is a retired
Japan
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ese politician who served as the
governor
A governor is an politician, administrative leader and head of a polity or Region#Political regions, political region, in some cases, such as governor-general, governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the ...
of
Akita Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Provinces and prefectures" in ; "Tōhoku" in . Its population is estimated 915,691 as of 1 August 2023 and its geographi ...
from 1997 to 2009.
Early life
Terata is a native of
Ōmagari, Akita and graduate of
Waseda University
Waseda University (Japanese: ), abbreviated as or , is a private university, private research university in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as the Tōkyō Professional School by Ōkuma Shigenobu, the fifth Prime Minister of Japan, prime ministe ...
.
Political career
Terata was first elected to the post of governor in 1997 after serving as mayor of
Yokote, Akita
is a Cities of Japan, city located in Akita Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 81,617 in 33,876 households, and a population density of 120 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Yokote is located ...
since 1991.
He ran in
House of Councillors election in 2010 as a
proportional candidate of
Your Party
is a Japanese parliamentary caucus consisting of Yoshimi Watanabe and Takashi Tachibana, later Satoshi Hamada after Tachibana forfeited his seat, in the House of Councillors. It was also a political party led by Watanabe from 2009 until its ...
, received 45,846 votes nationwide and won a seat ranking 4th on his party list.
[Yomiuri Shimbun, Councillors election special 2010, proportional results]
Minna no tō
/ref> He served until his retirement in 2016.
He attempted to run once more for Governor of Akita after this, but was defeated.
References
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External links
Official page
1940 births
Living people
Waseda University alumni
Mayors of places in Japan
Governors of Akita Prefecture
Members of the House of Councillors (Japan)
Your Party politicians
21st-century Japanese politicians
Unity Party (Japan) politicians
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