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List of governors of Okinawa Prefecture

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postGovernor
bodyOkinawa Prefecture
flagEmblem of Okinawa Prefecture.svg
flagsize120px
flagcaptionSeal of Okinawa Prefecture
imagesize165px
imageDenny Tamaki in 2023 (cropped).jpg
incumbentDenny Tamaki
incumbentsince4 October 2018
residenceOkinawa Prefectural Government Headquarters
termlengthFour years (4 years)
formation4 April 1879
inauguralNabeshima Naoyoshi
deputyVice Governor of Okinawa Prefecture

The Governor of Okinawa Prefecture is the head of the local government in Okinawa Prefecture. The governor's official residence is in Okinawa Prefecture Government Building located in Naha, the capital city of the prefecture.

List of Governors of Okinawa Prefecture (1879–1945)

NamePeriod
Nabeshima NaoyoshiApril 4, 1879 – May 18, 1881
Uesugi MochinoriMay 18, 1881 – April 22, 1883
Iwamura MichitoshiApril 22, 1883 – December 21, 1883
Nishimura SutezōDecember 21, 1883 – April 27, 1886
Ōsako SadakiyoApril 27, 1886 – April 14, 1887
Minoru FukuharaApril 14, 1887 – September 18, 1888
Maruoka KanjiSeptember 18, 1888 – July 20, 1892
Narahara ShigeruJuly 20, 1892 – April 6, 1908
Hibi ShigeakiApril 6, 1908 – June 1, 1913
Takuya TakahashiJune 1, 1913 – June 9, 1914
Kyūgorō ŌmiJune 9, 1914 – April 28, 1916
Iwatarō OtagiriApril 28, 1916 – May 4, 1916
Kuniyoshi SuzukiMay 4, 1916 – April 18, 1919
Sōsuke KawagoeApril 18, 1919 – May 27, 1921
Jyun WadaMay 27, 1921 – October 25, 1923
Ki IwamotoOctober 25, 1923 – June 24, 1924
Mitsumasa KameiJune 24, 1924 – September 28, 1926
Tsuguo ImashukuSeptember 28, 1926 – May 7, 1927
Tōjirō IioMay 7, 1927 – December 26, 1928
Chōhei HosokawaDecember 26, 1928 – July 5, 1929
Masao MoriyaJuly 5, 1929 – August 26, 1930
Jirō InoAugust 26, 1930 – June 28, 1935
Hisashi KurashigeJune 28, 1935 – June 24, 1938
Fusatarō FuchigamiJune 24, 1938 – January 7, 1941
Hajime HayakawaJanuary 7, 1941 – July 1, 1943
Shuki IzumiJuly 1, 1943 – January 12, 1945
Akira ShimadaJanuary 12 – June 9, 1945

Okinawa Prefecture was dissolved by United States until 1972. (see List of U.S. governors of the Ryukyu Islands).

List of Governors of Okinawa Prefecture (1972–present)

NameTook officeLeft officePolitical party
Chōbyō YaraMay 15, 1972June 24, 1976Independent
Koichi TairaJune 25, 1976November 23, 1978Independent
Takemori Nijima (acting)November 23, 1978December 13, 1978Independent
Junji NishimeDecember 13, 1978December 9, 1990Independent
Masahide ŌtaDecember 10, 1990December 10, 1998Independent
Keiichi InamineDecember 10, 1998December 9, 2006Independent
Hirokazu NakaimaDecember 10, 2006December 9, 2014Independent
Takeshi OnagaDecember 10, 2014August 8, 2018Independent
Kiichiro Jahana (acting)August 9, 2018August 12, 2018Independent
Moritake Tomikawa (acting)August 13, 2018October 3, 2018Independent
Denny TamakiOctober 4, 2018presentIndependent

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