Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies

Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
Gouverneur-generaal van Nederlandsch-Indië
Coat of arms of the Dutch East Indies
First holder
Pieter Both

19 December 1610 – 6 November 1614
Residence
SeatBatavia
Appointer
Formation19 December 1610
First holderPieter Both
Final holderTony Lovink
Abolished27 December 1949
SuccessionPresident of Indonesia

The governor-general of the Dutch East Indies (Dutch: Gouverneur-generaal van Nederlands Indië, Indonesian: Gubernur Jenderal Hindia Belanda) represented Dutch rule in the Dutch East Indies between 1610 and Dutch recognition of the independence of Indonesia in 1949.