Governor of Hokkaido
The Governor of Hokkaido is the head of the local government of Hokkaido, Japan's largest prefecture. The seat of the local government is located in Sapporo, the capital city of the prefecture. The current governor is Naomichi Suzuki.
This is a list of the governors of Hokkaido.
No. | Name | Took office | Left office | Party | Number of terms |
1 | Toshibumi Tanaka | May 1947 | April 1959 | First term independent, Social Democratic Party | 3 |
2 | Kingo Machimura | April 1959 | April 1971 | Liberal Democratic Party | 3 |
3 | Naohiro Dōgakinai | April 1971 | April 1983 | Liberal Democratic Party | 3 |
4 | Takahiro Yokomichi | April 1983 | April 1995 | Social Democratic Party | 3 |
5 | Tatsuya Hori | April 1995 | April 2003 | Independent | 2 |
6 | Harumi Takahashi | April 2003 | April 2019 | Independent | 4 |
7 | Naomichi Suzuki | April 2019 | - | Independent | - |