Yoshinobu Nisaka (仁坂 吉伸, Nisaka Yoshinobu; born 2 October 1950 in Wakayama City) is a former governor of Wakayama Prefecture in Japan.[1] He was first elected in 2006 and served for four terms until 2022.

Yoshinobu Nisaka
仁坂 吉伸
Governor of Wakayama Prefecture
In office
17 December 2006  16 December 2022
Preceded byYoshiki Kimura
Succeeded byShūhei Kishimoto
Personal details
Born (1950-10-02) 2 October 1950 (age 75)
University of Tokyo

Education

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Nisaka graduated with a B.A. in economics from the University of Tokyo in 1974 and entered MITI that same year.[2]

Career

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Yoshinobu Nisaka has been involved in many positions in the Japanese government. From August 2003 to October 2006, Nisaka was Ambassador of Japan to Brunei Darussalam.[3][4]

References

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  1. 政治家情報 〜仁坂 吉伸〜. senkyo.janjan.jp ザ・選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on November 27, 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
  2. "His Excellency Mr. Nisaka Yoshinobu" (PDF). majlisilmu. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 14, 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  3. "Press Releases - MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE GRANTS A FAREWELL AUDIENCE TO OUTGOING AMBASSADOR OF JAPAN". Archived from the original on 2017-09-27. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
  4. JFTC News - New Executive Managing Director of JFTC