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)
None       Kenseitō — Kenseikai       Rikken Seiyūkai       Rikken Minseitō       Military       Rikken Dōshikai       Taisei Yokusankai       The Imperial Family       Socialist       Democratic (1947, 1954)       Liberal Democratic       Japan New       Renewal       Democratic

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

• Japanese Resident-General of Korea
• List of Japanese Residents-General of Korea
• Japanese Governor-General of Korea
• Governor-General of Taiwan