The governor-general was the chief administrator of the Japanese colonial government in Chōsen from 1910 to 1945. Terauchi Masatake was the first governor-general. Prior to becoming governor-general, he was the third and the last resident-general. Upon the annexation of Korea to Japan, he became the governor-general.

There were ten governors-general, while eight individuals served in this position. Saitō Makoto and Ugaki Kazushige both served two nonconsecutive terms as governor-general. Saitō was the third and the sixth governor-general, and Ugaki was the fourth and seventh governor-general. Thus, Minami Jirō, Koiso Kuniaki, and Abe Nobuyuki were respectively the eight, ninth, and tenth governors-general, but they were respectively the sixth, seventh, and eight individuals to serve as governors-general.

Governors-general

I#	Portrait	Name		Took office	Left office	Affiliation	Monarchs served
		Rōmaji	Kanji
1		Terauchi Masatake	寺内 正毅	1 October 1910	9 October 1916	Military	Meiji
							Taishō
2		Hasegawa Yoshimichi	長谷川 好道	9 October 1916	12 August 1919	Military
3		Saitō Makoto (1st term)	斎藤 実	12 August 1919	14 April 1927	Military
4		Ugaki Kazushige (1st term)	宇垣 一成	14 April 1927	10 December 1927	Military	Shōwa
5		Yamanashi Hanzō	山梨 半造	10 December 1927	17 August 1929	Military
(3)		Saitō Makoto (2nd term)	斎藤 実	17 August 1929	17 June 1931	Military
(4)		Ugaki Kazushige (2nd term)	宇垣 一成	17 June 1931	5 August 1936	Military
6		Minami Jirō	南 次郎	5 August 1936	15 June 1942	Military
7		Koiso Kuniaki	小磯 國昭	15 June 1942	12 July 1944	Military
8		Abe Nobuyuki	阿部 信行	12 July 1944	12 September 1945	Military