Fumiko Hayashi (mayor)

Fumiko Hayashi (Japanese林 文 子, Hayashi Fumiko, born May 5, 1946 in the prefecture of Tokyo ) is a Japanese politician and former manager. She is a first-term mayor of Yokohama. Previously, she was president of BMW Tokyo and Vice- chairman of the Japanese supermarket chain Daei.

Hayashi worked after the completion of the Aoyama High School The Tokyo Metropolitan Government ( Tōkyōtoritsu Aoyama Koto Gakko ) for Toyo Rayon, Matsushita Denki Sangyo and Tateishi Denki. From 1987, she worked for BMW Tōkyō, she served as executive director ( Daihyō - torishimariyaku - shachō ) from 2003. In 2005 she moved to Daiei, 2008 Nissan JIDOSHA whose daughter she headed to Tokyo sale 2009.

In those emanating from Forbes ranking of the 100 most powerful women she is number 39 It is thus the highest ranked Japanese.

In August 2009, simultaneously with the national lower house election, she was elected with the support of the Democratic Party, to replace retiring Hiroshi Nakada to the Mayor of the city of Yokohama. The Office, she joined on 1 September 2009.