List of Japanese governors-general of Korea

The Governor-General of Chōsen was the chief administrator of the Japanese colonial government in Korea from 1910 to 1945. All of the governors-general were affiliated with the Japanese military. Terauchi Masatake was the first governor-general. Prior to becoming governor-general, he was the third and the last resident-general. Upon the annexation of Korea to Japanese Empire, 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.

Governors-General of Chōsen

No. Portrait Name Took office Left office Monarch
Rōmaji Kanji
1 Terauchi Masatake 寺内 正毅 1 October 1910 9 October 1916 Meiji
Taishō
2 Hasegawa Yoshimichi 長谷川 好道 9 October 1916 12 August 1919
3 Saitō Makoto
(1st term) 		斎藤 実 12 August 1919 14 April 1927
Shōwa
4 Ugaki Kazushige
(1st term) 		宇垣 一成 14 April 1927 10 December 1927
5 Yamanashi Hanzō 山梨 半造 10 December 1927 17 August 1929
(3) Saitō Makoto
(2nd term) 		斎藤 実 17 August 1929 17 June 1931
(4) Ugaki Kazushige
(2nd term) 		宇垣 一成 17 June 1931 5 August 1936
6 Minami Jirō 南 次郎 5 August 1936 15 June 1942
7 Koiso Kuniaki 小磯 國昭 15 June 1942 12 July 1944
8 Abe Nobuyuki 阿部 信行 12 July 1944 12 September 1945

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