Toshizō Ido

Japanese politician

井戸敏三

Governor of Hyōgo PrefectureIn office
1 August 2001 – 31 July 2021Preceded byToshitami KaiharaSucceeded byMotohiko SaitōVice Governor of Hyōgo PrefectureIn office
1 August 1996 – 31 July 2001Succeeded byTomio Saito Personal detailsBorn (1945-08-10) 10 August 1945 (age 78)
Tatsuno, Hyōgo, JapanAlma mater

University of Tokyo
Hibiya High School

AwardsOrder of Merit of Schleswig-Holstein (12 May 2016)^{[citation needed]}WebsiteToshizō Ido

Toshizō Ido (井戸敏三, Ido Toshizō, born 10 August 1945) 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]

2009 election

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.^{[citation needed]}