Yūhei Satō

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Yūhei Satō
佐藤 雄平
Governor of Fukushima Prefecture
In office 12 November 2006 – 11 November 2014
Preceded by	Eisaku Satō
Succeeded by	Masao Uchibori
Personal details
Born	(1947-12-12) 12 December 1947 (age 77) Shimogo, Japan
Alma mater	Kanagawa University

Yūhei Satō (佐藤 雄平, Satō Yūhei, born 13 December 1947) is a former governor of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.^[1] He was first elected in November 2006, after the previous governor, Eisaku Satō, was forced to step down after bribery charges.^[2] He chose not to seek a third term in the election held in October 2014, stating that he had made a mark on addressing the problems that Fukushima faced following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and the resulting nuclear disaster, and that further rehabilitation efforts should take place under a new leader.^[3]

References

1. 政治家情報 〜佐藤 雄平〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 23 November 2007. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
2. McNeill, David (2 April 2011). "Warnings of nuclear disaster not heeded, claims former governor". The Independent. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
3. "佐藤・福島県知事不出馬、直前まで胸中揺れる" [Fukushima Governor Sato will not seek re-election, was wavering until the last moment] (in Japanese). 4 September 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2016.