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Hiroshi Nakada (中田 宏, Nakada Hiroshi, born September 20, 1964 in Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan) is the former mayor of Yokohama, Kanagawa in Japan. A graduate of Aoyama Gakuin University, he served at the Matsushita Institute of Government and Management before working in the House of Councillors in the Diet.
Hiroshi Nakada | |
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中田 宏 | |
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| Assumed office 15 May 2022 | |
| Constituency | National PR |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 16 December 2012 – 21 November 2014 | |
| Constituency | Hokuriku-Shin'etsu PR |
| In office 18 July 1993 – 17 March 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Multi-member district |
| Succeeded by | Kenji Eda |
| Constituency | Kanagawa 1st (1993–1996) Kanagawa 8th (1996–2002) |
| Mayor of Yokohama | |
| In office 8 April 2002 – 17 August 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Hidenobu Takahide |
| Succeeded by | Fumiko Hayashi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 September 1964 Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Political party | LDP (since 2019) |
| Other political affiliations | JNP (1992–1994) NFP (1994–1998) Independent (1998–2010; 2015–2019) SJP (2010–2012) JRP (2012–2014) PJK (2014–2015) |
| Alma mater | Aoyama Gakuin University |
He was first elected mayor of Yokohama in April 2002 after serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) for three terms since July 1993. He was re-elected in 2006.
He has been compared to Carlos Ghosn, the visionary CEO of Nissan, whose Revival Plan he emulated and enticed the corporation to relocate to the city with.[1]
He is longlisted for the 2008 World Mayor award.[1]
Political career
- 1993–1996: first term in House of Representatives
- 1996–2000: second term in House of Representatives
- 2000–2002: third term in House of Representatives
- 2002–2006: first term as Mayor of Yokohama
- 2006–2010: second term as Mayor of Yokohama
See also
edit- Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD-IV), 2008.
References
edit- 政治家情報 〜中田 宏〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
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