List of Japanese governors-general of Korea

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The governor-general was the chief administrator of the Japanese colonial government in Chōsen from 1910 to 1945. 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 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.

Governors-general

I# Portrait Name Took office Left office Affiliation Monarchs served
Rōmaji Kanji
1 Portrait of Masatake Terauchi.jpg Terauchi Masatake 寺内 正毅 1 October 1910 9 October 1916 Military Meiji
Emperor Taishō (cropped).jpg

Taishō

2 Hasegawa Yoshimichi.jpg Hasegawa Yoshimichi 長谷川 好道 9 October 1916 12 August 1919 Military
3 Makoto Saito 2.jpg Saitō Makoto
(1st term)
斎藤 実 12 August 1919 14 April 1927 Military
4 Kazushige Ugaki 2.jpg Ugaki Kazushige
(1st term)
宇垣 一成 14 April 1927 10 December 1927 Military Emperor Shōwa official portrait 1 (cropped).jpg

Shōwa

5 Yamanashi Hanzo.jpg Yamanashi Hanzō 山梨 半造 10 December 1927 17 August 1929 Military
(3) Makoto Saito 2.jpg Saitō Makoto
(2nd term)
斎藤 実 17 August 1929 17 June 1931 Military
(4) Kazushige Ugaki 2.jpg Ugaki Kazushige
(2nd term)
宇垣 一成 17 June 1931 5 August 1936 Military
6 Minami Jirō 1931.jpg Minami Jirō 南 次郎 5 August 1936 15 June 1942 Military
7 Kuniaki Koiso.jpg Koiso Kuniaki 小磯 國昭 15 June 1942 12 July 1944 Military
8 Nobuyuki Abe formal.jpg Abe Nobuyuki 阿部 信行 12 July 1944 12 September 1945 Military

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