Transvaal: Administrators and Governors: 1900-1910

Transvaal: Administrators and Governors: 1900-1910
Administrator of the Transvaal
1 Sep 1900 - 11 Dec 1900	Frederick Sleigh Roberts, Baron Roberts of Kandahar and Waterford [1][2]
11 Dec 1900 - 9 May 1901	Alfred Milner [3][4]
9 May 1901 - 27 Aug 1901	Horatio Herbert Kitchener, Baron Kitchener of Khartoum, and of Aspall [5][6]
27 Aug 1901 - 21 Jun 1902	Alfred Milner
Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Transvaal
21 Jun 1902 - 23 May 1905	Alfred Milner (from 15 Jul 1902 Viscount Milner of Saint James's and Cape Town)
23 May 1905 - 31 May 1910	William Waldegrave Palmer, Earl of Selborne


[1]	Ex officio Commander-in-Chief of Her Majesty's Forces in South Africa.
[2]	Baron Roberts departed from South Africa on 11 Dec 1900. The Royal Commission appointing him to be Administrator of the Transvaal remained valid to 21 Jun 1902.
[3]	Ex officio Her (His) Majesty's High Commissioner for South Africa.
[4]	Milner assumed the administration of the Transvaal in his capacity as the High Commissioner for South Africa, acting for the absent Baron Roberts.
[5]	Ex officio General Commanding-in-Chief His Majesty's Forces in South Africa.
[6]	Kitchener assumed the administration of the Transvaal in his capacity as the General Commanding-in-Chief His Majesty's Forces in South Africa, acting for the absent Milner.

Last update: 08 May 2025