Masahiro Ishii

Masahiro Ishii (石井 正弘, Ishii Masahiro, born November 29, 1945) was the governor of Okayama Prefecture in Japan from November 1996 until November 2012. A native of Okayama, Okayama and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he had worked at the Ministry of Construction since 1969 before being elected governor.