Yūhei Satō | |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Order: | Governor of Fukushima Prefecture |
Term Start: | 12 November 2006 |
Term End: | 11 November 2014 |
Predecessor: | Eisaku Satō |
Successor: | Masao Uchibori |
Birth Date: | 12 December 1947 |
Birth Place: | Shimogo, Japan |
Alma Mater: | Kanagawa University |
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]