List of Japanese Governors-General of Korea
This is a list of Japanese Governors-General of Korea under Japanese rule.
Terauchi Masatake was the first governor-general. Terauchi was the third and the last resident-general. Upon the annexation of Korea to Japan, he became the governor-general.
There were ten governors-general, while eight individuals served in this position. Saitō Makoto and Ugaki Kazushige both served two nonconsecutive terms as governor-general. Saitō was the third and the sixth governor-general, and Ugaki was the fourth and seventh governor-general. Thus, Minami Jirō, Koiso Kuniaki, and Abe Nobuyuki were respectively the eight, ninth, and tenth governors-general, but they were respectively the sixth, seventh, and eight individuals to serve as governors-general.
All names on the list follow Eastern convention (family name followed by given name).
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Governors-General
| I# | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Affiliation | Monarchs served | |
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| 1 |  |
Terauchi Masatake | 寺内 正毅 | 1 October 1910 | 9 October 1916 | Military | Meiji |
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| 2 |  |
Hasegawa Yoshimichi | 長谷川 好道 | 9 October 1916 | 12 August 1919 | Military | |
| 3 |  |
Saitō Makoto (1st term) |
斎藤 実 | 12 August 1919 | 14 April 1927 | Military | |
| 4 |  |
Ugaki Kazushige (1st term) |
宇垣 一成 | 14 April 1927 | 10 December 1927 | Military | .jpg.webp)
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| 5 |  |
Yamanashi Hanzō | 山梨 半造 | 10 December 1927 | 17 August 1929 | Military | |
| (3) | |
Saitō Makoto (2nd term) |
斎藤 実 | 17 August 1929 | 17 June 1931 | Military | |
| (4) | |
Ugaki Kazushige (2nd term) |
宇垣 一成 | 17 June 1931 | 5 August 1936 | Military | |
| 6 |  |
Minami Jirō | 南 次郎 | 5 August 1936 | 15 June 1942 | Military | |
| 7 |  |
Koiso Kuniaki | 小磯 國昭 | 15 June 1942 | 12 July 1944 | Military | |
| 8 |  |
Abe Nobuyuki | 阿部 信行 | 12 July 1944 | 12 September 1945 | Military | |