Governor-General of Taiwan

Governor-General of Taiwan
臺灣總督
Seal of the Government-General of Taiwan
Seal of the Governor-General of Taiwan
Government-General of Taiwan, Empire of Japan
Style	Governor-General
Reports to	Prime Minister of Japan
Residence	Official residence of the Governor-General of Taiwan
Seat	Office of the Governor-General of Taiwan, Taihoku, Taiwan
Appointer	Emperor of Japan
Formation	10 May 1895
First holder	Kabayama Sukenori
Final holder	Andō Rikichi
Abolished	25 October 1945
Succession	Governor of Taiwan Province

The Governor–General of Taiwan (臺灣總督, Taiwan Sōtoku) 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

  Military   Rikken Seiyūkai   Kenseikai   Rikken Minseitō

№	Portrait	Name	Origin	Occupation	Affiliation	Term of Office		Emperor of Japan
style="background:Template:Military (Japan)/meta/color; color:black;" |1		Kabayama Sukenori 樺山資紀	Kagoshima	Admiral (Imperial Japanese Navy) (Viscount)	Military	10 May 1895	2 June 1896	Emperor Meiji 明治天皇
style="background:Template:Military (Japan)/meta/color; color:black;" |2		Katsura Tarō 桂太郎	Yamaguchi	Lieutenant General (Imperial Japanese Army) (Viscount)	Military	2 June 1896	14 October 1896
style="background:Template:Military (Japan)/meta/color; color:black;" |3		Nogi Maresuke 乃木希典	Yamaguchi	Lieutenant General (Imperial Japanese Army) (Baron)	Military	14 October 1896	26 February 1898
style="background:Template:Military (Japan)/meta/color; color:black;" |4		Kodama Gentarō 兒玉源太郎	Yamaguchi	Lieutenant General (Imperial Japanese Army) (Baron)	Military	26 February 1898	11 April 1906
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Military (Japan)/meta/color; color:black;" |5		Sakuma Samata 佐久間左馬太	Yamaguchi	General (Imperial Japanese Army) (Viscount)	Military	11 April 1906	1 May 1915
							Emperor Taishō 大正天皇
style="background:Template:Military (Japan)/meta/color; color:black;" |6		Andō Teibi 安東貞美	Nagano	General (Imperial Japanese Army) (Baron)	Military	1 May 1915		6 June 1918
style="background:Template:Military (Japan)/meta/color; color:black;" |7		Akashi Motojiro 明石元二郎	Fukuoka	Lieutenant General (Imperial Japanese Army)	Military	6 June 1918		24 October 1919
style="background:Template:Rikken Seiyukai/meta/color; color:black;" |8		Den Kenjirō 田健治郎	Hyōgo	Member of Terauchi Cabinet (Baron)	Seiyūkai	29 October 1919		6 September 1923
style="background:Template:Rikken Seiyukai/meta/color; color:black;" |9		Uchida Kakichi 內田嘉吉	Tokyo	Member of House of Peers	Seiyūkai	6 September 1923		1 September 1924
style="background:Template:Kenseikai/meta/color; color:black;" |10		Izawa Takio 伊澤多喜男	Nagano	Member of House of Peers	Kenseikai	1 September 1924		16 July 1926
style="background:Template:Kenseikai/meta/color; color:black;" |11		Kamiyama Mitsunoshin 上山滿之進	Yamaguchi	literary figure	Kenseikai	16 July 1926	16 June 1928	Emperor Shōwa 昭和天皇
style="background:Template:Rikken Seiyukai/meta/color; color:black;" |12		Kawamura Takeji 川村竹治	Akita	Member of House of Peers	Seiyūkai	16 June 1928	30 July 1929
style="background:Template:Rikken Minseito/meta/color; color:black;" |13		Ishizuka Eizō 石塚英藏	Fukushima	Member of House of Peers	Minseitō	30 July 1929	16 January 1931
style="background:Template:Rikken Minseito/meta/color; color:black;" |14		Ōta Masahiro 太田政弘	Yamagata	Director of Kwantung Leased Territory	Minseitō	16 January 1931	2 March 1932
style="background:Template:Rikken Seiyukai/meta/color; color:black;" |15		Minami Hiroshi 南弘	Toyama	Member of House of Peers	Seiyūkai	2 March 1932	26 May 1932
style="background:Template:Rikken Minseito/meta/color; color:black;" |16		Nakagawa Kenzō 中川健蔵	Niigata	Undersecretary of Education	Minseitō	26 May 1932	2 September 1936
style="background:Template:Military (Japan)/meta/color; color:black;" |17		Kobayashi Seizō 小林躋造	Hiroshima	Admiral (Imperial Japanese Navy)	Military	2 September 1936	27 November 1940
style="background:Template:Military (Japan)/meta/color; color:black;" |18		Hasegawa Kiyoshi 長谷川清	Fukui	Admiral (Imperial Japanese Navy)	Military	27 November 1940	30 December 1944
style="background:Template:Military (Japan)/meta/color; color:black;" |19		Andō Rikichi 安藤利吉	Miyagi	General (Imperial Japanese Army)	Military	30 December 1944	25 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)
• Taiwan after World War II
• Timeline of Taiwanese history

External links

• Archives of the Japanese Taiwan Governor-Generals (Chinese)
• Japanese Governors of Taiwan (Mandarin)