List of governors of Aichi
The list of governors of Aichi contains all governors of the Japanese prefecture Aichi ( Japanese 愛 知 県 知事 , Aichi-ken-chiji , before 1885: 愛 知 県 令 , Aichi-ken-rei ). For the governors of prefectures predecessor before 1872, see prefecture Nagoya , Inuyama Prefecture and Nukata Prefecture .
Appointed governors 1872–1947
Note: The dates also followed the Western (Gregorian) calendar before 1873.
| # | Surname | Term of office | origin |
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| Aichi Prefecture Governors Aichi-kenrei |
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| 1 | Iseki Morimoto | Apr. 2, 1872 - May 30, 1873 | Iyo |
| 2 | Washinoo Takatsumu | May 30, 1873 - October 15, 1875 | Yamashiro |
| 3 | Yasuba Yasukazu | Oct. 15, 1875 - Mar. 8 1880 | Higo |
| 4th | Kunisada Rempei | March 8 1880 - Jan. 18, 1885 (†) | Nagato |
| 5 | Katsumata Minoru | Jan. 22, 1885 - July 18, 1886 | Nagato |
| Aichi Prefecture Governors Aichi-ken chiji |
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| 5 | Katsumata Minoru | July 18, 1886 - December 26, 1889 | Nagato |
| 6th | Shirane Sen'ichi | Dec 26, 1889 - May 17, 1890 | Nagato |
| 7th | Iwamura Takatoshi | May 21, 1890 - Jan 15, 1892 | Tosa |
| 8th | Senda Sadaaki | Jan 15, 1892 - July 20, 1892 | satsuma |
| 9 | Yasuba Yasukazu | July 20, 1892 - Aug. 20, 1892 | Higo |
| 10 | Tokitō Tanemoto | Aug 20, 1892 - Nov 13, 1897 | satsuma |
| 11 | Egi Kazuyuki | Nov 13, 1897 - Dec 28, 1898 | Suō |
| 12 | Oki Morikata | Dec 28, 1898 - May 12, 1902 | Tottori |
| 13 | Nomura Masaaki | May 12, 1902 - October 2, 1902 (†) | Kagoshima |
| 14th | Fukano Ichizo | Oct. 4, 1902 - Dec. 28, 1912 | Kumamoto |
| 15th | Ishihara Kenzō | Dec 28, 1912 - Mar 3 1913 | Okayama |
| 16 | Matsui Shigeru | 3rd Mar 1913 - Apr 18, 1919 | Hiroshima |
| 17th | Miyao Shunji | Apr. 18, 1919 - May 27, 1921 | Niigata |
| 18th | Kawaguchi Hikoharu | May 27, 1921 - June 16, 1923 | Miyazaki |
| 19th | Ōta Masahiro | June 16, 1923 - June 11, 1924 | Yamagata |
| 20th | Yamawaki Haruki | June 11, 1924 - Sep. 28 1926 | Kyoto |
| 21st | Shibata Zenzaburō | 28 Sep 1926 - May 17, 1927 | Shizuoka |
| 22nd | Obata Toyoji | May 17, 1927 - July 5, 1929 | Chiba |
| 23 | Oka Masao | July 5, 1929 - January 20, 1931 | Shimane |
| 24 | Kōsaka Masayasu | Jan 20, 1931 - Dec 21, 1931 | Yamagata |
| 25th | Ozaki Yūjirō | Dec 21, 1931 - June 28, 1932 | Hyogo |
| 26th | Enfō Ryūsaku | June 28, 1932 - July 21, 1933 | Saitama |
| 27 | Minabe Chōji | July 21, 1933 - August 11, 1934 | Toyama |
| 28 | Shinohara Eitarō | Aug 11, 1934 - Feb 12, 1937 | Nagano |
| 29 | Tanaka Kōtaro | Feb 12, 1937 - Apr 9, 1940 | Nara |
| 30th | Kodama Kyūichi | Apr 9, 1940 - Mar 26 1941 | Yamaguchi |
| 31 | Aikawa Katsuroku | 26th Mar 1941 - June 9, 1942 | saga |
| 32 | Yukizawa Chiyoji | June 10, 1942 - July 1, 1943 | Nagasaki |
| 33 | Yoshino Shinji | July 1, 1943 - April 21, 1945 | Miyagi |
| 34 | Obata Tadayoshi | Apr. 21, 1945 - June 10, 1945 | Osaka |
| 35 | Furui Yoshimi | June 10, 1945 - Aug. 19, 1945 | Tottori |
| 36 | Fukumoto Ryuichi | Aug 19, 1945 - Jan 25, 1946 | Okayama |
| 37 | Hayakawa Saburō | Jan 25, 1946 - July 9, 1946 | Kanagawa |
| 38 | Kuwahara Mikine | July 9, 1946 - March 5. 1947 | Yamanashi |
| 39 | Aoyagi Hideo | 5th Mar 1947 - Apr 12, 1947 | Gunma |
Elected governors since 1947
| # | Surname | Term of office | origin | Party (s) |
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| Governors of Aichi Aichi-ken chiji |
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| 1 | Aoyagi Hideo | Apr 12, 1947 - Apr 4, 1951 | Gunma | |
| 2 | Kuwahara Mikine | May 11, 1951 - Feb. 14, 1955 | Yamanashi | |
| 3 | Feb. 15, 1955 - Feb. 14, 1959 | |||
| 4th | Feb. 15, 1959 - Feb. 14, 1963 | |||
| 5 | Feb. 15, 1963 - Feb. 14, 1967 | |||
| 6th | Feb. 15, 1967 - Feb. 14, 1971 | |||
| 7th | Feb. 15, 1971 - Feb. 14, 1975 | |||
| 8th | Nakaya Yoshiaki | Feb. 15, 1975 - Feb. 14, 1979 | Aichi | |
| 9 | Feb. 15, 1979 - Feb. 14, 1983 | |||
| 10 | Suzuki Reiji | Feb 15, 1983 - Feb 14, 1987 | Aichi | |
| 11 | Feb. 15, 1987 - Feb. 14, 1991 | |||
| 12 | Feb 15, 1991 - Feb 14, 1995 | |||
| 13 | Feb 15, 1995 - Feb 14, 1999 | |||
| 14th | Kanda Masaaki | Feb 15, 1999 - Feb 14, 2003 | Aichi | More independent (electoral support from LDP , DP , Kōmeitō , LP , SDP ) |
| 15th | Feb 15, 2003 - Feb 14, 2007 | Independent (electoral support from LDP, DP, Kōmeitō, Conservative Party ) | ||
| 16 | Feb 15, 2007 - Feb 14, 2011 | More independent (electoral support from LDP, Kōmeitō) | ||
| 17th | Ōmura Hideaki | Feb. 15, 2011 - Feb. 14, 2015 | Aichi | Independent (electoral support from Kōmeitō, Genzei Nippon ) |
| 18th | since Feb. 15, 2015 | More independent (electoral support from DP, Kōmeitō, Ishin , Jisedai , Seikatsu , Genzei Nippon, LDP Aichi) | ||