Shōmei Yokouchi

Shōmei Yokouchi
横内 正明
Governor of Yamanashi Prefecture
In office
17 February 2007 – 16 February 2015
Preceded byTakahiko Yamamoto
Succeeded byHitoshi Goto
Personal details
Born(1942-03-02)2 March 1942
Nirasaki, Yamanashi, Japan
Died21 April 2020(2020-04-21) (aged 78)
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo

Shōmei Yokouchi (横内 正明, Yokouchi Shōmei, March 2, 1942 – April 21, 2020) was a Japanese politician. He represented the Yamanashi at-large district and later the Yamanashi 3rd district in the House of Representatives in the national Diet from 1993 until 2002 and was governor of Yamanashi Prefecture from 2007 until 2015. He was a graduate of the University of Tokyo Law Department.

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Political offices
Preceded by
Governor of Yamanashi
2007–2015
Succeeded by