Wataru Asō
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Wataru Asō | |
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麻生 渡 | |
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Governor of Fukuoka Prefecture | |
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Born | Kitakyushu, Japan | 15 May 1939
Alma mater | Kyoto University |
Wataru Asō (麻生 渡, Asō Wataru, born May 15, 1939) is the former governor of Fukuoka Prefecture in Japan, first elected in 1995. From 2005 to 2011 he was also President of the National Governors Association (Japan) (全国知事会, Zenkoku Chiji-kai). A native of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka and graduate of Kyoto University, he joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in 1963. He retired on 22 April 2011, and Hiroshi Ogawa replaced him as governor. Keiji Yamada took over as President of the Governor's Association.
References
- 政治家情報 〜麻生 渡〜. ザ・選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 27 November 2007.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)*
- English language NGA website
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