List of Japanese residents-general of Korea

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The resident-general was the leader of Korea under Japanese rule from 1905 to 1910.

Itō Hirobumi was the first resident-general. There were three residents-general in total. After the annexation of Korea to Japan, the last resident-general, Terauchi Masatake, became the first governor-general.

All names on the list follow Eastern convention (family name followed by given name).

Color key (for political parties)

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

Residents-general[edit]

A# I# Portrait Name Took office Left office Political party Monarchs served
Rōmaji Kanji
1 1 Itō Hirobumi 伊藤 博文 21 December 1905 14 June 1909 None

Meiji

2 2 Sone Arasuke 曾禰 荒助 14 June 1909 30 May 1910 None
3 3 Terauchi Masatake 寺内 正毅 30 May 1910 1 October 1910 None

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