Yūhei Satō
Yūhei Satō | |
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佐藤 雄平 | |
Governor of Fukushima Prefecture | |
In office 12 November 2006 – 11 November 2014 | |
Preceded by | Eisaku Satō (governor) |
Succeeded by | Masao Uchibori |
Personal details | |
Born | Shimogo, Japan | 12 December 1947
Alma mater | Kanagawa University |
Yūhei Satō (佐藤 雄平, Satō Yūhei, born 13 December 1947) is a former governor of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.[1] He was first elected in November 2006, after the previous governor, Eisaku Satō, was forced to step down after bribery charges.[2] He chose not to seek a third term in the election held in October 2014, stating that he had made a mark on addressing the problems that Fukushima faced following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and the resulting nuclear disaster, and that further rehabilitation efforts should take place under a new leader.[3]
References[]
- ^ 政治家情報 〜佐藤 雄平〜. ザ・選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 23 November 2007. External link in
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(help) - ^ McNeill, David (2 April 2011). "Warnings of nuclear disaster not heeded, claims former governor". The Independent. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- ^ "佐藤・福島県知事不出馬、直前まで胸中揺れる" [Fukushima Governor Sato will not seek re-election, was wavering until the last moment] (in Japanese). 4 September 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
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- Members of the House of Councillors (Japan)
- Politicians from Fukushima Prefecture
- 1947 births
- Living people
- Governors of Fukushima Prefecture
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