The is the head of the local government of Hokkaido, Japan's largest prefecture. The seat of the local government is located in Sapporo, the capital city of the prefecture. The current governor is Naomichi Suzuki.
List of governors This is the list of the governors of Hokkaido.
No. Name Took office Left office Party Number of terms 1 May 1947 April 1959 First term independent, Social Democratic Party 3 2 April 1959 April 1971 Liberal Democratic Party 3 3 April 1971 April 1983 Liberal Democratic Party 3 4 April 1983 April 1995 Social Democratic Party 3 5 April 1995 April 2003 Independent 2 6 April 2003 April 2019 Independent 4 7 April 2019 - Independent -