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| Hiroshi Nakada | |
|---|---|
| 中田 宏 | |
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 15 May 2022 | |
| Constituency | National PR |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 16 December 2012 – 21 November 2014 | |
| Constituency | Hokuriku-Shin'etsu PR |
| In office 18 July 1993 – 17 March 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Multi-member district |
| Succeeded by | Kenji Eda |
| Constituency | Kanagawa 1st (1993–1996) Kanagawa 8th (1996–2002) |
| Mayor of Yokohama | |
| In office 8 April 2002 – 17 August 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Hidenobu Takahide |
| Succeeded by | Fumiko Hayashi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1964-09-20) 20 September 1964 (age 60) Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Political party | LDP (since 2019) |
| Other political affiliations | JNP (1992–1994) NFP (1994–1998) Independent (1998–2010; 2015–2019) SJP (2010–2012) JRP (2012–2014) PJK (2014–2015) |
| Alma mater | Aoyama Gakuin University |
Hiroshi Nakada (中田 宏, Nakada Hiroshi, born September 20, 1964 in Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan) is the former mayor of Yokohama, Kanagawa in Japan. A graduate of Aoyama Gakuin University, he served at the Matsushita Institute of Government and Management before working in the House of Councillors in the Diet.
He was first elected mayor of Yokohama in April 2002 after serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) for three terms since July 1993. He was re-elected in 2006.
He has been compared to Carlos Ghosn, the visionary CEO of Nissan, whose Revival Plan he emulated and enticed the corporation to relocate to the city with.
He is longlisted for the 2008 World Mayor award.
Political career
- 1993–1996: first term in House of Representatives
- 1996–2000: second term in House of Representatives
- 2000–2002: third term in House of Representatives
- 2002–2006: first term as Mayor of Yokohama
- 2006–2010: second term as Mayor of Yokohama
See also
- Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD-IV), 2008.
References
- 政治家情報 〜中田 宏〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded byHidenobu Takahide | Mayor of Yokohama 2002-2009 |
Succeeded byFumiko Hayashi |
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