Yūhei Satō

Yūhei Satō
Yūhei Satō
	佐藤雄平
Governor of Fukushima Prefecture
	In office; 12 November 2006 – 11 November 2014
Preceded by	Eisaku Satō (governor)
Succeeded by	Masao Uchibori
Personal details
Born	12 December 1947; Shimogo, Japan
Alma mater	Kanagawa University

Yūhei Satō (佐藤雄平, Satō Yūhei, born 13 December 1947) is a former governor of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.[1] He was first elected in November 2006, after the previous governor, Eisaku Satō, was forced to step down after bribery charges.[2] He chose not to seek a third term in the election held in October 2014, stating that he had made a mark on addressing the problems that Fukushima faced following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and the resulting nuclear disaster, and that further rehabilitation efforts should take place under a new leader.[3]

References

政治家情報〜佐藤雄平〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 23 November 2007. External link in |work= (help)
McNeill, David (2 April 2011). "Warnings of nuclear disaster not heeded, claims former governor". The Independent. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
"佐藤・福島県知事不出馬、直前まで胸中揺れる" [Fukushima Governor Sato will not seek re-election, was wavering until the last moment] (in Japanese). 4 September 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2016.

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[1] 政治家情報〜佐藤雄平〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 23 November 2007. External link in |work= (help)

[2] McNeill, David (2 April 2011). "Warnings of nuclear disaster not heeded, claims former governor". The Independent. Retrieved 8 January 2012.

[3] "佐藤・福島県知事不出馬、直前まで胸中揺れる" [Fukushima Governor Sato will not seek re-election, was wavering until the last moment] (in Japanese). 4 September 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2016.