Hōdō Nakamura
Hōdō Nakamura ( Japanese 中 村 法 道 , Nakamura Hōdō ; born November 29, 1950 in Arie (today: Minami-Shimabara ), Nagasaki Prefecture ) is a Japanese politician and has been the governor of Nagasaki since 2010.
Life
Nakamura, a graduate of Nagasaki University , has worked for the prefecture administration since his senior year 1973, most recently since 2009 as lieutenant governor under Genjirō Kaneko . When Kaneko did not run for another term in 2010, Nakamura applied in the election on February 21, 2010 for his successor. With a turnout of 60%, he was able to prevail against Tsuyoshi Hashimoto (supported by the nationally ruling Democratic Party ) and five other candidates. He took office on March 2, 2010.
In the 2014 gubernatorial election , Nakamura was clearly confirmed for a second term in office with the support of both major parties against the communist Toshihiko Haraguchi.
Web links
- Official Website (Japanese)
- Nagasaki Prefecture: Short Biography of the Governor (Japanese)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 長崎 県> 長崎 県 知事 選 挙 . (No longer available online.) In: ザ ・ 選 挙 . JANJAN (Japan Alternative News for Justices and New Cultures) on February 22, 2010, archived from the original on March 5, 2010 ; Retrieved March 2, 2010 (Japanese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ DPJ scandals cost us Nagasaki: Hatoyama. In: The Japan Times . February 23, 2010, accessed March 2, 2010 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nakamura, Hōdō |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 中 村 法 道 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 29, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aria (Nagasaki) , Minamitakaki-gun , Nagasaki Prefecture |