| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
| Portuguese Protectorate of Cabinda | Portuguese possession confirmed by the Berlin Conference 14 February 1885 |
| 1885 to 1886 | Jaime Pereira de Sampaio Forjaz de Serpa Pimentel, Resident | |
| 31 May 1887 | Cabinda becomes seat of the Congo district |
| 1890 to 1892 | José António de Miranda, Resident | Did not take office |
| 1892 to 1897 | João Francisco Nunes, Resident | |
| 1897 to 1897 | Luís Gonzaga Ribeiro, Resident | |
| 1899 | End of Cabindan administrative autonomy |
| 1899 to 1899 | Henrique Quirino da Fonseca, Resident | |
| Congo District |
| 14 July 1887 to 1889 | João de Brissac das Neves Ferreira, Governor | |
| 1889 to 1890 | António de Azarado de Vasconcelos, Governor | |
| 1890 to 1893 | António Sérgio de Sousa, Governor | |
| 1893 to 1895 | Nuno de Freitas Queriol, Governor | 1st Term |
| 1895 to 1896 | Jaime Pereira de Sampaio Forjaz de Serpa Pimenta, Governor | |
| 1895 to 1896 | Eduardo Augusto Gomes de Sousa, Governor | ?1st Term |
| 1896 to 1897 | Nuno de Freitas Queriol, Governor | 2nd Term |
| 1897 to 1897 | Eduardo Augusto Gomes de Sousa, Governor | ?2nd Term |
| 1897 to 1899 | Luís Bernardino Leitão Xavier, Governor | |
| 1899 to 1900 | Henrique Quirino da Fonseca, Governor | |
| 1900 to 1900 | Augusto Pereira do Vale, Governor | |
| 1900 to 1901 | Jaime da Fonseca Monteiro, Governor | |
| 1901 to 1901 | Pedro de Azevedo Coutinho, Governor | |
| 1901 to 1901 | Raúl Correia Betancourt de Furtado, Governor | |
| 1901 to 1902 | João dos Santos Pereira Jardim, Governor | |
| Intendancy of Cabinda | Under Maquela |
| 1921 to 1922 | | |
| 1922 | Dependent on Zaire district |
| Intendancy of Zaire and Cabinda |
| 1930 to 1932 | | |
| Intendancy of Cabinda | Directly dependent on the governor-general of Angola |
| 1932 to 1934 | | |
| Intendancy of Cabinda |
| 1934 | Dependent on Angola |
| 1934 to 1945 | | |
| District of Cabinda | Restored |
| 1946 to 1949 | Raul de Lima, Governor | |
| 1949 to 1956 | Ismael Pais, Governor | |
| 1956 to 1956 | João Baptista Duarte Pinheira, Governor | |
| 1956 to 1957 | Jaime António Tavares Machado Banazol, Governor | |
| 1957 to 1958 | Norberto Augusto Lopes, Governor | |
| 1959 to 1961 | José Paulo Paixão Barradas, Governor | |
| 1961 to 1963 | Júlio de Araújo Ferreiro, Governor | |
| 1964 to 1965 | Artur João Cabral Carmona, Governor | |
| 1965 to 1966 | Adriano Augusto Pires, Governor | |
| 1966 to 1968 | João Tiroa, Governor | |
| 1968 to 1970 | Américo Agostinho Mendóça Frazão, Governor | |
| 1970 to 1971 | Eurico Ferreira Gonçalves, Governor | |
| 1971 to 1975 | João António Pinheiro, Governor | |
| 1975 to 1975 | Themudo Barata, Governor | |
| November 1975 to January 1976 | FNLA control as part of Democratic People's Republic of Angola |
| 1 August 1975 | Independence declared (Cabinda Republic) not recognized by Portugal or Angola |
| January 1976 | Cabinda occupied by Angolan government |
| Cabinda Province |
| 1975 to ?1993 | ..., Governor | |
| 1991 to 1991 | Maria Mambo Café, Governor | |
| September 1992 | Briefly occupied by FLEC |
| ?1993 to January 1995 | Augusto Tomas, Governor | |
| January 1995 to April 2002 | José Amaro Tati, Governor | |
| April 2002 to present | José Anibal Rochas, Governor | |
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