Kingo Machimura

Kingo Machimura
町村 金五
2nd Governor of Hokkaido
In office
April 1959  April 1971
Preceded by Toshibumi Tanaka
Succeeded by Naohiro Dōgakinai
37th Governor of Niigata Prefecture
In office
1 February 1945  9 April 1945
Preceded by Tamon Maeda
Succeeded by Masafuku Hatada
28th Governor of Toyama Prefecture
In office
7 January 1941  23 April 1943
Preceded by Kenzo Yano
Succeeded by Nobuyoshi Saka
Personal details
Born (1900-08-16)August 16, 1900
Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Died December 14, 1992(1992-12-14) (aged 92)
Tokyo, Japan
Nationality  Japanese
Political party Liberal Democratic Party
Spouse(s) Machiya Biba
Children Nobutaka Machimura (son)
Alma mater Tokyo Imperial University

Kingo Machimura (町村 金五, Machimura Kingo, August 16, 1900 – December 14, 1992)) was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Toyama Prefecture (1941–1943), governor of Niigata Prefecture (1945) and the second Governor of Hokkaido (1959–1971). He was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He was a graduate of the University of Tokyo. He was a recipient of the Order of the Rising Sun. His second son was Nobutaka Machimura, who was twice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan and Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan.

Preceded by
Toshibumi Tanaka
Governor of Hokkaido
April 1959 – April 1971
Succeeded by
Naohiro Dōgakinai
Preceded by
Tamon Maeda
Governor of Niigata Prefecture
1 February 1945 – 9 April 1945
Succeeded by
Masafuku Hatada
Preceded by
Kenzo Yano
Governor of Toyama Prefecture
7 January 1941 – 23 April 1943
Succeeded by
Nobuyoshi Saka

Bibliography

『町村金五伝』 北海タイムス社 1982年

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.