List of Japanese Governors-General of Korea

This is a list of Japanese Governors-General of Korea under Japanese rule.

Terauchi Masatake was the first governor-general. Terauchi was the third and the last resident-general. Upon the annexation of Korea to Japan, he became the governor-general.

There were ten governors-general, while eight individuals served in this position. Saitō Makoto and Ugaki Kazushige both served two nonconsecutive terms as governor-general. Saitō was the third and the sixth governor-general, and Ugaki was the fourth and seventh governor-general. Thus, Minami Jirō, Koiso Kuniaki, and Abe Nobuyuki were respectively the eight, ninth, and tenth governors-general, but they were respectively the sixth, seventh, and eight individuals to serve as governors-general.

All names on the list follow Eastern convention (family name followed by given name).

Color key (for political parties)

Governors-General

A# I# Portrait Name Took office Left office Political party Monarchs served
Rōmaji Kanji
1 1 Terauchi Masatake 寺内 正毅 1910 1916 None Meiji
Taishō
2 2 Hasegawa Yoshimichi 長谷川 好道 1916 1919 None
3 3 Saitō Makoto
(1st term)		 斎藤 実 1919 1927 None
Shōwa
4 4 Ugaki Kazushige
(1st term)		 宇垣 一成 1927 1927 None
5 5 Yamanashi Hanzō 山梨 半造 1927 1929 None
6 - Saitō Makoto
(2nd term)		 斎藤 実 1929 1931 None
7 - Ugaki Kazushige
(2nd term)		 宇垣 一成 1931 1936 None
8 6 Minami Jirō 南 次郎 1936 1942 None
9 7 Koiso Kuniaki 小磯 國昭 1942 1944 None
10 8 Abe Nobuyuki 阿部 信行 1944 1945 None

See also

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