Shōmei Yokouchi

Shōmei Yokouchi
横内 正明
Official portrait, 1997
Governor of Yamanashi Prefecture
In office 17 February 2007 – 16 February 2015
Preceded by	Takahiko Yamamoto
Succeeded by	Hitoshi Goto
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 19 July 1993 – 16 December 2002
Preceded by	Multi-member district
Succeeded by	Takeshi Hosaka
Constituency	Yamanashi at-large (1993–1996) Yamanashi 3rd (1996–2002)
Personal details
Born	(1942-03-02)2 March 1942 Nirasaki, Yamanashi, Japan
Died	21 April 2020(2020-04-21) (aged 78) Kōfu, Yamanashi, Japan
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	Liberal Democratic
Alma mater	University of Tokyo

Shōmei Yokouchi (横内 正明, Yokouchi Shōmei, March 2, 1942 – April 21, 2020) was a Japanese politician. He represented the Yamanashi at-large district and later the Yamanashi 3rd district in the House of Representatives in the national Diet from 1993 until 2002 and was governor of Yamanashi Prefecture from 2007 until 2015. He was a graduate of the University of Tokyo Law Department.[1]

References

1. 政治家情報 〜横内 正明〜 [Politician Information ~Masaaki Yokouchi~] (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2007-12-08.

Political offices
Preceded by	Governor of Yamanashi 2007–2015	Succeeded by Hitoshi Goto