Kingo Machimura

Kingo Machimura (Japanese: 町村金五) (August 16, 1900 - December 14, 1992) was 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
1959-1971
Succeeded by
Naohiro Dōgakinai

Bibliography

『町村金五伝』 北海タイムス社 1982年

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