Tomikazu Fukuda
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Japanese politician
Tomikazu Fukuda | |
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福田 富一 | |
Governor of Tochigi Prefecture | |
Assumed office 9 December 2004 | |
Preceded by | Akio Fukuda |
Personal details | |
Born | (1953年05月21日) 21 May 1953 (age 71) Imaichi, Tochigi, Japan |
Political party | Independent |
Alma mater | Nihon University |
Tomikazu Fukuda (福田 富一, Fukuda Tomikazu, born 21 May 1953) is the governor of Tochigi Prefecture in Japan, first elected in 2004.
Early life
[edit ]Fukuda is a native of Imaichi, Tochigi. He graduated of Nihon University.
Political career
[edit ]Fukuda served in the city assembly of Utsunomiya, Tochigi from 1983 and then in the Tochigi Prefectural Assembly from 1991.
He also served as mayor of Utsunomiya for two terms from 1999 until his election as governor in 2004. He was reelected on November 16, 2008, in a two-person election, and in every election since.
His is currently serving his sixth term, which expires on December 8, 2028.
References
[edit ]- 政治家情報 〜福田 富一〜 (in Japanese). JANJAN . Retrieved 2007年11月27日.
- 栃木県知事選 福田氏が再選 (in Japanese). NHK . Retrieved 2008年11月16日.
External links
[edit ]- Official website (in Japanese)
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