Governor-General of Taiwan

The governor-general of Taiwan (Japanese: 臺灣總督, romanized: Taiwan Sōtoku, shinjitai: 台湾総督) 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.[1]

Governors-general of Taiwan, 1895–1945

  Military  Rikken Seiyūkai  Kenseikai  Rikken Minseitō

Governors-General of Taiwan (1895–1945)
No.PortraitNameOriginprefectureOccupationAffiliationTerm of officeEmperor of Japan
1Kabayama Sukenori樺山資紀KagoshimaAdmiral (Imperial Japanese Navy) (Viscount)Military10 May 18952 June 1896Meiji
2Katsura Tarō桂太郎YamaguchiLieutenant General (Imperial Japanese Army) (Viscount)Military2 June 189614 October 1896
3Nogi Maresuke乃木希典YamaguchiLieutenant General (Imperial Japanese Army) (Baron)Military14 October 189626 February 1898
4Kodama Gentarō兒玉源太郎YamaguchiLieutenant General (Imperial Japanese Army) (Baron)Military26 February 189811 April 1906
5Sakuma Samata佐久間左馬太YamaguchiGeneral (Imperial Japanese Army) (Viscount)Military11 April 19061 May 1915
Taishō
6Andō Teibi安東貞美NaganoGeneral (Imperial Japanese Army) (Baron)Military1 May 19156 June 1918
7Akashi Motojiro明石元二郎FukuokaLieutenant General (Imperial Japanese Army)Military6 June 191824 October 1919
8Den Kenjirō田健治郎HyōgoMember of Terauchi Cabinet (Baron)Seiyūkai29 October 19196 September 1923
9Uchida Kakichi內田嘉吉TokyoMember of House of PeersSeiyūkai6 September 19231 September 1924
10Izawa Takio伊澤多喜男NaganoMember of House of PeersKenseikai1 September 192416 July 1926
11Kamiyama Mitsunoshin上山滿之進Yamaguchiliterary figureKenseikai16 July 192616 June 1928
Shōwa
12Kawamura Takeji川村竹治AkitaMember of House of PeersSeiyūkai16 June 192830 July 1929
13Ishizuka Eizō石塚英藏FukushimaMember of House of PeersMinseitō30 July 192916 January 1931
14Ōta Masahiro太田政弘YamagataDirector of Kwantung Leased TerritoryMinseitō16 January 19312 March 1932
15Minami Hiroshi南弘ToyamaMember of House of PeersSeiyūkai2 March 193226 May 1932
16Nakagawa Kenzō中川健蔵NiigataUndersecretary of EducationMinseitō26 May 19322 September 1936
17Kobayashi Seizō小林躋造HiroshimaAdmiral (Imperial Japanese Navy)Military2 September 193627 November 1940
18Hasegawa Kiyoshi長谷川清FukuiAdmiral (Imperial Japanese Navy)Military27 November 194030 December 1944
19Andō Rikichi安藤利吉MiyagiGeneral (Imperial Japanese Army)Military30 December 194425 October 1945

Timeline

Andō RikichiHasegawa KiyoshiKobayashi SeizōNakagawa KenzōMinami HiroshiŌta MasahiroIshizuka EizōKawamura TakejiKamiyama MitsunoshinIzawa TakioUchida KakichiDen KenjirōAkashi MotojiroAndō TeibiSakuma SamataKodama GentarōNogi MaresukeKatsura TarōKabayama Sukenori

See also

References

  1. Edward I-te Chen (1970). "Japanese Colonialism in Korea and Formosa: A Comparison of The Systems of Political Control". Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies. 30. Harvard-Yenching Institute: 126–158. doi:10.2307/2718768. JSTOR 2718768.