Prime Minister of Malawi

Monarch (1964–1966)

The succession to the throne was the same as the succession to the British throne.

№	Monarch (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Reign			Royal House	Prime Minister
			Reign start	Reign end	Time in office
1	Queen Elizabeth II (1926–)		6 July 1964	6 July 1966	2 years	Windsor	Banda

Governor-General

The Governor-General was the representative of the monarch in Malawi and exercised most of the powers of the monarch. The Governor-General was appointed for an indefinite term, serving at the pleasure of the monarch. After the passage of the Statute of Westminster 1931, the Governor-General was appointed solely on the advice of the Cabinet of Malawi without the involvement of the British government. In the event of a vacancy the Chief Justice served as Officer Administering the Government.

Status

     Denotes Chief Justice acting as Officer Administering the Government

№	Governor-General (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Tenure			Monarch	Prime Minister
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1	Sir Glyn Jones (1908–1992)		6 July 1964	6 July 1966	2 years	Elizabeth II	Banda

List of presidents

     Denotes Vice-President acting as President

№	President (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Tenure		Elected	Political affiliation (at time of appointment)
			Took office	Left office
1	Hastings Banda (1898–1997)		6 July 1966	21 May 1994			Malawi Congress Party
2	Bakili Muluzi (1943–)		21 May 1994	24 May 2004	1994 1999		United Democratic Front
3	Bingu wa Mutharika (1934–2012)		24 May 2004	5 April 2012 (died in office.)	2004		United Democratic Front
					2009		Democratic Progressive Party
4	Joyce Banda (1950–)		7 April 2012	31 May 2014	–		People's Party
5	Peter Mutharika (1940–)		31 May 2014	Incumbent	2014		Democratic Progressive Party