We have come long way as a country, and since we are about to celebrate 50 years as an independent country, it will be a good thing to look back in history. The following is a list of Bechuanaland Protectorate Administrators before Sir Seretse Khama became the Prime Minister/President of the Republic of Botswana 50 years ago .
John Mackenzie – 1884 – 30 Jul 1884
Cecil John Rhodes- 30 Jul 1884 – Sep 1884
Sir Charles Warren- 23 Jan 1885 – 24 Sep 1885
Sidney Godolphin Alexander Shippard- 30 Sep 1885 – 19 Nov 1895
Francis James Newton – 19 Nov 1895 – 21 Dec 1897
Hamilton John Goold-Adams- 21 Dec 1897 – Jan 1901
Sir Ralph Champneys Williams- Jan 1901 – 1906
Francis William Panzera- 1906 – 1916
Edward Charles Frederick Garraway-1916 – 1917
James Comyn MacGregor- 1917 – 1920
Jules E. Ellenberger-1920
James Comyn MacGregor- 1920 – 1923
Jules E. Ellenberger- 1923 – 1926
Rowland Mortimer Daniel-1926
Jules E. Ellenberger 1926 – 1927
Rowland Mortimer Daniel-1927 – 1930
Charles Fernand Rey -1930 – 1937
Sir Charles Noble Arden-Clarke-1937 – 1942
Aubrey Denzil Forsyth Thomson-1942 – 1946
Anthony Sillery-1946 – 1950
Sir Edward Betham Beetham-1950 – 1953
William Forbes Mackenzie-1953 – 1955
Martin Osterfield Wray-1955 – 1959
Sir John Primatt Redcliffe Maud-1959 – 1963
Peter Fawcus-1963 – 1965
Hugh Selby Norman-Walker- 1965 – 30 Sep 1966
