Toshizō Ido | |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Order: | Governor of Hyōgo Prefecture |
Term Start: | 1 August 2001 |
Term End: | 31 July 2021 |
Predecessor: | Toshitami Kaihara |
Successor: | Motohiko Saitō |
Order2: | Vice Governor of Hyōgo Prefecture |
Term Start2: | 1 August 1996 |
Term End2: | 31 July 2001 |
Successor2: | Tomio Saito |
Birth Date: | 10 August 1945 |
Birth Place: | Tatsuno, Hyōgo, Japan |
Awards: | Order of Merit of Schleswig-Holstein (12 May 2016) |
Website: | Toshizō Ido |
is a Japanese politician and the 48th - 52nd governor of Hyōgo Prefecture in Japan.He became the Governor of Hyōgo Profecture in 2001, a position he held for 5 terms over 20 years.He is a native of Tatsuno, Hyōgo and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Home Affairs in 1968.[1]
Gov. Toshizo Ido was re-elected in 2009 to a third term. Ido, backed by the LDP, New Komeito and the Social Democratic Party, appeared to have easily defeated Kotaro Tanaka, 60, endorsed by the Japanese Communist Party.[2] During the campaign, Ido publicized his achievements in promoting reconstruction following the 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake and tackling the swine flu outbreak.