Kingo Machimura
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Kingo Machimura(町村 金五, Machimura Kingo; 16 August 1900 – 14 December 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.
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『町村金五伝』 北海タイムス社 1982年
| House of Councillors | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byNaotsugu Nabeshima | Chair of the Budget Committee of the House of Councillors of Japan 1978–1979 | Succeeded byIchirō Yamanouchi |
| Preceded byTakeo Mitamura | Chair of the Legal Affairs Committee of the House of Councillors of Japan 1957–1958 | Succeeded byTetsuzō Kojima |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded byMasumi Esaki | Minister of Home Affairs 1973–1974 | Succeeded byHajime Fukuda |
| Chairperson of the National Public Safety Commission 1973–1974 | ||
| Director General of the Hokkaido Development Agency 1973–1974 | ||
| Preceded byToshibumi Tanaka | Governor of Hokkaido 1959–1971 | Succeeded byNaohiro Dōgakinai |
| Preceded byTamon Maeda | Governor of Niigata Prefecture 1945 | Succeeded byMasafuku Hatada |
| Preceded byKenzo Yano | Governor of Toyama Prefecture 1941–1943 | Succeeded byNobuyoshi Saka |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded byMasatoshi Tokunaga | Chair, Liberal Democratic Party House of Councillors' Committee 1980–1982 | Succeeded byMatsuo Kimura |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded byFusae Ichikawa | Oldest member of the House of Councillors of Japan 1981–1983 | Succeeded byTorasaburō Shintani |