Yūichirō Itō - Wikipedia
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Yūichirō Itō | |
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伊藤 祐一郎 | |
| Governor of Kagoshima Prefecture | |
| In office 28 July 2004 – 27 July 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Tatsurō Suga |
| Succeeded by | Satoshi Mitazono |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 November 1947 (age 77) Izumi, Kagoshima, Japan |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
Yūichirō Itō (伊藤 祐一郎, Itō Yūichirō, born 17 November 1947) is a Japanese politician and former governor of Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan. A native of Izumi, Kagoshima and graduate of the University of Tokyo with the Bachelor of Laws in June 1971, he had worked at the Ministry of Home Affairs since 1972 before elected governor.[1]
He served three terms as governor from 2004 until 2016. In July 2016 he sought a fourth term but was defeated by Satoshi Mitazono.[2]
- ^ 政治家情報 〜伊藤 祐一郎〜. www.senkyo.janjan.jp ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 8 December 2007.
- ^ "New Kagoshima governor to seek suspension of Sendai reactors". Japan Times. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.