Preceded by Tatsuro Suga Name Yuichiro Ito | ||
Born November 17, 1947 (age 77) Izumi, Kagoshima, Japan ( 1947-11-17 ) | ||
Yūichirō Itō (伊藤 祐一郎, Itō Yūichirō, born November 17, 1947) is a Japanese politician and former governor of Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan. A native of Izumi, Kagoshima and graduate of the University of Tokyo with the Bachelor of Laws in June 1971, he had worked at the Ministry of Home Affairs since 1972 before elected governor.
He served three terms as governor from 2004 until 2016. In July 2016 he sought a fourth term but was defeated by Satoshi Mitazono.
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