Yasutomo Suzuki

Japanese politician
鈴木 康友
Suzuki in 2021
Governor of Shizuoka Prefecture
Incumbent
Assumed office
26 May 2024Preceded byHeita KawakatsuMayor of HamamatsuIn office
1 May 2007 – 1 May 2023Preceded byYasuyuki KitawakiSucceeded byYusuke Nakano Personal detailsBorn (1957-08-23) August 23, 1957 (age 66)
Hamamatsu, JapanPolitical partyDemocratic Party of JapanResidenceHamamatsuAlma materKeio UniversityProfessionPolitician

Yasutomo Suzuki (鈴木 康友, Suzuki Yasutomo, born August 23, 1957) is a Japanese politician who is the former mayor of Hamamatsu. A 1980 graduate of Keio University, he was first elected mayor in 2007 after serving in the House of Representatives in the National Diet for two terms. After serving four terms in office, he declined to run for re-election during 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]

References

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

External links

  • Official website (in Japanese)
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