is a Japanese
politician
A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...
who serves as
mayor
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...
of
Yokosuka, Kanagawa from 10 July 2009.
Early life
After graduating from
Yokosuka High School
is a high school in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture Japan, founded in 1907. The school is operated by the Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education. As of 2014 the principal is .
Notable alumni
* Politician Junichirō Koizumi, 87th Prime Minister ...
in 1994 and
Waseda University in 1999, Yoshida worked at
Accenture
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for two years and then studied political science at graduate school.
Political career
In 2003, Yoshida ran for Yokosuka's assembly election, in which he was the youngest candidate and won the most votes.
He was reelected in 2007, gaining more votes than any other candidate again.
In the mayoral election held on 28 June 2009, Yoshida beat
Ryōichi Kabaya, a former
government official and the incumbent mayor backed by former
Prime Minister
A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...
Junichirō Koizumi and three major political parties.
His victory, making him the first mayor of Yokosuka who has no bureaucratic background since 1973,
[ ] is seen as a blow to the prospects for
Shinjirō Koizumi
is a Japanese politician who served as the Minister of the Environment from September 2019 to October 2021. He also serves as a member the Member of the House of Representatives for the Liberal Democratic Party. He is the second son of form ...
, Junichirō Koizumi's second son, who plans to run for the
coming national election.
References
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External links
Official website
1975 births
Living people
Accenture people
Mayors of places in Kanagawa Prefecture
People from Yokosuka, Kanagawa
Waseda University alumni
21st-century Japanese politicians
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