Mieko Yoshimura

Mieko Yoshimura (Japanese吉 村 美 栄 子, Mieko Yoshimura; * 1951 in Ōe, County Nishimurayama, Yamagata Prefecture ) is a Japanese non-party politician and since February 2009, Governor of Yamagata Prefecture.

Career

Yoshimura made ​​in 1974 degree at Ochanomizu Women's University and then worked until 1977 for the recruiter Recruit. In 1981, she acquired the qualification as Gyosei Shoshi, a legal expert for administrative matters, documents and applications prepared to the administration. From 1998, she worked for the " General training center of Yamagata " ( Yamagata -shi Sogo Gakushu center), and two years later she became an independent Gyosei Shoshi. After that, she was a member of, among others, the school committee ( Kyoiku - iinkai ) and the "Monitoring Committee for public procurement " ( nyūsatsu - Kanshi - iinkai ).

Yoshimura candidate with the support of the Democratic Party, the Social Democratic Party, the Japanese Communist Party and individual members of the Liberal Democratic Party ( LDP ) for the gubernatorial election in Yamagata on 25 January 2009. With approximately 10,000 -vote lead she could beat incumbent Hiroshi Saitō, who by the national government parties LDP and Kōmeitō had been supported and had in his first term focused on reforming the prefecture finances. To Yoshimura claims during the campaign included the reduction of the Governor remuneration and the abolition of one of the two deputy posts, a " plan for new jobs " through increased subsidies to reduce the migration of young people, and maintain social infrastructure.

Yoshimura's term of office began on 14 February 2009.