Governor
Naoki Inose (elected December 16, 2012) is the current governor of Tokyo. Before, he had been one of Tokyo's vice governors since 2007. His first term expires on December 15, 2016.
Past governors include:
- Ōki Takatō (1869)
- Yuri Kimimasa (1871–1872)
- Hachisuka Mochiaki (1890–1891), simultaneously mayor of Tokyo City (no independent administration until 1898)
- Tomita Tetsunosuke (1891–1893), simultaneously mayor of Tokyo City
- Seiichirō Yasui (1946–1947)
- elected governors
- Seiichirō Yasui (1947–1959)
- Ryōtarō Azuma (1959–1967)
- Ryōkichi Minobe (1967–1979)
- Shun'ichi Suzuki (1979–1995)
- Yukio Aoshima (1995 – April 23, 1999)
- Shintarō Ishihara (April 23, 1999 - October 25, 2012)
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