| Post: | Governor |
| Body: | Okinawa Prefecture |
| Flag: | Emblem of Okinawa Prefecture.svg |
| Flagsize: | 120px |
| Flagcaption: | Seal of Okinawa Prefecture |
| Incumbentsince: | 4 October 2018 |
| Residence: | Okinawa Prefectural Government Headquarters |
| Termlength: | Four years (4 years) |
| Formation: | 4 April 1879 |
| Inaugural: | Nabeshima Naoyoshi |
| Deputy: | Vice Governor of Okinawa Prefecture |
The 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.
| Name | Period | |
|---|---|---|
| Nabeshima Naoyoshi | April 4, 1879 - May 18, 1881 | |
| Uesugi Mochinori | May 18, 1881 - April 22, 1883 | |
| Iwamura Michitoshi | April 22, 1883 - December 21, 1883 | |
| Nishimura Sutezō | December 21, 1883 - April 27, 1886 | |
| Ōsako Sadakiyo | April 27, 1886 - April 14, 1887 | |
| Minoru Fukuhara | April 14, 1887 - September 18, 1888 | |
| Maruoka Kanji | September 18, 1888 - July 20, 1892 | |
| Narahara Shigeru | July 20, 1892 - April 6, 1908 | |
| Hibi Shigeaki | April 6, 1908 - June 1, 1913 | |
| Takuya Takahashi | June 1, 1913 - June 9, 1914 | |
| Kyūgorō Ōmi | June 9, 1914 - April 28, 1916 | |
| Iwatarō Otagiri | April 28, 1916 - May 4, 1916 | |
| Kuniyoshi Suzuki | May 4, 1916 - April 18, 1919 | |
| Sōsuke Kawagoe | April 18, 1919 - May 27, 1921 | |
| Jyun Wada | May 27, 1921 - October 25, 1923 | |
| Ki Iwamoto | October 25, 1923 - June 24, 1924 | |
| Mitsumasa Kamei | June 24, 1924 - September 28, 1926 | |
| Tsuguo Imashuku | September 28, 1926 - May 7, 1927 | |
| Tōjirō Iio | May 7, 1927 - December 26, 1928 | |
| Chōhei Hosokawa | December 26, 1928 - July 5, 1929 | |
| Masao Moriya | July 5, 1929 - August 26, 1930 | |
| Jirō Ino | August 26, 1930 - June 28, 1935 | |
| Hisashi Kurashige | June 28, 1935 - June 24, 1938 | |
| Fusatarō Fuchigami | June 24, 1938 - January 7, 1941 | |
| Hajime Hayakawa | January 7, 1941 - July 1, 1943 | |
| Shuki Izumi | July 1, 1943 - January 12, 1945 | |
| Akira Shimada | January 12 - June 9, 1945 |
Okinawa Prefecture was dissolved by United States until 1972.
(see List of U.S. governors of the Ryukyu Islands).
| Name | Took office | Left office | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chōbyō Yara | May 15, 1972 | June 24, 1976 | ||
| Koichi Taira | June 25, 1976 | November 23, 1978 | Independent | |
| Takemori Nijima (acting) | November 23, 1978 | December 13, 1978 | Independent | |
| Junji Nishime | December 13, 1978 | December 9, 1990 | Independent | |
| Masahide Ōta | December 10, 1990 | December 10, 1998 | Independent | |
| Keiichi Inamine | December 10, 1998 | December 9, 2006 | Independent | |
| Hirokazu Nakaima | December 10, 2006 | December 9, 2014 | Independent | |
| Takeshi Onaga | December 10, 2014 | August 8, 2018 | Independent | |
| Kiichiro Jahana (acting) | August 9, 2018 | August 12, 2018 | Independent | |
| Moritake Tomikawa (acting) | August 13, 2018 | October 3, 2018 | Independent | |
| Denny Tamaki | October 4, 2018 | present | Independent |