Governor-General of Taiwan

The governor-general of Taiwan (Japanese: 臺灣總督, romanized: 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.

Governor-General of Taiwan
臺灣總督
Seal of the governor-general
Longest serving
Sakuma Samata
11 April 1906 – 1 May 1915
Government-General of Taiwan
Reports toPrime Minister of Japan
ResidenceOfficial residence of the Governor-General of Taiwan
SeatOffice of the Governor-General of Taiwan, Taihoku, Taiwan
AppointerEmperor of Japan
PrecursorPresident of Formosa
Formation10 May 1895
First holderKabayama Sukenori
Final holderRikichi Andō
Abolished25 October 1945
Superseded byGovernor of Taiwan Province

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

  Military   Rikken Seiyūkai   Kenseikai   Rikken Minseitō

№ Portrait Name Origin Occupation Affiliation Term of office Emperor of Japan
1 Kabayama Sukenori
樺山資紀		Kagoshima Admiral (Imperial Japanese Navy) (Viscount)Military10 May 18952 June 1896

Emperor Meiji
明治天皇

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

Emperor Taishō
大正天皇

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 19196 September 1923
9 Uchida Kakichi
內田嘉吉		TokyoMember of House of PeersSeiyūkai6 September 19231 September 1924
10 Izawa Takio
伊澤多喜男		NaganoMember of House of PeersKenseikai1 September 192416 July 1926
11 Kamiyama Mitsunoshin
上山滿之進		Yamaguchiliterary figureKenseikai16 July 192616 June 1928

Emperor Shōwa
昭和天皇

12 Kawamura Takeji
川村竹治		AkitaMember of House of PeersSeiyūkai16 June 192830 July 1929
13 Ishizuka Eizō
石塚英藏		FukushimaMember of House of PeersMinseitō30 July 192916 January 1931
14 Ōta Masahiro
太田政弘		YamagataDirector of Kwantung Leased TerritoryMinseitō16 January 19312 March 1932
15 Minami Hiroshi
南弘		ToyamaMember of House of PeersSeiyūkai2 March 193226 May 1932
16 Nakagawa Kenzō
中川健蔵		NiigataUndersecretary of EducationMinseitō26 May 19322 September 1936
17 Kobayashi Seizō
小林躋造		HiroshimaAdmiral (Imperial Japanese Navy)Military2 September 193627 November 1940
18 Hasegawa Kiyoshi
長谷川清		FukuiAdmiral (Imperial Japanese Navy)Military27 November 194030 December 1944
19 Andō 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. Harvard-Yenching Institute. 30: 126–158. doi:10.2307/2718768. JSTOR 2718768.
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