Hiroshi Ogawa (politician)

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Hiroshi Ogawa
小川 洋
Governor of Fukuoka Prefecture
In office
25 April 2011 – 24 March 2021
Preceded byWataru Asō
Succeeded bySeitaro Hattori
Personal details
Born (1949-05-17) 17 May 1949 (age 72)
Fukuoka, Japan
Political partyIndependent
Alma materKyoto University

Hiroshi Ogawa (小川 洋, Ogawa Hiroshi, born 17 May 1949) is a Japanese politician who became the governor of Fukuoka Prefecture in 2011. In 2015, he was re-elected for a second term,[1] and for a third term in 2019. In 2021 he resigned to receive cancer treatment and the vice governor Seitaro Hattori was elected to replace him.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Hiroshi Ogawa reelected as Governor of Fukuoka, Fukuoka Now, April 15, 2015.
  2. ^ "Seitaro Hattori Elected As Governor of Fukuoka Prefecture". Fukuoka Now. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
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