Hidehiko Yuzaki
| Hidehiko Yuzaki | |
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| 湯崎 英彦 | |
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| Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture | |
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Assumed office 29 November 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Yūzan Fujita |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 4, 1965 Hiroshima, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party of Japan |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
Hidehiko Yuzaki (湯崎 英彦 Yuzaki Hidehiko, born October 4, 1965) is the current governor of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. He was elected on November 8, 2009 on behalf of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan. Prior to that, served in the Ministry of International Trade and Industry.[1] Yuzaki earned his M.B.A. from Stanford University in 1995.[2]
As governor of Hiroshima, he tried to forge new initiatives in the field of nuclear disarmament. On November 4, 2011, he announced a new plan to formulate a road map for nuclear abolition through the cooperation of former government officials. The project is titled Hiroshima for Global Peace.[3] In the same month, he visited Washington DC and met US National Security Council member Laura Holgate in order to enlist the cooperation of the US government.[4]
He is a member of the International Advisory Board at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford.[5]
References
- ↑ "Yuzaki wins Hiroshima gubernatorial election". The Japan Times. November 9, 2009.
- ↑ "Alumnus Elected Hiroshima Governor". Stanford Graduate School of Business.
- ↑ Hiroshima Prefecture’s “Global Peace” Plan
- ↑ "Hiroshima governor requests cooperation from U.S. officials for global peace plan" November 16, 2011
- ↑ "Hidehiko Yuzaki | Blavatnik School of Government". www.bsg.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
External links
- Official site (Japanese)
- “A Hiroshima for Global Peace” Plan - Formulation Project (from the official website of the Hiroshima Prefectural Government)
- Hiroshima Prefecture’s “Global Peace” Plan
| Preceded by Yūzan Fujita |
Governors of Hiroshima Prefecture 2009–present |
Incumbent |
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