Toshizō Ido

Toshizō Ido
井戸 敏三
Governor of Hyōgo Prefecture
Prime Minister Shinzō Abe
Preceded by Toshitami Kaihara
Personal details
Born 10 August 1945
Tatsuno, Hyōgo, Japan
Alma mater University of Tokyo

Toshizō Ido (井戸 敏三 Ido Toshizō, born August 10, 1945) is the governor of Hyōgo Prefecture in Japan, first elected in 2001. A native of Hyōgo Prefecture and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Home Affairs in 1968. [1]

2009 election

Gov. Toshizo Ido was re-elected in 2009 to a third term. Ido, backed by the LDP, New Komeito and the Social Democratic Party, appeared to have easily defeated Kotaro Tanaka, 60, endorsed by the Japanese Communist Party.[2] During the campaign, Ido publicized his achievements in promoting reconstruction following the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake and tackling the swine flu outbreak.

References

  1. ↑ 政治家情報 〜井戸 敏三〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2007-11-27.
  2. ↑ Japan Times Online http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090706a1.html Retrieved 2009-08-15

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