Mieko Yoshimura
Mieko Yoshimura | |
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吉村 美栄子 | |
| Governor of Yamagata Prefecture | |
| Assumed office 14 February 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Hiroshi Saitō |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 May 1951 Ōe, Yamagata, Japan |
| Party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | |
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Mieko Yoshimura (吉村 美栄子, Yoshimura Mieko; born 18 May 1951) is governor of Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. She was elected on January 25, 2009. She defeated the sitting governor of Yamagata Prefecture, Hiroshi Saitō in an upset. A native of Ōe, Yamagata, she worked at a help-wanted advertising company before becoming a notary public for the city government of Yamagata. She soon became a member of Yamagata Prefecture's Education Committee before running for governor in 2008. She is Yamagata's first female governor and the sixth in Japanese history.