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.NameTook officeLeft officePartyNumber of terms
1Toshibumi TanakaMay 1947April 1959First term independent, Social Democratic Party3
2Kingo MachimuraApril 1959April 1971Liberal Democratic Party3
3Naohiro DōgakinaiApril 1971April 1983Liberal Democratic Party3
4Takahiro YokomichiApril 1983April 1995Social Democratic Party3
5Tatsuya HoriApril 1995April 2003Independent2
6Harumi TakahashiApril 2003April 2019Independent4
7Naomichi SuzukiApril 2019-Independent-