Governor of Okinawa Prefecture

Governor of Okinawa Prefecture

Flag of Okinawa Prefecture
Incumbent
Takeshi Onaga

since December 10, 2014
Residence Okinawa Prefectural Government Headquarters
Term length Four years
Inaugural holder Seiichirō Kinashi
Formation 1879

The Governor of Okinawa Prefecture (沖縄県知事一覧 Okinawa kenchiji ichiran) is the head of the local government in Okinawa Prefecture. The governor's official residence is in Okinawa Prefecture Government Building located in Naha, the capital city of the prefecture.


This is a list of the governors of Okinawa.

Name Period
Chobyo Yara May 15, 1972 June 24, 1976
Koichi Taira June 25, 1976 November 23, 1978
Takemori Nijima (acting [for Taira to November 23, 1978]) July 21, 1978 December 13, 1978
Junji Nishime December 13, 1978 December 9, 1990
Masahide Ota December 10, 1990 December 10, 1998
Keiichi Inamine December 10, 1998 December 9, 2006
Hirokazu Nakaima December 10, 2006 December 9, 2014
Takeshi Onaga December 10, 2014 Present

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