| Jōkō Obama | |
| Native Name: | 小浜浄鉱 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Office: | Governor of Fukui Prefecture |
| Term Start: | May 25, 1928 |
| Term End: | August 26, 1930 |
| Term Start2: | March 1932 |
| Term End2: | October 1936 |
| Birth Date: | July 1886 |
| Birth Place: | Tokyo Prefecture, Japan |
| Father: | Sanjirō Obama |
| Profession: | Bureaucrat, politician |
was a Japanese government bureaucrat. He was appointed governor of Fukui Prefecture and was the Chief of Internal Affairs for the Governor-General of Taiwan.
Obama was born in Tokyo Prefecture, Japan in July 1886 as the fourth son of .[1] He graduated from High School No. 2 in Sendai-ku (now part of Sendai) in Miyagi Prefecture.[1]
He graduated in 1912 from Tokyo Imperial University with degrees in law and economics[1] and was appointed to the Home Ministry office in Toyama Prefecture.[1] In November 1913, he passed with high marks the civil official exam for department administration.[1] [2] He was appointed the county administrator for Himi-gun in Toyama Prefecture in 1914.[1] Several additional appoints followed: Prefectural Director for Hiroshima Prefecture, Prefectural Director for Hyougo Prefecture, Section Chief of the Health and Insurance Board in the Home Ministry, city welfare bureau chief, and other similar positions.[1]
Obama was appointed Governor of Fukui Prefecture, serving from May 25, 1928, until August 26, 1930.[1] [3] He was preceded as Governor by Keizō Ichimura and was succeeded by Naokitsu Tachibana.[1] [3] He did not hold any public office between August 1930 and March 1932.[1] He became the Chief of Internal Affairs for the Governor-General of Taiwan in March 1932, and held that office until October 1936.[2] He retired from public office that same year.[2]
He died on September 24, 1948.[1] [4]