The governor-general of Taiwan (, shinjitai: ) was the head of the Government-General of Taiwan in the Japanese era (including Formosa and the Pescadores) when they were part of the Empire of Japan, from 1895 to 1945.
The Japanese governors-general were members of the Diet, civilian officials, Japanese nobles or generals. They exercised their power on behalf of the sovereign of Taiwan (the emperor of Japan) until the dissolution of the empire when the dominion came under administration of the Republic of China and was renounced by Japan.
Governors-general of Taiwan, 1895–1945
+ Governors-General of Taiwan (1895–1945) PortraitName Originprefecture Occupation AffiliationTerm of officeEmperor of Japan1 Kabayama Sukenori樺山資紀KagoshimaAdmiral (Imperial Japanese Navy) (Viscount)Military10 May 18952 June 1896Meiji2 Katsura Tarō桂太郎YamaguchiLieutenant General (Imperial Japanese Army) (Viscount)Military2 June 189614 October 18963 Nogi Maresuke乃木希典YamaguchiLieutenant General (Imperial Japanese Army) (Baron)Military14 October 189626 February 18984 Kodama Gentarō兒玉源太郎YamaguchiLieutenant General (Imperial Japanese Army) (Baron)Military26 February 189811 April 19065Sakuma Samata佐久間左馬太YamaguchiGeneral (Imperial Japanese Army) (Viscount)Military11 April 19061 May 1915Taishō6 Andō Teibi安東貞美NaganoGeneral (Imperial Japanese Army) (Baron)Military1 May 19156 June 19187 Akashi Motojiro明石元二郎FukuokaLieutenant General (Imperial Japanese Army)Military6 June 191824 October 19198 Den Kenjirō田健治郎HyōgoMember of Terauchi Cabinet (Baron)Seiyūkai29 October 19196 September 19239 Uchida Kakichi內田嘉吉TokyoMember of House of PeersSeiyūkai 6 September 19231 September 192410 Izawa Takio伊澤多喜男NaganoMember of House of PeersKenseikai 1 September 192416 July 192611 Kamiyama Mitsunoshin上山滿之進Yamaguchiliterary figureKenseikai 16 July 192616 June 1928Shōwa12 Kawamura Takeji川村竹治AkitaMember of House of PeersSeiyūkai 16 June 192830 July 192913 Ishizuka Eizō石塚英藏FukushimaMember of House of PeersMinseitō 30 July 192916 January 193114 Ōta Masahiro太田政弘YamagataDirector of Kwantung Leased TerritoryMinseitō 16 January 19312 March 193215 Minami Hiroshi南弘ToyamaMember of House of PeersSeiyūkai 2 March 193226 May 193216 Nakagawa Kenzō中川健蔵NiigataUndersecretary of EducationMinseitō 26 May 19322 September 193617 Kobayashi Seizō小林躋造HiroshimaAdmiral (Imperial Japanese Navy)Military 2 September 193627 November 194018 Hasegawa Kiyoshi長谷川清FukuiAdmiral (Imperial Japanese Navy)Military 27 November 194030 December 194419 Andō Rikichi安藤利吉MiyagiGeneral (Imperial Japanese Army)Military 30 December 194425 October 1945
Timeline
See also Governor of Formosa Governor of Taiwan Province Japanese Governor-General of Korea List of Japanese governors-general of Korea History of Taiwan Japanese Resident-General of Korea List of Japanese residents-general of Korea List of rulers of Taiwan Political divisions of Taiwan (1895–1945) Railway Department of the Office of the Governor-General of Taiwan Taiwan after World War II Timeline of Taiwanese history
References
External links
Archives of the Japanese Taiwan Governor-Generals (Chinese) Japanese Governors of Taiwan (Mandarin)