Hidehiko Yuzaki (湯崎 英彦, Yuzaki Hidehiko, born October 4, 1965) is a Japanese politician and the current governor of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan.
Hidehiko Yuzaki | |
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湯崎 英彦 | |
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| Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture | |
| Assumed office 29 November 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Yūzan Fujita |
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| Born | October 4, 1965 Saeki-ku, Hiroshima, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo (LLB) Stanford University (M.B.A.) |
Early life and education
editYuzaki was born October 4, 1965, in Saeki-ku, Hiroshima. He received his B.L. degree from the University of Tokyo in 1990 and his M.B.A. from the Stanford University School of Business in 1995.[1] Yuzaki's paid job was as a part-time teacher at an after-school program to help students pass their admissions exams.[2]
Political career
editYuzaki served in the Ministry of International Trade and Industry before running for governor of the Hiroshima Prefecture.[3] He was elected governor of the Hiroshima Prefecture on November 8, 2009, as the candidate of the member of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP). Yuzaki has identified cultivating a culture of entrepreneurship in Hiroshima as a top priority in his political career.[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.[4] In the same month, he visited Washington, D.C., and met US National Security Council member Laura Holgate in order to enlist the cooperation of the US government.[5]
In the 2021 Liberal Democratic Party leadership election, Yuzaki endorsed the campaign of Fumio Kishida.[6]
Other activities
editHe is a member of the International Advisory Board at the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford.[7] Yuzaki is a fan of American barbecue cuisine, which he states is a product of his education at Stanford.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Alumnus Elected Hiroshima Governor". Stanford Graduate School of Business. Archived from the original on 2011-09-30.
- ^ a b c "Hidehiko Yuzaki: "Work Hard. It is the Only Way"". Stanford Graduate School of Business. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
- ^ "Yuzaki wins Hiroshima gubernatorial election". The Japan Times. November 9, 2009.
- ^ "Hiroshima Prefecture's "Global Peace" Plan". Archived from the original on 2020-01-25. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
- ^ "Hiroshima governor requests cooperation from U.S. officials for global peace plan" November 16, 2011
- ^ "広島・湯崎知事「岸田氏に期待」 菅首相の退陣表明で索". Nikkei. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Hidehiko Yuzaki | Blavatnik School of Government". www.bsg.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
External links
edit- Official site (in Japanese)
- “A Hiroshima for Global Peace” Plan - Formulation Project (from the official website of the Hiroshima Prefectural Government)
- Hiroshima Prefecture’s “Global Peace” Plan Archived 2020-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
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