List of governors of Osaka Prefecture
Appointed governors
- Daigo Tadamasa 1868
- Gotō Shōjirō 1868-1870
- Kimimasa Yuri 1870
- Yotsutsuji Nishi 1870-1872
- Norobu Watanabe 1872-1880
- Tateno Tsuyoshi 1880-1889
- Nishimura Sutezō 1889-1891
- Yamada Nobumichi 1891-1895
- Utsumi Tadakatsu 1895-1897
- Tokito Konkyo 1897-1898
- Mamoru Okimorikata 1898
- Yoshihara Saburo 1898
- Tadashini Kikuchi 1898-1902
- Chikaaki Takasaki 1902-1911
- Marques Okubo Toshi Takeshi 1912-1917
- Harumichi Tanabe 1927-1928
- Yūichirō Chikaraishi 1928-1929
- Saito Munenori 1931-1932
- Shinobu Agata 1932-1935
- Minabe Choji 1941-1943
Elected governors
- Bunzo Akama 1947-1959
- Gisen Sato 1959-1971
- Ryōichi Kuroda 1971-1979
- Sakae Kishi 1979-1991
- Kazuo Nakagawa 1991-1995
- Knock Yokoyama 1995-1999
- Fusae Ohta 2000-2008
- Tōru Hashimoto 2008-2011
- Ichirō Matsui 2011-2011
- Hirofumi Yoshimura 2019-present
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List of mergers in Osaka Prefecture; Note: ☆ - Cities to become core cities | ||||
