Kotaro Nagasaki

Kotaro Nagasaki (長崎 幸太郎, Nagasaki Kōtarō, born August 18, 1968) is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo he joined the Ministry of Finance in 1991. He graduated from Cornell Law School in the United States while still in the ministry. In 2005 he left the ministry and was elected to the Diet for the first time. In 2019 he was elected governor of the Yamanashi Prefecture with 49.7% votes in a single round.

Kotaro Nagasaki
長崎幸太郎
Governor of Yamanashi Prefecture
Assumed office
17 February 2019
Preceded byHitoshi Goto
Member of House of Representatives
In office
11 September 2005  21 July 2009
ConstituencySouthern Kanto Block
In office
8 December 2012  28 September 2017
ConstituencyYamanashi 2nd ward
Personal details
Born (1968-08-18) August 18, 1968
Tokyo, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
Alma materTokyo University
WebsiteOfficial website

References

  • 政治家情報 〜長崎 幸太郎〜. JANJAN ザ・選挙 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-10-08.


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