is a Japanese politician and the current governor of

Aichi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefectur ...

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He was a former member of the Liberal Democratic Party, also a member of the

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in the

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(national legislature). A native of

Hekinan is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 72,864 in 29,139 households, and a population density of 1,986 persons per km2. The total area of the city was . Geography Hekinan is located in south-central Aich ...

and graduate of the

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, he joined the

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in 1982. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996. He was defeated in the 2009 election by DPJ candidate

Kensuke Ōnishi Kensuke (written: 健介, 健輔, 謙介, 謙佑, 建介, 賢介, 賢輔 or 賢典) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese rugby union player and coach ...

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in Japanese. 1960 births Living people People from Hekinan Members of the House of Representatives from Aichi Prefecture Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians University of Tokyo alumni Japanese government officials Governors of Aichi Prefecture 21st-century Japanese politicians {{Japan-politician-1960s-stub