Yūhei Satō

Japanese politician

佐藤雄平

Governor of Fukushima PrefectureIn office
12 November 2006 – 11 November 2014Preceded byEisaku SatōSucceeded byMasao Uchibori Personal detailsBorn (1947-12-12) 12 December 1947 (age 76)
Shimogo, JapanAlma materKanagawa University

Yūhei Satō (佐藤雄平, Satō Yūhei, born 13 December 1947) is a former governor of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.^[1] He was first elected in November 2006, after the previous governor, Eisaku Satō, was forced to step down after bribery charges.^[2] He chose not to seek a third term in the election held in October 2014, stating that he had made a mark on addressing the problems that Fukushima faced following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and the resulting nuclear disaster, and that further rehabilitation efforts should take place under a new leader.^[3]

References

^ 政治家情報〜佐藤雄平〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 23 November 2007. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
^ McNeill, David (2 April 2011). "Warnings of nuclear disaster not heeded, claims former governor". The Independent. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
^ "佐藤・福島県知事不出馬、直前まで胸中揺れる" [Fukushima Governor Sato will not seek re-election, was wavering until the last moment] (in Japanese). 4 September 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2016.