The position of Governor-General of Taiwan Taiwan Sōtokufu (臺灣總督^?) existed when Taiwan and the Pescadores were part of the Empire of Japan, from 1895 to 1945.

The Japanese Governor-Generals 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]

1. Kabayama Sukenori, 樺山 資紀, Admiral (Imperial Japanese Navy), Viscount 1895-05-21 to 1896-June
2. Katsura Taro 桂 太郎, Lieutenant General (Imperial Japanese Army), Viscount 1896-06-02 to 1896-October
3. Nogi Maresuke 乃木 希典, Lieutenant General (Imperial Japanese Army), Baron 1896-10-14 to 1898-January
4. Kodama Gentaro 兒玉 源太郎, Lieutenant General (Imperial Japanese Army), Baron 1898-02-26 to 1906-April
5. Sakuma Samata 佐久間 左馬太, General (Imperial Japanese Army), Viscount 1906-04-15 to 1915-May
6. Ando Sadami 安東 貞美, General (Imperial Japanese Army), Baron 1915-51 to 1918-June
7. Akashi Motojiro 明石 元二郎, Lieutenant General (Imperial Japanese Army) 1918-June to 1919-November
8. Den Kenjiro 田 健治郎, 寺內內閣閣員 , Baron 1919-10-31 to 1923-September
9. Uchida Kakichi 內田 嘉吉, Member of House of Peers 1923-09-06 to 1924-September
10. Izawa Takio 伊澤 多喜男, Member of House of Peers 1924-09-01 to 1926-July
11. Kamiyama Mitsunoshin 上山 滿之進, literary figure 1926-07-16 to 1928-June
12. Kawamura Takeji 川村竹治, Member of House of Peers 1928-06-16 to 1929-July
13. Ishizuka Eizo 石塚英藏, Member of House of Peers 1929-07-30 to 1931-January
14. Ota Masahiro 太田 政弘, Director of Kwantung Leased Territory? (關東廳長官) 1931-01-16 to 1932-March
15. Minami Hiroshi 南 弘, Member of House of Peers 1932-03-02 to 1932-May
16. Nakagawa Kenzo 中川 健蔵, Undersecretary of Education 1932-05-27 – 1936-September
17. Kobayashi Seizo 小林 躋造, Admiral (Imperial Japanese Navy) 1936-June to 1940-November
18. Hasegawa Kiyoshi 長谷川 清, Admiral (Imperial Japanese Navy) 1940-12-16 to 1944-December
19. Ando Rikichi 安藤 利吉, General (Imperial Japanese Army) 1944-45-2.30 – 1945-October

[edit] See also

• Resident-General of Korea
• Governor-General of Korea
• List of Residents-General of Korea
• List of Governors-General of Korea
• Governor of Formosa
• History of Taiwan
• Taiwan after World War II
• Taiwan under Japanese rule
• Timeline of Taiwanese history
• Political divisions of Taiwan (1895-1945)

[edit] 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 30: 126–158.. doi:10.2307/2718768. http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0073-0548%281970%2930%3C126%3AJCIKAF%3E2.0.CO%3B2-%23. 

[edit] External links

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