Hiroshi Kawabuchi

Hiroshi Kawabuchi
川淵 洽馬
Mayor of Kōchi
In office 28 January 1936 – 11 July 1941
Preceded by	Kiyoshi Murakami
Succeeded by	Isamu Ōno
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 20 February 1932 – 21 January 1936
Preceded by	Masami Ōnishi
Succeeded by	Ozaki Shigemi
Constituency	Kōchi 2nd
Gubernatorial offices Governor of Fukuoka Prefecture In office 8 May 1931 – 18 December 1931 Monarch Hirohito Preceded by Gaku Matsumoto Succeeded by Sanosuke Nakayama Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture In office 5 July 1929 – 8 May 1931 Monarch Hirohito Preceded by Masao Kishimoto Succeeded by Takekai Shirane Governor of Fukushima Prefecture In office 16 September 1925 – 17 May 1927 Monarchs Taishō Hirohito Preceded by Masayasu Kōsaka Succeeded by Kihachirō Itō
Personal details
Born	(1883-08-15)15 August 1883 Kubokawa, Kōchi, Japan
Died	1 October 1946(1946-10-01) (aged 63)
Party	Rikken Minseitō
Alma mater	Tokyo Imperial University

Hiroshi Kawabuchi (15 August 1883 – 1 October 1946) was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from July 1929 to May 1931. He was governor of Fukushima Prefecture (1925–1927) and Fukuoka Prefecture (1931). He was mayor of Kōchi, Kōchi from 1936 to 1941.