Goro Yoshimura (吉村 午良, Yoshimura Gorou) (born February 13, 1926) was a Japanese politician, and the former governor of Nagano Prefecture, in central Japan. Yoshimura was a graduate of the law faculty at the University of Tokyo.[4] Upon graduation, he worked in the Nagano Prefectural Government Office.[5] In 1971, he became deputy governor,[6] and was elevated to governor in 1980 when the governor at the time, Gon'ichirō Nishizawa, suffered a cerebral hemorrhage. Yoshimura served five full 4-year terms, until October 26, 2000.[7] Yoshimura retired from politics in 2000.
Goro Yoshimura | |
|---|---|
吉村 午良 | |
| Governor of Nagano Prefecture[1] | |
| In office October 26, 1980[2] – October 25, 2000[3] | |
| Preceded by | Gon'ichirō Nishizawa |
| Succeeded by | Yasuo Tanaka |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 13, 1926 Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan |
| Died | May, 2007 Nagano, Nagano |
| Alma mater | Tokyo University |
Yoshimura served as one of the four Vice Presidents of the Nagano Olympic Organizing Committee from 1991 and the Nagano Paralympic Organizing Committee President, when the committees was founded, until its final meetings in February 1999.[8] At the June 15, 1991 97th IOC session in Birmingham, United Kingdom, Yoshimura was part of the Nagano Olympic Bid committee, where he spoke followed by Hironoshin Furuhashi, president of the Japanese Olympic Committee.[9] In 1998, Yoshimura received the Silver Badge of the Olympic Order.[10]
Gubernatorial elections
| Gubernatorial Candidate, 26 October 1980[11] | Vote |
|---|---|
| Goro Yoshimura | 586,304 |
| Yoneo Mizuguchi | 367,450 |
| Gubernatorial Candidate, 21 October 1984[12] | Vote |
|---|---|
| Goro Yoshimura | 772,850 |
| Fumio Matsumura | 151,843 |
| Gubernatorial Candidate, 16 October 1988[13] | Vote |
|---|---|
| Goro Yoshimura | 799,050 |
| Fumio Matsumura | 180,890 |
| Gubernatorial Candidate, 18 October 1992[14] | Vote |
|---|---|
| Goro Yoshimura | 736,038 |
| Natsuo Kataoka | 132,749 |
| Gubernatorial Candidate, 20 October 1996[15] | Vote |
|---|---|
| Goro Yoshimura | 905,272 |
| Tomoki Nakako Kataoka | 219,842 |
| Shigeo Kusuma | 42,378 |
References
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