Masazumi Gotoda Explained

Native Name Lang:ja
Office1:Governor of Tokushima Prefecture
Term Start1:18 May 2023
Predecessor1:Kamon Iizumi
Office2:Member of the House of Representatives
Term Start2:31 October 2021
Term End2:5 January 2023
Constituency2:Shikoku PR block
Constituency3:Tokushima 1st
Predecessor3:Mamoru Fukuyama
Successor3:Hirobumi Niki
Term Start3:14 December 2014
Term End3:14 October 2021
Term Start4:25 June 2000
Term End4:21 November 2014
Predecessor4:Yoshihisa Iwasa
Successor4:Constituency abolished
Constituency4:Tokushima 3rd
Birth Date:5 August 1969
Birth Place:Tokyo, Japan
Party:LDP
Spouse:Maki Mizuno

is a Japanese politician and the current governor of Tokushima Prefecture. A native of Oe District, Tokushima and graduate of Keio University, he worked at Mitsubishi Corporation from 1993 to 1998. Gotoda was a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet, for the Liberal Democratic Party, between 2000 and 2023. In 2023 he was elected as governor of Tokushima, defeating three other candidates including 5-term incumbent Kamon Iizumi.[1]

Personal life

Gotoda is married to actress Maki Mizuno. The couple has a son born in 2005.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ex-LDP Lawmaker Gotoda Wins Governor's Race in Tokushima . The Japan News . 9 April 2023 . Yomiuri Shimbun . 21 May 2023.