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Sukeshiro Terata

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Sukeshiro Terata
寺田 典城
Member of the House of Councillors
In office
26 July 2010 – 25 July 2016
ConstituencyNational PR
Governor of Akita Prefecture
In office
20 April 1997 – 19 April 2009
Preceded byKikuji Sasaki [ja]
Succeeded byNorihisa Satake
Mayor of Yokote
In office
April 1991 – 2 April 1997
Personal details
Born (1940-06-19) 19 June 1940 (age 84)
Daisen, Akita, Japan
Political partyIndependent (before 2010; since 2016)
Other political
affiliations
Your (2010–2013)
Unity (2013–2014)
Innovation (2014–2016)
RelationsShizuka Terata (daughter-in-law)
ChildrenManabu Terata
Alma materWaseda University

Sukeshiro Terata (寺田 典城, Terata Sukeshiro, born June 19, 1940) is a retired Japanese politician who served as the governor of Akita Prefecture from 1997 to 2009.

Early life

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Terata is a native of Ōmagari, Akita and graduate of Waseda University.

Political career

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Terata was first elected to the post of governor in 1997 after serving as mayor of Yokote, Akita since 1991.

He ran in House of Councillors election in 2010 as a proportional candidate of Your Party, received 45,846 votes nationwide and won a seat ranking 4th on his party list.[1][2] He served until his retirement in 2016.

He attempted to run once more for Governor of Akita after this, but was defeated.

References

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  1. ^ 第22回参議院議員選挙/比例区. ザ・選挙 (in Japanese). Heartbeats. Retrieved 2011-11-06. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  2. ^ Yomiuri Shimbun, Councillors election special 2010, proportional results: Minna no tō
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