Kingo Machimura

Kingo Machimura (町村 金五, Machimura Kingo; August 16, 1900 – December 14, 1992) was a Japanese politician who served as 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.

Kingo Machimura
町村 金五
2nd Governor of Hokkaido
In office April 1959 – April 1971
Preceded by	Toshibumi Tanaka
Succeeded by	Naohiro Dōgakinai
37th Governor of Niigata Prefecture
In office 1 February 1945 – 9 April 1945
Preceded by	Tamon Maeda
Succeeded by	Masafuku Hatada
28th Governor of Toyama Prefecture
In office 7 January 1941 – 23 April 1943
Preceded by	Kenzo Yano
Succeeded by	Nobuyoshi Saka
Personal details
Born	(1900-08-16)August 16, 1900 Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Died	December 14, 1992(1992-12-14) (aged 92) Tokyo, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Political party	Liberal Democratic Party
Spouse	Machiya Biba
Children	Nobutaka Machimura (son)
Alma mater	Tokyo Imperial University

Bibliography

『町村金五伝』　北海タイムス社　1982年

House of Councillors
Preceded by Naotsugu Nabeshima	Chair of the Budget Committee of the House of Councillors of Japan 1978–1979	Succeeded by Ichirō Yamanouchi
Preceded by Takeo Mitamura	Chair of the Legal Affairs Committee of the House of Councillors of Japan 1957–1958	Succeeded by Tetsuzō Kojima
Political offices
Preceded by Masumi Esaki	Minister of Home Affairs 1973–1974	Succeeded by Hajime Fukuda
	Chairperson of the National Public Safety Commission 1973–1974
	Director General of the Hokkaido Development Agency 1973–1974
Preceded by Toshibumi Tanaka	Governor of Hokkaido 1959–1971	Succeeded by Naohiro Dōgakinai
Preceded by Tamon Maeda	Governor of Niigata Prefecture 1945	Succeeded by Masafuku Hatada
Preceded by Kenzo Yano	Governor of Toyama Prefecture 1941–1943	Succeeded by Nobuyoshi Saka
Party political offices
Preceded by Masatoshi Tokunaga	Chair, Liberal Democratic Party House of Councillors' Committee 1980–1982	Succeeded by Matsuo Kimura
Honorary titles
Preceded by Fusae Ichikawa	Oldest member of the House of Councillors of Japan 1981–1983	Succeeded by Torasaburō Shintani