List of French residents-general in Morocco

In 1911, the conquest of Morocco was initiated by the French Third Republic, in the aftermath of the Agadir Crisis. While the conquest itself lasted until 1934, the Treaty of Fes was signed on 30 March 1912. According to the treaty, most of Morocco would become a French protectorate from 1912 to 1956, when the country regained its independence.

Resident-General of France in Morocco
Résident général de France au Maroc
Merchant flag of French Morocco
Longest serving Hubert Lyautey 28 April 1912 – 25 August 1925
Reports to	Head of State of France
Residence	French Protectorate Residence
Seat	Rabat
Formation	28 April 1912
First holder	Hubert Lyautey
Final holder	André Louis Dubois
Abolished	2 March 1956

French Morocco (light green), 1956.

List

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure	Incumbent	Notes	Portrait
4 August 1907 to 28 April 1912	Hubert Lyautey, Military Governor
28 April 1912 to 25 August 1925	Hubert Lyautey, Resident-General	Marshal of France from 1921
13 December 1916 to 7 April 1917	Henri Gouraud, Acting Resident-General	For Lyautey
4 October 1925 to 1 January 1929	Théodore Steeg, Resident-General
2 January 1929 to 14 September 1933	Lucien Saint, Resident-General
14 September 1933 to 22 March 1936	Auguste Henri Ponsot, Resident-General
22 March 1936 to 16 September 1936	Marcel Peyrouton, Resident-General
16 September 1936 to 21 June 1943	Charles Noguès, Resident-General
21 June 1943 to 4 March 1946	Gabriel Puaux, Resident-General
4 March 1946 to 14 May 1947	Eirik Labonne [fr], Resident-General
14 May 1947 to 28 August 1951	Alphonse Juin, Resident-General
28 August 1951 to 20 May 1954	Augustin Guillaume, Resident-General
20 May 1954 to 20 June 1955	Francis Lacoste [fr], Resident-General
20 June 1955 to 31 August 1955	Gilbert Grandval, Resident-General
31 August 1955 to 9 November 1955	Pierre Boyer de Latour du Moulin [fr], Resident-General
9 November 1955 to 2 March 1956	André Louis Dubois, Resident-General

See also

• Beylik of Tunis
• French protectorate of Tunisia
  • List of French residents-general in Tunisia
• Kingdom of Tunisia
• French Algeria
  • List of French governors of Algeria
• Spanish protectorate in Morocco
  • List of Spanish high commissioners in Morocco

Sources

• http://www.rulers.org/rulm2.html#morocco
• African States and Rulers, John Stewart, McFarland
• Heads of State and Government, 2nd Edition, John V da Graca, MacMillan Press (2000)