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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