Hiroshi Ogawa (politician)

Japanese politician (1949–2021)

小川 洋
Governor of Fukuoka PrefectureIn office
25 April 2011 – 24 March 2021Preceded byWataru AsōSucceeded bySeitaro Hattori Personal detailsBorn(1949-05-17)17 May 1949
Fukuoka, JapanDied2 November 2021(2021-11-02) (aged 72)
Fukuoka, JapanPolitical partyIndependentAlma materKyoto University

Hiroshi Ogawa (小川 洋, Ogawa Hiroshi, 17 May 1949 – 2 November 2021) was a Japanese politician who became the governor of Fukuoka Prefecture in 2011.[1] In 2015, he was re-elected for a second term,[2] and for a third term in 2019. In 2021 he resigned to receive cancer treatment and the vice governor Seitaro Hattori was elected to replace him.[3]

References

  1. ^ Former Governor Fukuoka Ogawa dies 72 years old Resigns in the middle of his term in March
  2. ^ Hiroshi Ogawa reelected as Governor of Fukuoka, Fukuoka Now, 15 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Seitaro Hattori Elected As Governor of Fukuoka Prefecture". Fukuoka Now. Retrieved 18 September 2021.


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