Seitaro Hattori
Seitaro Hattori | |
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服部誠太郎 | |
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| Governor of Fukuoka Prefecture | |
| Assumed office April 14, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Hiroshi Ogawa |
| Vice Governor of Fukuoka Prefecture | |
| In office September 13, 2011 – April 14, 2021 | |
| Governor | Hiroshi Ogawa |
| Preceded by | Nagao Ushio |
| Succeeded by | Akie Omagari |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 September 1954 Kokura, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan |
| Political party | Independent |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Chuo University (LLB) |
Seitaro Hattori (服部誠太郎, Hattori Seitarō, born September 11, 1954) is a Japanese politician. He currently serves as governor of Fukuoka Prefecture since 2021.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Hattori was born on September 11, 1954 in Kitakyushu City in Fukuoka Prefecture. He graduated elementary at Kitakyushu Municipal Izumidai Elementary School. He graduated middle school at Kitakyushu City Shinozaki Middle School. He graduated high school at Fukuoka Prefectural Kokura High School. He graduated college at Chuo University Faculty of Law.[2]
Political career
[edit]He started working at the Fukuoka Agriculture and Forestry Office and in 1977. He become the director of the Academic Affairs Division, Private School Promotion Bureau, General Affairs Department in 2004. He become the first person from within the government to be appointed as Director of the Finance Division, General Affairs Department in 2006. He become Deputy Director of General Affairs Department in 2009 and he was promoted as the Director of Welfare and Labor Affairs Department in 2010.[2][3][4]
Vice governor of Fukuoka (2011–2021)
[edit]On September 13, 2011, He was appointed as Vice Governor of Fukuoka, replacing then-Vice Governor Nagao Ushio resigned.[3] On August 25, 2017, after then-governor Hiroshi Ogawa was hospitalized after underging surgery to remove a tumor from his liver, he becomes the acting Governor of Fukuoka for two weeks.[5] He once again became acting governor after Ogawa was hospitalized in January 2021 and later resigned as Governor of Fukuoka on February 22.[6][4]
Governor of Fukuoka (2021–present)
[edit]He announced that he would run for governor after Ogawa announced his resignation.[4] Although independent, he was endorsed and supported by the all three factions of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Fukuoka which is the first time since a conservative split in 2008.[7] He also received endorsement from the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, Komeito, the Social Democratic Party of Japan, and the Prefectural Agricultural Policy Association. He won by a landslide against Mieko Hoshino garnering 992,255 votes. He was the first governor in Fukuoka to be elected that previously works within the prefectural government.[8][9][10][11] He was reelected for the second term in 2025 receiving 1,036,280 votes.[12]
Personal life
[edit]He is married and has three daughters.[13][2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Seitaro Hattori Elected As Governor of Fukuoka Prefecture". Fukuoka Now. 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- ^ a b c "ごあいさつ - 福岡県庁ホームページ". Fukuoka Prefectural Government. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ a b "生え抜きの服部福祉労働部長が副知事に 福岡県 牛尾副知事は２年半の任期残し退任へ | ふくおか経済". Fukuoka Keizai. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ a b c "福岡知事選、服部副知事が出馬表明". Nihon Keizai Shimbun (in Japanese). 3 March 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ "福岡知事：小川氏入院へ「早期治療で公務影響を最小限に」". Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). August 25, 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ "知事の職務代理者設置に係る小川知事コメント". Fukuoka Prefectural Government (Press release). January 21, 2021. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ "福岡県知事選挙 「新・三国志」の覇者は誰か". NHK (in Japanese). April 14, 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ "福岡県知事選、元副知事の服部誠太郎氏が初当選確実". Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). April 11, 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ "福岡県知事選、服部氏が初当選 病気辞職した小川氏後継：朝日新聞". The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 11 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ "福岡知事選 自民が服部誠太郎副知事に候補一本化 県議団が支持". Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). March 8, 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ "福岡県の服部知事が初登庁 「コロナ危機乗り越える」：朝日新聞". The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 15 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ "福岡県知事選挙 現職の服部氏 2回目の当選 共産支持の新人抑え | NHK". NHK (in Japanese). 24 March 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ "無所属現職・服部誠太郎氏（70） 県政初の生え抜き 福岡県知事選：朝日新聞". The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 15 March 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2025.