Shōmei Yokouchi
Japanese politician (1942–2020)
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Shōmei Yokouchi (横内 正明, Yokouchi Shōmei; 2 March 1942 – 21 April 2020) was a Japanese politician. He represented the Yamanashi at-large district and later the Yamanashi 3rd district in the House of Representatives in the national Diet from 1993 until 2002 and was governor of Yamanashi Prefecture from 2007 until 2015. He was a graduate of the University of Tokyo Law Department.[1]
Shōmei Yokouchi | |
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横内 正明 | |
 Official portrait, 1997 | |
| Governor of Yamanashi Prefecture | |
| In office 17 February 2007 – 16 February 2015 | |
| Monarch | Akihito |
| Preceded by | Takahiko Yamamoto |
| Succeeded by | Hitoshi Goto |
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| In office 19 July 1993 – 16 December 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Katsuhiko Tanaka |
| Succeeded by | Takeshi Hosaka |
| Constituency | At-large district (1993–1996) 3rd district (1996–2002) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 March 1942 |
| Died | 21 April 2020 (aged 78) Kōfu, Yamanashi, Japan |
| Party | Independent |
Other political affiliations | Liberal Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
