List of Chiba Governors
This list includes all the governors ( [ken-] chiji , in the early years kenrei ) of the eastern Japanese prefecture (-ken) Chiba since its foundation by the merger of the prefectures Kisarazu and Inba in 1873.
As in all prefectures, the governor of Chiba has been directly elected by the people since 1947. According to the provisions of the Constitution and the Self-Government Act, he heads the prefecture administration, has the right of initiative for prefectural statutes (jōrei) , can issue official ordinances (kisoku) , submits the budget and certain personnel nominations to the prefecture parliament and represents the prefecture externally. The seat of the prefecture administration of Chiba was from the beginning in the city (-machi) Chiba in the district (-gun) Chiba , which later became the today's independent city (-shi) Chiba .
Appointed governors 1873–1947
| # | governor | Taking office |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shibahara Yawara | June 1873 |
| 2 | Funakoshi Mamoru | March 1880 |
| 3 | Ishida Eikichi | Nov. 1888 |
| 4th | Fujishima Masatake | July 1890 |
| 5 | Hyōdō Masashi | March 1893 |
| 6th | Abe Hiroshi | Aug 1896 |
| 7th | Kashiwada Morifumi | Apr. 1897 |
| 8th | Andō Kensuke | Jan. 1898 |
| 9 | Abe Hiroshi | Aug 1898 |
| 10 | Ishihara Kenzō | Feb 1903 |
| 11 | Ariyoshi Chuichi | March 1908 |
| 12 | Kotsumori Ryō | June 1910 |
| 13 | Ikematsu Tokikazu | June 1913 |
| 14th | Sayanagi Tōta | Apr. 1914 |
| 15th | Orihara Miichirō | Jan. 1917 |
| 16 | Saitō Morikuni | June 1923 |
| 17th | Motoda Toshio | June 1924 |
| 18th | Agata Shinobu | Sep 1926 |
| 19th | Fukunaga Takasuke | May 1927 |
| 20th | Miyawaki Umekichi | Feb. 1929 |
| 21st | Gotō Takizō | July 1929 |
| 22nd | Ishida Kaoru | Aug 1930 |
| 23 | Hotta Kanae | June 1931 |
| 24 | Okada Shūzō | Nov 1931 |
| 25th | Ōkubo Tomejirō | December 1931 |
| 26th | Okada Fumihide | June 1932 |
| 27 | Ishihara Tsunejirō | Oct. 1934 |
| 28 | Taku Yasunobu | July 1937 |
| 29 | Tatsuta Kiyotatsu | May 1941 |
| 30th | Fujiwara Takao | May 1941 |
| 31 | Kawamura Hidefumi | June 1942 |
| 32 | Saitō Akira | April 1945 |
| 33 | Ikezumi Motome | October 1945 |
| 34 | Ono Akira | Jan. 1946 |
| 35 | Hirohashi Tadmitsu | March 1947 |
Elected governors since 1947
| # | governor | Taking office | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kawaguchi Tamenosuke | Apr. 1947 | resigned |
| 2 | Shibata Hitoshi | Dec 1950 | |
| 3 | Nov 1954 | ||
| 4th | Nov 1958 | ||
| 5 | Kanō Hisaakira | Nov. 1962 | died in office |
| 6th | Tomonō Taketo | Apr. 1963 | |
| 7th | Apr. 1967 | ||
| 8th | Apr 1971 | ||
| 9 | Kawakami Kiichi | Apr. 1975 | |
| 10 | Apr. 1979 | resigned | |
| 11 | Numata Takeshi | Apr 1981 | |
| 12 | Apr 1985 | ||
| 13 | Apr. 1989 | ||
| 14th | Apr. 1993 | ||
| 15th | Apr 1997 | ||
| 16 | Dōmoto Akiko | Apr 2001 | |
| 17th | Apr. 2005 | ||
| 18th | Morita Kensaku | Apr. 2009 | Stage name under which he also appears as a politician; but in formal official matters, such as when signing documents, under his real name Suzuki Eiji |
| 19th | Apr. 2013 | ||
| 20th | Apr 2017 |
Web links
- Chiba Prefecture General Affairs Department (sōmu-bu) : Historical Governors (Japanese)
