Makoto Yamashita
Makoto Yamashita | |
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山下真 | |
 | |
| 21st Governor of Nara Prefecture | |
| Assumed office May 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Shōgo Arai |
| 10th Mayor of Ikoma | |
| In office February 3, 2006 – February 26, 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 1968 (age 56) Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan |
| Political party | Japan Innovation Party |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Journalist, Lawyer |
| Website | https://yamashitamakoto.com |
Makoto Yamashita (山下真, Yamashita Makoto, born June 1968) is a Japanese politician and the current governor of Nara Prefecture in Japan.
Early life and career
[edit]He was born in Yamanashi Prefecture in June 1968. He graduated at the school of humanities at University of Tokyo and the school of law at the University of Kyoto.[1] He worked as a journalist and lawyer.[2][3]
Political career
[edit]Mayor of Ikoma (2006–2015)
[edit]He becomes the mayor in 2006 local election in Ikoma, Nara after gathering 27,540 votes. He run for another reelection for a second term in 2010 after gathering 26,997 votes. He won again in 2014 for his last and final term as mayor.[4][5]
2015 Nara Prefectural gubernatorial election
[edit]He announce in a press conference in 2015 that he is planning for running as the governor of Nara Prefecture in 2015 Nara Prefectural Gubernatorial Election.[6] He resign as the mayor of Ikoma in February 26.[7] He lost the election against Shōgo Arai.[8]
2017 Nara city mayoral election
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He run as the city mayor of Nara city in 2017. He lose by a narrow margin against Gen Nakagawa.[9] However, he filed a petition requesting a recount on February 26, 2018, claiming that he was dissatisfied with the validity of the election, but Nara City Election Commission rejected his request. He later filed a lawsuit in the Osaka High Court.[10][11] But the court dismiss the case.[12]
Governor of Nara (2023 – present)
[edit]In 2023, secretary-general of the Japan Innovation Party (Ishin no Kai) in Nara, Morimoto Naoyuki endorsed Yamashita as the party's official candidate for the gubernatorial election in Nara.[1]
Yamashita won the election after beating the Liberal Democratic Party's candidate Sho Hiraki. This was the first time an Innovation Party candidate won gubernatorial election outside of Osaka.[4]
Personal life
[edit]He is married and has a twin children.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "【速報】奈良県知事選 維新公認に新人の山下元生駒市長、党本部に承認申請｜奈良新聞デジタル". Nara Shimbun (in Japanese). January 21, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
- ^ "山下真 | HuffPost". www.huffingtonpost.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 11, 2024.
- ^ a b "山下まこと（山下真）／日本維新の会 奈良県知事・弁護士 | 奈良県初 民間出身リーダー". yamashitamakoto.com (in Japanese). Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ a b "Nippon Ishin wins Nara governor election, first outside Osaka". The Asahi Shimbun. April 10, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
- ^ "Electoral History" (PDF). Retrieved September 11, 2024.
- ^ "生駒市長が出馬表明＝奈良知事選". Jiji News. January 5, 2015. Archived from the original on January 5, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
- ^ "山下生駒市長が退任 - 知事選出馬へ". Nara Shimbun. February 26, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
- ^ "奈良県知事選". Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
- ^ "奈良市長選 現職の仲川氏が３回目の当選". NHK. July 10, 2017. Archived from the original on July 13, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
- ^ "昨年の奈良市長選、票の数え直し求めた次点男性の申し立て棄却 奈良県選管". Sankei News. March 2, 2018. Archived from the original on May 19, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
- ^ "奈良市長選 山下氏が県選管を提訴 異議棄却取り消し求め ／奈良". Mainichi Shimbun. March 31, 2018. Archived from the original on May 20, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
- ^ "「不利な扱い認められない」、大阪高裁が請求棄却 奈良市長選無効訴訟". Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). April 26, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Japanese)