The resident-general was the leader of Korea under Japanese rule from 1905 to 1910.
Itō Hirobumi was the first resident-general. There were three residents-general in total. After the annexation of Korea to Japan, the last resident-general, Terauchi Masatake, became the first governor-general.
All names on the list follow Eastern convention (family name followed by given name).
A# | I# | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Political party | Monarchs served | |
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Rōmaji | Kanji | |||||||
1 | 1 | Itō Hirobumi | Japanese: 伊藤 博文 | 21 December 1905 | 14 June 1909 | None | Meiji | |
2 | 2 | Sone Arasuke | Japanese: 曾禰 荒助 | 14 June 1909 | 30 May 1910 | None | ||
3 | 3 | Terauchi Masatake | Japanese: 寺内 正毅 | 30 May 1910 | 1 October 1910 | None |