List of Japanese governors-general of Korea
# List of Japanese governors-general of Korea

The governor-general was the chief administrator of the Japanese colonial government in Chōsen from 1910 to 1945. Terauchi Masatake was the first governor-general. Prior to becoming governor-general, he 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.

## Governors-general

| I# | Portrait | Name | Name | Took office | Left office | Affiliation | Monarchs served |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| I# | Portrait | Rōmaji | Kanji | Took office | Left office | Affiliation | Monarchs served |
| 1 | | Terauchi Masatake | 寺内 正毅 | 1 October 1910 | 9 October 1916 | Military | Meiji |
| 1 | | Terauchi Masatake | 寺内 正毅 | 1 October 1910 | 9 October 1916 | Military | Taishō |
| 2 | | Hasegawa Yoshimichi | 長谷川 好道 | 9 October 1916 | 12 August 1919 | Military | Taishō |
| 3 | | Saitō Makoto (1st term) | 斎藤 実 | 12 August 1919 | 14 April 1927 | Military | Taishō |
| 4 | | Ugaki Kazushige (1st term) | 宇垣 一成 | 14 April 1927 | 10 December 1927 | Military | Shōwa |
| 5 | | Yamanashi Hanzō | 山梨 半造 | 10 December 1927 | 17 August 1929 | Military | Shōwa |
| (3) | | Saitō Makoto (2nd term) | 斎藤 実 | 17 August 1929 | 17 June 1931 | Military | Shōwa |
| (4) | | Ugaki Kazushige (2nd term) | 宇垣 一成 | 17 June 1931 | 5 August 1936 | Military | Shōwa |
| 6 | | Minami Jirō | 南 次郎 | 5 August 1936 | 15 June 1942 | Military | Shōwa |
| 7 | | Koiso Kuniaki | 小磯 國昭 | 15 June 1942 | 12 July 1944 | Military | Shōwa |
| 8 | | Abe Nobuyuki | 阿部 信行 | 12 July 1944 | 12 September 1945 | Military | Shōwa |
