List of French residents-general in Morocco

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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 toHead of State of France
ResidenceFrench Protectorate Residence
SeatRabat
Formation28 April 1912
First holderHubert Lyautey
Final holderAndré Louis Dubois
Abolished2 March 1956
French Morocco (light green), 1956.

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.

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(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

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