Toshizō Ido

Toshizō Ido
井戸 敏三
Governor of Hyōgo Prefecture
In office 1 August 2001 – 31 July 2021
Preceded by	Toshitami Kaihara
Succeeded by	Motohiko Saitō
Vice Governor of Hyōgo Prefecture
In office 1 August 1996 – 31 July 2001
Succeeded by	Tomio Saito
Personal details
Born	(1945-08-10) 10 August 1945 Tatsuno, Hyōgo, Japan
Alma mater	University of Tokyo Hibiya High School
Awards	Order of Merit of Schleswig-Holstein (12 May 2016)
Website	Toshizō 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.

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. During the campaign, Ido publicized his achievements in promoting reconstruction following the 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake and tackling the swine flu outbreak.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)