Yasutomo Suzuki

Japanese politician
鈴木 康友
Governor of Shizuoka Prefecture
Incumbent
Assumed office
26 May 2024Preceded byHeita KawakatsuMayor of HamamatsuIn office
1 May 2007 – 1 May 2023Preceded byYasuyuki KitawakiSucceeded byYusuke NakanoMember of the House of RepresentativesIn office
25 June 2000 – 8 August 2005ConstituencyShizuoka 8th
(2000-2003)
Tokai PR block
(2003-2005) Personal detailsBorn (1957-08-23) August 23, 1957 (age 66)
Hamamatsu, JapanPolitical partyIndependent[a]ResidenceHamamatsuAlma materKeio UniversityProfessionPolitician

Yasutomo Suzuki (鈴木 康友, Suzuki Yasutomo, born August 23, 1957) is a Japanese politician who is the current governor of Shizuoka Prefecture. Suzuki graduated from Keio University in 1980. He served in the House of Representatives in the National Diet for two terms, between 2000 and 2005, as a member of the Democratic Party. He was elected mayor of Hamamatsu in 2007. After serving four terms in office, he declined to run for re-election in the 2023 Hamamatsu mayoral election. He was elected in the 2024 Shizuoka Prefecture gubernatorial election as an independent endorsed by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Democratic Party for the People.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ Before he was belonged to the Democratic Party of Japan

References

  1. ^ "Opposition-backed candidate wins in Shizuoka governor race". Kyodo News. Retrieved 26 May 2024. [permanent dead link]
  • 政治家情報 〜鈴木 康友〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
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