Governor-General of Taiwan

Governor-General of Taiwan
臺灣總督
Japanese Taiwan
Style Governor-General
Reports to Emperor of Japan
Residence Office of the Governor-General of Taiwan
Formation 10 May 1895
First holder Kabayama Sukenori
Final holder Andō Rikichi
Abolished 25 October 1945

The Governor–General of Taiwan (臺灣總督 Taiwan Sōtoku) was the head of government of Japanese Taiwan (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 was ceded to the Republic of China.[1]

Governor-Generals

  Military   Rikken Seiyūkai   Kenseikai   Rikken Minseitō

Portrait Name Origin Occupation Affiliation Term of Office
1 Kabayama Sukenori
樺山資紀
Kagoshima Admiral (Imperial Japanese Navy) (Viscount)Military10 May 18952 June 1896
2 Katsura Tarō
桂太郎
YamaguchiLieutenant General (Imperial Japanese Army) (Viscount)Military2 June 189614 October 1896
3 Nogi Maresuke
乃木希典
YamaguchiLieutenant General (Imperial Japanese Army) (Baron)Military14 October 189626 February 1898
4 Kodama Gentarō
兒玉源太郎
YamaguchiLieutenant General (Imperial Japanese Army) (Baron)Military26 February 189811 April 1906
5 Sakuma Samata
佐久間左馬太
YamaguchiGeneral (Imperial Japanese Army) (Viscount)Military11 April 19061 May 1915
6 Andō Teibi
安東貞美
NaganoGeneral (Imperial Japanese Army) (Baron)Military1 May 19156 June 1918
7 Akashi Motojiro
明石元二郎
FukuokaLieutenant General (Imperial Japanese Army)Military6 June 191824 October 1919
8 Den Kenjirō
田健治郎
HyōgoMember of Terauchi Cabinet (Baron)Seiyūkai29 October 19192 September 1923
9 Uchida Kakichi
內田嘉吉
TokyoMember of House of PeersSeiyūkai 6 September 19231 September 1924
10 Izawa Takio
伊澤多喜男
NaganoMember of House of PeersKenseikai 1 September 192416 July 1926
11 Kamiyama Mitsunoshin
上山滿之進
Yamaguchiliterary figureKenseikai 16 July 192616 June 1928
12 Kawamura Takeji
川村竹治
AkitaMember of House of PeersSeiyūkai 16 June 192830 July 1929
13 Ishizuka Eizō
石塚英藏
FukushimaMember of House of PeersMinseitō 30 July 192916 January 1931
14 Ōta Masahiro
太田政弘
YamagataDirector of Kwantung Leased TerritoryMinseitō 16 January 19312 March 1932
15 Minami Hiroshi
南弘
ToyamaMember of House of PeersSeiyūkai 2 March 193226 May 1932
16 Nakagawa Kenzō
中川健蔵
NiigataUndersecretary of EducationMinseitō 26 May 19322 September 1936
17 Seizō Kobayashi
小林躋造
HiroshimaAdmiral (Imperial Japanese Navy)Military 2 September 193627 November 1940
18 Hasegawa Kiyoshi
長谷川清
FukuiAdmiral (Imperial Japanese Navy)Military 27 November 194030 December 1944
19 Andō Rikichi
安藤利吉
MiyagiGeneral (Imperial Japanese Army)Military 30 December 194425 October 1945

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. Harvard-Yenching Institute. 30: 126–158. doi:10.2307/2718768. JSTOR 2718768.

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