Governor-General of Taiwan

Governor-General of Taiwan
臺灣總督
Seal of the governor-general
Longest serving Sakuma Samata 11 April 1906 – 1 May 1915
Government-General of Taiwan
Reports to	Prime Minister of Japan
Residence	Official residence of the Governor-General of Taiwan
Seat	Office of the Governor-General of Taiwan, Taihoku, Taiwan
Appointer	Emperor of Japan
Precursor	President of Formosa
Formation	10 May 1895
First holder	Kabayama Sukenori
Final holder	Rikichi Andō
Abolished	25 October 1945
Superseded by	Governor of Taiwan Province

The governor-general of Taiwan (Japanese: 臺灣總督, romanized: Taiwan Sōtoku) was the head of the Government-General of Taiwan in the Japanese era (including Formosa and the Pescadores) when they were part of the Empire of Japan, from 1895 to 1945.

The Japanese governors-general were members of the Diet, civilian officials, Japanese nobles or generals. They exercised their power on behalf of the sovereign of Taiwan (the emperor of Japan) until the dissolution of the empire when the dominion came under administration of the Republic of China and was renounced by Japan.^[1]