Mieko Yoshimura (born March 18, 1951), Japanese politician

Mieko Yoshimura

March 18, 1951

Ōe, Nishimurayama District, Japan

She was elected on January 25, 2009. She defeated the sitting governor of Yamagata Prefecture, Hiroshi Saitō in an upset. A native of Ōe, Yamagata, she worked at a help-wanted advertising company before becoming a notary public for the city government of Yamagata. She is Yamagata"s first female governor and the sixth in Japanese history. Yoshimura ran as an independent. She received the support of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) and various Upper House members from the Liberal Democratic Party (Liberal Democratic Party). This race was seen as an early indicator of the strength of the two main parties in Japan because elections will be held before the end of 2009.

Mieko Yoshimura

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Ochanomizu University.

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She was elected on January 25, 2009. She defeated the sitting governor of Yamagata Prefecture, Hiroshi Saitō in an upset. A native of Ōe, Yamagata, she worked at a help-wanted advertising company before becoming a notary public for the city government of Yamagata.

She is Yamagata"s first female governor and the sixth in Japanese history.

Yoshimura ran as an independent. She received the support of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) and various Upper House members from the Liberal Democratic Party (Liberal Democratic Party).

This race was seen as an early indicator of the strength of the two main parties in Japan because elections will be held before the end of 2009.

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She soon became a member of Yamagata Prefecture"s Education Committee before running for governor in 2008.

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