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ese politician and the current governor of
Aichi Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,461,111 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the ...
and a former member of the
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Early life and education

He was born on 9 March 1960 in Hekinan,
Aichi Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,461,111 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the ...
to a father who works as a carpenter and her mother who is a farmer. He graduated in University of Tokyo with a degree on law.


Career

In 1982, He joined the
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after serving as Tokushima City Manager, Agricultural Cooperative Division, and Planning Division Assistant Director. In 1995, He was Liberal Democratic Party Aichi Prefecture 13th constituency branch chief. A year later, he was elected as the
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member for the first time, he held the position for five terms until 2011. He later run and won for governor of Aichi Prefecture on the 2011 gubernatorial election. He held the position until the present.


Personal life

He is married and has four children.


References


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Official website
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 Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2000–2003 Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2003–2005 Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2005–2009 Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2009–2012 Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 1996–2000 {{Japan-politician-1960s-stub