Shunji Kono
Shunji Kōno ( Japanese 河野 俊 嗣 , Kōno Shunji ; born September 8, 1964 in Kure , Hiroshima Prefecture ) is a Japanese politician and has been the governor of Miyazaki Prefecture since January 2011 .
Kōno graduated from the (central state) high school of the University of Hiroshima , studied law at the University of Tokyo and then became a civil servant in the Ministry of Self-Government . In 1990 he studied abroad at Harvard Law School . In 2005 he came to the Miyazaki Prefectural Administration, where he headed the "Department of General Affairs" ( sōmu-bu ). In 2007 he became lieutenant governor under Hideo Higashikokubaru . He resigned in October 2010 to apply to succeed Higashikokubarus, who was not running for a second term.
The gubernatorial election on December 26, 2010 decided Kōno with the support of DPJ , LDP , Kōmeitō , incumbent Higashikokubaru and the Association of Agricultural Cooperatives Nōkyō and other local business associations with around 78% of the vote and 41% turnout clearly against the independent Shōichi Chūman, Daizen Miyamoto and the CPY candidate Tadakatsu Tsushima for themselves. He took office on January 21, 2011. In the 2014 gubernatorial election , Kono was re-elected for a second term.
Web links
- Official Website (Japanese)
Individual evidence
- ↑ ＪＡ グ ル ー プ が 河野 氏 支援 決定 . (No longer available online.) In: asahi.com . October 18, 2010, formerly in the original ; Retrieved December 20, 2010 (Japanese). ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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| SURNAME | Kono, Shunji |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 河野 俊 嗣 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 8, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kure , Hiroshima Prefecture |