Sukeshiro Terata (寺田 典城, Terata Sukeshiro, born June 19, 1940) is a retired Japanese politician who served as the governor of Akita Prefecture from 1997 to 2009.
Early life
Terata is a native of Ōmagari, Akita and graduate of Waseda University.
Political career
Terata was first elected to the post of governor in 1997 after serving as mayor of Yokote, Akita since 1991.
He ran in House of Councillors election in 2010 as a proportional candidate of Your Party, received 45,846 votes nationwide and won a seat ranking 4th on his party list.[1][2] He served until his retirement in 2016.
He attempted to run once more for Governor of Akita after this, but was defeated.
References
- ^ 第22回参議院議員選挙／比例区. go2senkyo.com ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). Heartbeats. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
- ^ Yomiuri Shimbun, Councillors election special 2010, proportional results: Minna no tō
- 政治家情報 〜寺田 典城〜. www.senkyo.janjan.jp ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-09-05. Retrieved 2007-11-22.
External links
- Official page (in Japanese)
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