List of Saga governors
This list has recorded the governors (chiji) of the Japanese prefecture (ken) Saga since 1883, when it finally became independent.
| # | image | Surname | Taking office | Options, comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Kamata Kagesuke / Keisuke ( 鎌 田 景 弼 ) | May 1883 | initially under the title kenrei ( 県 令 ) |
| 2 |  |
Ishii Kunimichi ( 石井 邦 猷 ) | June 1888 | already 1872–73 参事 sanji of the first Saga prefecture |
| 3 |  |
Kabayama Sukeo ( 樺 山 資 雄 ) | Dec 1889 | |
| 4th | Nagamine Yakichi ( 永峰 彌 吉 ) | Aug 1892 | died in office | |
| 5 |  |
Tanabe Teruzane ( 田 辺 輝 実 ) | Jan. 1894 | |
| 6th |  |
Ōyama Tsunamasa ( 大 山 綱 昌 ) | Aug 1896 | |
| 7th | Takeuchi Iseki ( 武 内 維 積 ) | Apr. 1897 | ||
| 8th |  |
Hirayama Yasuhiko ( 平 山 靖 彦 ) | June 1898 | |
| 9 | Takeuchi Iseki | July 1898 | ||
| 10 |  |
Seki Kiyohide ( 関 清 英 ) | Dec 1898 | |
| 11 |  |
Kagawa Teru ( 香 川 輝 ) | Apr. 1901 | |
| 12 |  |
Inoue Kōsai ( 井上 孝 哉 ) | Apr. 1908 | |
| 13 |  |
Nishimura Mutsuo ( 西村 陸 奥夫 ) | Dec 1908 | |
| 14th | Fuwa Hikomaro ( 不 破 彦 磨 ) | Oct. 1911 | ||
| 15th |  |
Wakabayashi Raizō ( 若 林 賚 蔵 ) | June 1914 | |
| 16 |  |
Ishibashi Yawara ( 石橋 和 ) | Jan. 1915 | |
| 17th |  |
Okada Unosuke ( 岡田 宇 之 助 ) | Jan. 1917 | |
| 18th |  |
Ōshiba Sōkichi ( 大 芝 惣 吉 ) | Dec 1917 | |
| 19th |  |
Sawada Ushimaro ( 沢 田 牛 麿 ) | Apr. 1919 | |
| 20th |  |
Tominaga Kō ( 富 永 鴻 ) | June 1921 | |
| 21st | Saitō Kōzō ( 斉 藤 行 三 ) | July 1924 | ||
| 22nd |  |
Tokunaga Urazō ( 時 永 浦 三 ) | Sep 1926 | |
| 23 |  |
Ōshima Hachikurō ( 大 島 破竹 郎 ) | May 1927 | |
| 24 |  |
Shinjō Yūjirō ( 新 庄 祐 治郎 ) | May 1928 | |
| 25th | Yoshimura Tetsuzō ( 吉 村 哲 三 ) | Jan. 1929 | ||
| 26th |  |
Imashuku Tsuguo ( 今 宿 次 雄 ) | Sep 1929 | |
| 27 |  |
Inoue Egg / Hide ( 井上 英 ) | July 1930 | |
| 28 |  |
Nakarai Kiyoshi ( 半 井 清 ) | Jan. 1931 | |
| 29 |  |
Hayakawa Saburō ( 早川 三郎 ) | December 1931 | |
| 30th |  |
Fujioka Nagakazu ( 藤 岡 長 和 ) | June 1933 | |
| 31 |  |
Furukawa Shizuo ( 古 川 静 夫 ) | Nov. 1934 | |
| 32 | Koyama Chiichi ( 小山 知 一 ) | July 1937 | ||
| 33 |  |
Katō Otomaru ( 加藤 於 兎 丸 ) | Apr. 1939 | |
| 34 |  |
Masaki Nagatoshi ( 真 崎 長年 ) | Apr 1940 | |
| 35 |  |
Ikezumi Motome ( 生 悦 住 求 馬 ) | March 1941 | |
| 36 | Tanaka Shōgo ( 田中 省吾 ) | May 1942 | ||
| 37 |  |
Miyazaki Kenta ( 宮 崎 謙 太 ) | Aug 1944 | |
| 38 | Okimori Gen'ichi ( 沖 森 源 一 ) | October 1945 | ||
| 39 | Tozawa Morio ( 戸 沢 盛 男 ) | July 1946 | ||
| 40 | Kanayama Kuniharu ( 金山 国 治 ) | March 1947 | ||
| 41 | Okimori Gen'ichi | Apr. 1947 | Election April 5, 1947 | |
| 42 |  |
Nabeshima Naotsugu ( 鍋 島 直 紹 ) | Apr. 1951 | Election April 30, 1951 |
| 43 | April 1955 | Election April 23, 1955 | ||
| 44 | Ikeda Sunao ( 池田 直 ) | Apr. 1951 | Election April 23, 1959 | |
| 45 | Apr. 1963 | Election April 17th, 1963 | ||
| 46 | Apr. 1967 | Election April 15, 1967 | ||
| 47 | Apr 1971 | Election April 11, 1967 | ||
| 48 | Apr. 1975 | Election April 13th 1975 | ||
| 49 | Katsuki Kumao ( 香 月 熊 雄 ) | Apr. 1979 | Election April 8, 1979 | |
| 50 | Apr. 1983 | Election April 10, 1983 | ||
| 51 | Apr 1987 | Election April 12, 1987 | ||
| 52 | Imoto Isamu ( 井 本 勇 ) | Apr. 1991 | Election April 7, 1991 | |
| 53 | Apr 1995 | Election April 9, 1995 | ||
| 54 | April 1999 | Election April 1, 1999 | ||
| 55 | Furukawa Yasushi ( 古 川 康 ) | Apr. 2003 | Election April 13, 2003 | |
| 56 | Apr 2007 | Election April 8, 2007 | ||
| 57 | Apr. 2011 | Election April 10, 2011 ; resigned | ||
| 58 | Yamaguchi Yoshinori ( 山口 祥 義 ) | Jan. 2015 | Election January 11, 2015 | |
| 59 | Jan. 2019 | Election December 16, 2018 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Saga Prefectural Administration, Governor's Office: 佐賀 県 の 歴 代 知事 一 覧 , accessed February 5, 2020.
