| [[Herimanana Razafimahefa]]<br />{{small|(born 1957)}}
| —
| 9 September 2023
| 9 September 2023
| [[Young Malagasies Determined|TGV]]
|-
!21
| [[File:Кристиан Нтсай (22-12-2020).jpg|70px]]
| [[Ntsay government|Council of Ministers]] <br /> {{small|Prime Minister:<br>[[Christian Ntsay]]<br />(born 1961)}}
| —
| 9 September 2023
| 27 October 2023
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
! 22
| [[File:No image.png|70px]]
| [[Richard Ravalomanana]]<br />{{small|(born 1959)}}
| —
| 27 October 2023
| 16 December 2023
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
!17
| [[File:Andry Rajoelina in December 2022 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[Andry Rajoelina]]<br />{{small|(born 1974)}}
| [[2023 Malagasy presidential election|2023]]
| 16 December 2023
| Incumbent 
| [[Young Malagasies Determined|TGV]]
|}

==First ladies of Madagascar==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Name
! Portrait
! Term Began
! Term Ended
! [[President of Madagascar]]
|-
| [[Justine Tsiranana]]
| [[File:Justine Tsiranana.jpg|100px]]
| June 26, 1960
| October 11, 1972
| [[Philibert Tsiranana]]
|-
| [[Marcelle Larguier]]
| 
| October 11, 1972
| February 5, 1975
| [[Gabriel Ramanantsoa]]
|-
| [[Thérèse Ratsimandrava]]
| 
| February 5, 1975
| February 11, 1975
| [[Richard Ratsimandrava]]
|-
| Unknown
| 
| February 12, 1975
| June 15, 1975
| [[Gilles Andriamahazo]] 
|-
| [[Céline Ratsiraka]]
| 
| June 15, 1975
| March 27, 1993
| [[Didier Ratsiraka]]
|-
| [[Thérèse Zafy]]
| 
| March 27, 1993
| September 5, 1996
| [[Albert Zafy]]
|-
| [[Sahondra Ratsirahonana|Sahondra Rakotondravaly Ratsirahonana]]
| 
| September 5, 1996
| February 9, 1997
| [[Norbert Ratsirahonana]]
|-
| [[Céline Ratsiraka]]
| 
| February 9, 1997
| May 6, 2002
| [[Didier Ratsiraka]]
|-
| [[Lalao Ravalomanana]]
| [[File:Lalao Ravalomanana.jpg|100px]]
| May 6, 2002
| March 17, 2009
| [[Marc Ravalomanana]]
|-
| [[Mialy Rajoelina]]
| [[File:Andry et Mialy Rajoelina, allée des Baobabs, 22 avril 2012.jpg|100px]]
| March 17, 2009
| January 25, 2014
| [[Andry Rajoelina]]
|-
| [[Voahangy Rajaonarimampianina]]
| [[File:Voahanagy Rajaonarimampianina.jpg|100px]]
| January 25, 2014
| September 7, 2018
| [[Hery Rajaonarimampianina]]
|-
| Vacant
| 
| September 7, 2018
| January 19, 2019
| [[Rivo Rakotovao]] (''acting'')
|-
| [[Mialy Rajoelina]]
| [[File:Andry et Mialy Rajoelina, allée des Baobabs, 22 avril 2012.jpg|100px]]
| January 19, 2019
| September 9, 2023
| [[Andry Rajoelina]]
|-
| Vacant
| 
| September 9, 2023
| December 16, 2023
| [[Christian Ntsay]] (''acting'')<br>[[Richard Ravalomanana]] (''acting'')
|-
| [[Mialy Rajoelina]]
| [[File:Andry et Mialy Rajoelina, allée des Baobabs, 22 avril 2012.jpg|100px]]
| December 16, 2023
| Incumbent
| [[Andry Rajoelina]]
|}

==Vice President==
{{Politics of Madagascar}}
The '''Vice President of Madagascar''' was a political position in [[Madagascar]] during the era of [[Malagasy Republic]].

{|class="wikitable"
! Position 
! Name
! Took office
! Left office
! President
! Notes
|-
|Vice President
|[[Philibert Raondry]]
|May 1959
|June 1960
|[[Philibert Tsiranana]]
|
|-
|Vice President
|[[Calvin Tsiebo]]
|June 1960
|October 1970
|[[Philibert Tsiranana]]
|
|-
|1st Vice President
|[[André Resampa]]
|October 1970
|February 1971
|[[Philibert Tsiranana]]
| 
|-
|1st Vice President
|[[Calvin Tsiebo]]
|February 1971
|October 1972
|[[Philibert Tsiranana]]
| 
|-
|2nd Vice President
|[[Jacques Rabemananjara]]
|February 1971
|May 1972
|[[Philibert Tsiranana]]
| 
|-
|3rd Vice President
|[[Victor Miadana]]
|February 1971
|May 1972
|[[Philibert Tsiranana]]
| 
|-
|4th Vice President
|[[Alfred Ramangasoavina]]
|February 1971
|May 1972
|[[Philibert Tsiranana]]
| 
|-
|5th Vice President
|[[Eugène Lechat]]
|February 1971
|May 1972
|[[Philibert Tsiranana]]
| 
|}

==List ==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! rowspan="2" |Portrait
! rowspan="2" |Name<br>{{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! colspan="2" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" |Political party
|-
! Took office
! Left office
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| colspan="6" |'''[[Merina Kingdom]]'''
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;"| 1
| [[File:No image.png|70px]]
| [[Andriamihaja]]<br>{{small|(died 1833)}}
| 1828
| 1833
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;"| 2
| [[File:No image.png|70px]]
| [[Rainiharo]]<br>{{small|(died 1852)}}
| 1833
| {{nowrap|10 February}} 1852<br>{{small|(''died in office.'')}}
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;"| 3
| 
| [[Rainivoninahitriniony]]<br>{{small|(1821–1869)}}
|{{nowrap|10 February}} 1852
| {{nowrap|14 July}} 1864<br>{{small|(''deposed.'')}}
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
!  style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;"| 4
| 
| [[Rainilaiarivony]]<br>{{small|(1828–1896)}}
|1864
| 1895 
| <br>[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;"| 5
| [[File:No image.png|70px]]
| [[Rainitsimbazafy]]
|{{nowrap|15 October}} 1895
| {{nowrap|September}} 1896
| <br>[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;"| 6
| [[File:Rasanjy, ca. 1890.jpg|70px]]
| [[Rasanjy]]<br>{{small|(1851–1918)}}
| {{nowrap|September}} 1896
| {{nowrap|February}} 1897
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! rowspan="2" |Portrait
! rowspan="2" |Name<br>{{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! colspan="2" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" |Political affiliation
|-
!Took office
!Left office
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| colspan="6" |'''[[French Madagascar]] (within the [[French colonial empire]] and the [[French Union]])'''
|-
| colspan="6" |Post abolished (February 1897 – 27 May 1957)
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Madagascar}}; color:white;"| 7
| [[File:Philibert Tsiranana 1962-08-29.jpg|70px]]
| [[Philibert Tsiranana]]<br>{{small|(1912–1978)}}
| {{nowrap|27 May}} 1957
| {{nowrap|14 October}} 1958
| [[Social Democratic Party of Madagascar|PSD]]
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| colspan="6" |'''[[Malagasy Republic]] {{small|(within the [[French Community]])}}'''
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Madagascar}}; color:white;"| {{small|(7)}}
| [[File:Philibert Tsiranana 1962-08-29.jpg|70px]]
| [[Philibert Tsiranana]]<br>{{small|(1912–1978)}}
| {{nowrap|14 October}} 1958
| {{nowrap|1 May}} 1959
| [[Social Democratic Party of Madagascar|PSD]]
|-
| colspan="6" |Post abolished (1 May 1959 – 26 June 1960)
|-
! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! rowspan="2" |Portrait
! rowspan="2" |Name<br>{{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! colspan="2" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" |Political affiliation
|-
!Took office
!Left office
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| colspan="6" |'''Malagasy Republic {{small|(independent)}}'''
|-
| colspan="6" |Post abolished (26 June 1960 – 18 May 1972)
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Military rule}}; color:black;"| 8
| [[File:Gabriel Ramanantsoa 1961-07-31.jpg|70px]]
| [[Gabriel Ramanantsoa]]<br>{{small|(1906–1979)}}
| {{nowrap|18 May}} 1972
| {{nowrap|5 February}} 1975<br>{{small|(''resigned.'')}}
| [[Madagascar People's Armed Forces|Military]]
|-
| colspan="6" |Post abolished (5 February 1975 – 30 December 1975)
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| colspan="6" |'''[[Democratic Republic of Madagascar]]'''
|-
| colspan="6" |Post abolished (30 December 1975 – 11 January 1976)
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Malagasy Revolutionary Party}}; color:white;"| 9
| [[File:No image.png|70px]]
| [[Joël Rakotomalala]]<br>{{small|(1929–1976)}}
| {{nowrap|11 January}} 1976
| {{nowrap|30 July}} 1976<br>{{small|(''died in office.'')}}
| [[Malagasy Revolutionary Party|AREMA]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Malagasy Revolutionary Party}}; color:white;"| 10
| [[File:No image.png|70px]]
| [[Justin Rakotoniaina]]<br>{{small|(1933–2001)}}
| {{nowrap|12 August}} 1976
| {{nowrap|1 August}} 1977
| [[Malagasy Revolutionary Party|AREMA]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Military rule}}; color:black;"| 11
| [[File:Désiré Rakotoarijaona.jpg|70px]]
| [[Désiré Rakotoarijaona]]<br>{{small|(born 1934)}}
| {{nowrap|1 August}} 1977
| {{nowrap|12 February}} 1988
| [[Madagascar People's Armed Forces|Military]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Military rule}}; color:black;"| 12
| [[File:No image.png|70px]]
| [[Victor Ramahatra]]<br>{{small|(born 1945)}}
| {{nowrap|12 February}} 1988
| {{nowrap|8 August}} 1991
| [[Madagascar People's Armed Forces|Military]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Malagasy Revolutionary Party}}; color:white;"| 13
| [[File:No image.png|70px]]
| [[Guy Razanamasy]]<br>{{small|(1928–2011)}}
| {{nowrap|8 August}} 1991
| {{nowrap|12 September}} 1991
| [[Malagasy Revolutionary Party|AREMA]]
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| colspan="6" |'''[[Third Republic of Madagascar]]'''
|-
! rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Malagasy Revolutionary Party}}; color:white;"| {{small|(13)}}
| rowspan=2|[[File:No image.png|70px]]
| rowspan=2|[[Guy Razanamasy]]<br>{{small|(1928–2011)}}
| rowspan=2|{{nowrap|12 September}} 1991
| rowspan=2|{{nowrap|9 August}} 1993
| rowspan=2|[[Malagasy Revolutionary Party|AREMA]]
|-

|-
! style="background:Silver; color:black;"| 14
| [[File:No image.png|70px]]
| [[Francisque Ravony]]<br>{{small|(1942–2003)}}
| {{nowrap|9 August}} 1993
| {{nowrap|30 October}} 1995
| CSDDM
|-
! style="background:LightGreen; color:white;"| 15
| [[File:No image.png|70px]]
| [[Emmanuel Rakotovahiny]]<br>{{small|(1938–2020)}}
| {{nowrap|30 October}} 1995
| {{nowrap|28 May}} 1996
| UNDD
|-
! rowspan=3 style="background:{{party color|Judged by Your Work Party}}; color:white;"| 16
| rowspan=3|[[File:Norbert Ratsirahonana - 1996.jpg|70px]]
| rowspan=3|[[Norbert Ratsirahonana]]<br>{{small|(born 1938)}}
| rowspan=3|{{nowrap|28 May}} 1996
| rowspan=3|{{nowrap|21 February}} 1997
| rowspan=3|[[Judged by Your Work Party|AVI]]
|-

|-

|-
! style="background:{{party color|Malagasy Revolutionary Party}}; color:white;"| 17
| [[File:No image.png|70px]]
| [[Pascal Rakotomavo]]<br>{{small|(1934–2010)}}
| {{nowrap|21 February}} 1997
| {{nowrap|23 July}} 1998
| [[Malagasy Revolutionary Party|AREMA]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Malagasy Revolutionary Party}}; color:white;"| 18
| [[File:Tantely Andrianarivo - 1997 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[Tantely Andrianarivo]]<br>{{small|(1954–2023)}}
| {{nowrap|23 July}} 1998
| {{nowrap|31 May}} 2002{{efn|Under house arrest by [[Marc Ravalomanana|Ravalomanana]] from 27 May 2002.}}
| [[Malagasy Revolutionary Party|AREMA]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;"| 19
| [[File:No image.png|70px]]
| [[Jacques Sylla]]<br>{{small|(1946–2009)}}
| {{small|(''{{nowrap|26 February}} 2002'')}}<br>{{nowrap|27 May}} 2002
| {{nowrap|20 January}} 2007
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-style="background:#e6e6aa;"
! style="background:{{party color|Malagasy Revolutionary Party}}; color:white;"| —
| [[File:No image.png|70px]]
| [[Jean-Jacques Rasolondraibe]]<br>{{small|(born 1947)}}
| {{nowrap|31 May}} 2002
| {{nowrap|5 July}} 2002
| [[Malagasy Revolutionary Party|AREMA]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Tiako i Madagasikara}}; color:white;"| 20
| [[File:Charles Rabemananjara detail, 12th AU Summit, 090203-N-0506A-616.jpg|70px]]
| [[Charles Rabemananjara]]<br>{{small|(born 1947)}}
| {{nowrap|20 January}} 2007
| {{nowrap|17 March}} 2009<br>{{small|(''[[2009 Malagasy political crisis|deposed]].'')}}
| [[Tiako I Madagasikara|TIM]]
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| colspan="6" |'''[[High Transitional Authority]]'''
|-
! style="background:Maroon; color:white;"| 21
| [[File:No image.png|70px]]
| [[Monja Roindefo]]<br>{{small|(born 1965)}}
| {{small|(''{{nowrap|7 February}} 2009'')}}<br>{{nowrap|17 March}} 2009
| {{nowrap|10 October}} 2009<br>{{small|(''{{nowrap|13 November}} 2009'')}}
| [[Madagascar for the Malagasy|Monima]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;"| 22
| [[File:No image.png|70px]]
| [[Eugène Mangalaza]]<br>{{small|(born 1950)}}
| {{nowrap|10 October}} 2009
| {{nowrap|18 December}} 2009
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-style="background:#e6e6aa;"
! style="background:{{party color|Young Malagasies Determined}}; color:white;"| —
| [[File:Président UNA.jpg|70px]]
| [[Cécile Manorohanta]]
| {{nowrap|18 December}} 2009
| {{nowrap|20 December}} 2009
| [[Young Malagasies Determined|TGV]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Military rule}}; color:black;"| 23
| [[File:Albert Camille Vital (IAEA Imagebank) crop.jpg|70px]]
| [[Albert Camille Vital]]<br>{{small|(born 1952)}}
| {{nowrap|20 December}} 2009
| {{nowrap|2 November}} 2011
| [[Madagascar People's Armed Forces|Military]]
|-
! rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Economic Liberalism and Democratic Action for National Recovery}}; color:black;"| 24
| rowspan=2|[[File:Jean Omer Beriziky-IMG 0958.jpg|70px]]
| rowspan=2|[[Omer Beriziky]]<br>{{small|(born 1950)}}
| rowspan=2|{{nowrap|2 November}} 2011
| rowspan=2|{{nowrap|16 April}} 2014
| rowspan=2|[[Economic Liberalism and Democratic Action for National Recovery|LEADER-Fanilo]]
|-

|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| colspan="6" |'''[[Madagascar|Fourth Republic of Madagascar]]'''
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;"| 25
| [[File:Roger Kolo 2014.jpg|70px]]
| [[Roger Kolo]]<br>{{small|(born 1943)}}
| {{nowrap|16 April}} 2014
| {{nowrap|17 January}} 2015
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;"| 26
| [[File:Жан Равелонариву 1 (20-01-2015) (cropped).png|70px]]
| [[Jean Ravelonarivo]]<br>{{small|(born 1959)}}
| {{nowrap|17 January}} 2015
| {{nowrap|10 April}} 2016
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;"| 27
| [[File:Оливье Солонандрасана (14-03-2018).jpg|70px]]
| [[Olivier Mahafaly Solonandrasana]]<br>{{small|(born 1964)}}
| {{nowrap|13 April}} 2016
| {{nowrap|6 June}} 2018
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
! rowspan=6 style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;"| 28
| rowspan=6|[[File:Кристиан Нтсай (22-12-2020).jpg|70px]]
| rowspan=6|[[Christian Ntsay]]<br>{{small|(born 1961)}}
| rowspan=6|{{nowrap|6 June}} 2018
| rowspan=6|Incumbent
| rowspan=6|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-

|-

|-

|-

|-

|}

== Colonial Governors ==
{| class="wikitable"
|- align=left
! Tenure
! Incumbent
! Notes
! width=50px|Portrait
|-
! colspan="4"| Malagasy Protectorate (1882–1897)
|- valign=top
|28 April 1886 to March 1888||'''[[Charles Le Myre de Vilers]]''', <br>Plenipotentiary||1st term||[[File:Le Myre de vilers administrateur 05096.jpg|50px|center]]
|- valign=top
|March 1888 to 12 December 1889||'''[[Paul Augustin Jean Larrouy]]''', <br>Resident-General||1st term||
|- valign=top
|12 December 1889 to 11 October 1891||'''[[Maurice Bompard (politician)|Maurice Bompard]]''', <br>Resident-General||||[[File:Portrait du Maurice Bompard, ambassadeur de France à Saint-Pétersbourg.jpg|50px|center]]
|- valign=top
|11 October 1891 to October 1892||'''[[Jean Aurélien Lacoste]]''', <br>Acting Resident-General||||
|- valign=top
|October 1892 to 8 September 1894||'''[[Paul Augustin Jean Larrouy]]''', <br>Resident-General||2nd term||
|- valign=top
|October 1894||'''[[Albert d'Anthouard de Waservas]]''', <br>Acting Resident-General||||
|- valign=top
|14 October 1894 to 1 December 1895||'''[[Charles Le Myre de Vilers]]''', <br>Plenipotentiary||2nd time; served at the start of the [[Menalamba rebellion]]||[[File:Le Myre de vilers administrateur 05096.jpg|50px|center]]
|- valign=top
|September 1894 to 21 February 1895||'''[[Achille Ranchot]]''', <br>Acting Resident-General||For de Vilers||
|- valign=top
|February 1895 to 1 December 1895||'''[[Robert Édouard Alphonse Chaloin]]''', <br>Acting Resident-General||For de Vilers||
|- valign=top
|1 December 1895 to 28 September 1896||'''[[Hippolyte Laroche]]''', <br>Resident-General||||
|- valign=top
|28 September 1896 to 31 July 1897||'''[[Joseph Gallieni]]''', <br>Resident-General||||[[File:Joseph Gallieni 01.jpg|50px|center]]
|-
! colspan="4"| Colony of Madagascar and Dependencies (1897–1958)
|- valign=top
|6 August 1896 to ''31 July 1897''||'''[[Joseph Gallieni]]''', <br>Military Governor||||rowspan="2"|[[File:Joseph Gallieni 01.jpg|50px|center]]
|- valign=top
|''31 July 1897'' to 11 May 1905||'''[[Joseph Gallieni]]''', <br>Governor-General||Served during the [[1904–1905 uprising in Madagascar|1904–1905 uprising]]
|- valign=top
|11 May 1905 to 1 January 1906||'''[[Charles Louis Lépreux]]''', <br>Acting Governor-General||||
|- valign=top
|1 January 1906 to 13 December 1909||'''[[Victor Augagneur]]''', <br>Governor-General||||[[File:Jean-Victor Augagneur-1914.jpg|50px|center]]
|- valign=top
|13 December 1909 to 16 January 1910||'''[[Hubert Auguste Garbit]]''', <br>Acting Governor-General||1st term||[[File:Antsirabe-05.jpg|50px|center]]
|- valign=top
|16 January 1910 to 31 October 1910||'''[[Henri François Charles Cor]]''', <br>Acting Governor-General||||
|- valign=top
|31 October 1910 to 5 August 1914||'''[[Albert Jean George Marie Louis Picquié]]''', <br>Governor-General||||[[File:Albert Picquié Madagascar.jpg|50px|center]]
|- valign=top
|5 August 1914 to ''14 October 1914''||'''[[Hubert Auguste Garbit]]''', <br>Acting Governor-General||rowspan="2"|2nd term||rowspan="2"|[[File:Antsirabe-05.jpg|50px|center]]
|- valign=top
|''14 October 1914'' to 24 July 1917||'''[[Hubert Auguste Garbit]]''', <br>Governor-General
|- valign=top
|24 July 1917 to 1 August 1918||'''[[Martial Henri Merlin]]''', <br>Governor-General||||[[File:Martial Merlin.jpg|50px|center]]
|- valign=top
|1 August 1918 to 12 July 1919||'''[[Abraham Schrameck]]''', <br>Governor-General||||[[File:Abraham Schrameck 1912 (cropped).jpg|50px|center]]
|- valign=top
|12 July 1919 to 22 June 1920||'''[[Marie Casimir Joseph Guyon]]''', <br>Acting Governor-General||||
|- valign=top
|22 June 1920 to 13 March 1923||'''[[Hubert Auguste Garbit]]''', <br>Governor-General||3rd term||[[File:Antsirabe-05.jpg|50px|center]]
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|13 March 1923 to 20 February 1924||'''[[Auguste Charles Désiré Emmanuel Brunet]]''', <br>Acting Governor-General||||[[File:Auguste Brunet-1929.jpg|50px|center]]
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|20 February 1924 to 30 January 1929||'''[[Marcel Achille Olivier]]''', <br>Governor-General||||[[File:Marcel Olivier, Exposition coloniale 1931.jpg|50px|center]]
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|30 January 1929 to 1 May 1930||'''[[Hugues Jean Berthier]]''', <br>Acting Governor-General||||
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|1 May 1930 to 22 April 1939||'''[[Léon Henri Charles Cayla]]''', <br>Governor-General||1st term||[[File:Léon Cayla-1930.jpg|50px|center]]
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|22 April 1939 to 10 June 1939||'''[[Léon Maurice Valentin Réallon]]''', <br>Acting Governor-General||||
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|10 June 1939 to 30 July 1940||'''[[Jules Marcel de Coppet]]''', <br>Governor-General||1st term||
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|30 July 1940 to 11 April 1941||'''[[Léon Henri Charles Cayla]]''', <br>Governor-General||2nd term||[[File:Léon Cayla-1930.jpg|50px|center]]
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|11 April 1941 to 30 September 1942||'''[[Armand Annet|Armand Léon Annet]]''', <br>Governor-General||Deposed in the [[Battle of Madagascar]]||
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|5 May 1942 to 11 October 1942||'''[[Robert Sturges]]''', <br>Commander||rowspan="3"|British occupation||[[File:Robert Grice Sturges.jpg|50px|center]]
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|11 October 1942 to 1945||'''[[Gerald Smallwood]]''', <br>Commander||
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|25 September 1942 to 7 January 1943||'''[[Anthony Sillery]]''', <br>Occupied Territories Administrator||
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|30 September 1942 to 7 January 1943||'''[[Victor Marius Bech]]''', <br>Acting Governor-General||||
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|7 January 1943 to 3 May 1943||'''[[Paul Legentilhomme|Paul Louis Victor Marie Legentilhomme]]''', <br>High Commissioner of [[Free France|Free French]] Possessions in the Indian Ocean||||
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|3 May 1943 to 27 March 1946||'''[[Pierre de Saint-Mart]]''', <br>Governor-General||||
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|27 March 1946 to 19 May 1946||'''[[Robert Boudry]]''', <br>Acting Governor-General||||
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|19 May 1946 to 23 December 1947||'''[[Jules Marcel de Coppet]]''', <br>High Commissioner||2nd term; served at the start of the [[Malagasy Uprising]]||
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|February 1948 to 3 February 1950||'''[[Pierre Gabriel de Chevigné]]''', <br>High Commissioner||||
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|3 February 1950 to October 1954||'''[[Robert Isaac Bargues]]''', <br>High Commissioner||||
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|October 1954 to 1 May 1959||'''[[Jean Louis Marie André Soucadaux]]''', <br>High Commissioner||||
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== See also ==
* [[Politics of Madagascar]]
* [[List of Imerina monarchs]]
* [[List of colonial governors of Madagascar]]
* [[Prime Minister of Madagascar]]
* [[Vice President of Madagascar]]
* [[First Lady of Madagascar]]
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== Notes ==
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== References ==
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