List of governors of Hokkaido Prefecture explained

Post:Governor
Body:Hokkaido
Flag:Emblem of Hokkaido Prefecture.svg
Flagsize:180px
Flagcaption:Seal of Hokkaido
Incumbent:Naomichi Suzuki
Incumbentsince:23 April 2019
Termlength:Four years
Formation:1947
Inaugural:Toshibumi Tanaka

The 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.

List of governors

This is the list of the governors of Hokkaido.

No.NameTook officeLeft officePartyNumber of terms
1May 1947April 1959First term independent, Social Democratic Party3
2April 1959April 1971Liberal Democratic Party3
3April 1971April 1983Liberal Democratic Party3
4April 1983April 1995Social Democratic Party3
5April 1995April 2003Independent2
6April 2003April 2019Independent4
7April 2019-Independent-